Letters From Ukraine

Relevant Tones has been carrying on a correspondence with
 several  musicians in this war-torn region, where
making music has  recently been  a challenge.
 We’ll share their stories and feature  chamber and
 orchestral works by composers determined to carry on.


Julia Gomelskaya: Planet “The Life” for String Orchestra
and Piano (excerpt)
Kiev Camerata/Valeriy Matiukhin; Dmitry Tavanets, p.


Valentin Silvestrov: “World of Peace” fr. Songs for
Vespers
“Our Father” fr. Psalms and Prayers
Kiev Chamber Chorus/Mykola Hobdych


Igor Shcherbakov: Sonata for Violin and Violoncello,
I
Olga Akolishnova, v.; Zoltan Almashi, vc.


Vladimir Runchak: Hosanna, to musicians who are no longer
or not yet with us (excerpt)
Yevhen Kalyuzhny, saxophones; Christian Orosko, perc.; Nataliya
Chuprina, p.


Yevhen Stankovich: Concerto for Violin and Piano
(excerpt)
Lemberg/Lviv Youth Orchestra/Volodymyr Sirenko; Valeriy Sokolov,
v.