National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Volodymyr Sirenko, artistic director and chief conductor
Antonii Baryshevskyi, piano
Sat Jan 23 | 8PMÂ
Event details
BORTNIANSKY Quinto Fabio OvertureÂ
LISZT Piano Concerto No. 1
SILVESTROV Silent MusicÂ
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5Â Â
Considered one of the finest symphony orchestras in Eastern Europe, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine with conductor Volodymyr Sirenko and featured pianist Antonii Baryshevskyi will make their Soraya debut. The Grammy Award-nominated maestro leads the symphony orchestra in a haunting piece by Silvestrov, one of Ukraine’s most prominent composers, as well as Beethoven’s “Fate Symphony.”Â
This program is made possible through the generous support of Varoujan Chakarian.
Sat Jan 23 | 8PMÂ
Ticket prices
$54–$79
“gleaming violins, russet violas and cellos, earthy double basses. Whenever there was a moment to dig into a heartfelt melody they took it”
– The Times
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About the Artist
National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine
Formed by the Council of Ministers of Ukraine in November of 1918, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine is considered one of the finest symphony orchestras in Eastern Europe. Its founding conductor was Oleksandr Horilyj; Natan Rachlin was the Artistic Director of the Orchestra from 1937 until 1962; Stefan Turchak, Volodymyr Kozhukhar, Fedir Hlushchenko, Igor Blazhkov and Theodore Kuchar consequently conducted the Orchestra as its Principal Conductors.
Other conductors who worked with the NSOU include Kostiantyn Simeonov, Leopold Stokowski, Igor Markevitch, Kurt Sanderling, Kiril Kondrashin, Kurt Masur, Hermann Abendroth, Willy Ferrero and others. Soloists who performed with the NSOU include Artur Rubinstein, Yehudi Menuhin, Isaac Stern, David Oistrakh, Sviatoslav Richter, Mstislav Rostropovich, Emil Gilels, Leonid Kogan, Gidon Kremer, Oleh Krysa, Monserrat Caballe, Jose Carreras, Placido Domingo, Andrea Bocelli and Juan Diego Flores. The NSOU was entrusted with the premier performances of the works of composers Borys Liatoshynsky, Valentyn Sylvestrov, Myroslav Skoryk, and Evhen Stankovych.
The Orchestra has gained international recognition from its robust international touring and recording art. The NSOU has toured Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Oman, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and the United States of America.
Since 1993, the NSOU has released more than 100 sound recordings which include both Ukrainian and international repertoires to high critical acclaim. In 1994, the Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC) rated NSOU’s recording of Borys Liatoshynsky’s Symphonies No. 2 and No. 3 as “The Best Recording of the Year.” Their CD of Sylvestrov’s “Requiem for Larissa” was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005; their recording of Bloch and Lees’ Violin Concertos was nominated for another Grammy Award four years later.
Volodymyr Sirenko has been the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the NSOU since April of 1999. Alexander Hornostai has served as Managing Director and Producer since June of 2006.
Volodymyr Sirenko, Artistic Director and Chief Conductor
Born in the Poltava region of Ukraine in 1960, Maestro Volodymyr Sirenko made his conducting debut at the Kyiv Philharmonic Hall in 1983 with works by Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Boulez. In 1989 Sirenko graduated from the Kyiv Conservatoire, and in 1990 he was a finalist at the International Conducting Competition in Prague. A year later, he was appointed as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra, a position he held until 1999. During this period he made over 200 recordings including Mozart Symphonies Nos. 38 and 41, Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Brahms “Ein deutsches Requiem”, Dvorak Symphonies Nos. 7 and 9, R. Strauss “Macbeth”, Janacek “Taras Bulba”.
Since 1999 Sirenko has served as Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Highlights among hundreds of programmes that he has performed with the orchestra include Gustav Mahler’s Complete Symphonies, all of Bach’s Passions and the Mass in B Minor, Liatoshynskyi’s Complete Symphonies, Honegger’s “Jeanne d’Arc au bĂ»cher”, Berlioz’s “La damnation de Faust”, and Debussy’s “Le Martyre de St. Sebastien”.Â
He recorded over 50 compact discs and the CD of Silvestrov’s Requiem for Larissa was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2005. He premiered many works by Ukrainian composers including Sylvestrov’s Symphonies Nos. 7, 8, 9, Stankovych’s Symphony No. 6, oratorios “Taras Passion”, “Music of War” and “Requiem”.  Guest conductor of Yevhen Stankovych’s operas “When the Fern Blooms” and “The Terrible Revenge” at the Lviv National Opera Theater.
Sirenko has toured Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
He has worked with many international orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, Sinfonia Warsovia, NOSPR (Katowice), the Bratislava Radio Symphony, the Jerusalem Symphony, Israel Sinfonietta, the Brooklyn Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, Lithuanian State Symphony, and the Qatar Philharmonic.
Sirenko has appeared in numerous concert halls around the world, including Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Berliner Philharmonie, Elbphilharmonie (Hamburg), Brucknerhaus (Linz), Barbican Hall and Cadogan Hall (London), Theatre des Champs-Elysees and Opera Comique (Paris), National Concert Hall (Dublin), Teatro La Fenice (Venice), Seoul Art Center, Palau de la Musica in Valencia, Filharmonia Narodowa (Warsaw), Roy Thomson Hall (Toronto), Tokyo City Opera, and Osaka Symphony Hall.
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