From Kharkiv to Malmö: Welcoming Ukrainian Musicians to Malmö Academy of Music

This October, Malmö Academy of Music is honoured to welcome distinguished colleagues from Kharkiv I.P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts as part of the Erasmus+ programme. Join us for two extraordinary evenings of classical music celebrating artistic excellence, cultural exchange, and solidarity.

✨ Concert 1
📍 Rosenberg Hall, Malmö Academy of Music
🗓 October 14, 17:00
“From Kharkiv to Malmö: Welcoming Ukrainian Musicians to Malmö Academy of Music”

✨ Concert 2
📍 City Hall (Rådhuset), Malmö
🗓 October 16, 18:00
“From Kharkiv to Malmö: Welcoming Ukrainian Musicians”

Ukrainian artists from Kharkiv – pianists Oleh Kopeliuk and Ihor Sediuk, violinist Igor Cherniavskyi, clarinetist and composer Ruslan Kashyrtsev, and musicologist Yuliia Nikolaievska – will present a rich programme ranging from Bach, Brahms, Poulenc, and Bartók to contemporary Ukrainian works by Kosenko, Skoryk, Kashyrtsev, Ptushkin and more.

These concerts highlight both the timeless European repertoire and the living musical traditions of Ukraine.

Participants: 
Oleh Kopeliuk - Vice-rector for Scientific-Pedagogical Work and International Relations of Kharkiv I.P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, Associate Professor, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Special Piano (pianist)  

Ihor Sediuk - Associate Professor, PhD, Associate Professor of the Department of Special Piano of Kharkiv I.P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts (pianist)  

Igor Cherniavskyi - Doctor of Arts, Senior Lecturer of Department of Orchestral String Instruments of Kharkiv I.P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts (violinist)  

Ruslan Kashyrtsev - Ph.D, Senior Lecturer of Department Music Theory, Kharkiv I.P.Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts (theorist, clarinetist, composer). 

Yuliia Nikolaievska - Vice-rector for Scientific-Pedagogical Work, Сreative work and Innovative development of Kharkiv I.P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, Professor, Doctor of Art History, Professor of the Department of Interpretation and Music Analysis (musicologist)  

In programme: 

Mourice Ravel Introduction and Allegro for 2 Pianos. Performed by Ihor Sediuk and Oleh Kopeliuk

Johannes Brahms Sonata for Violin and Piano in d-moll op. 108 (3, 4 mov.). Performed by Ihor Cherniavskyi and Oleh Kopeliuk

Francis Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (2, 3 mov.). Performed by Ruslan Kashyrtsev and Oleh Kopeliuk

Viktor Kosenko «Dreams» for Violin and Piano. Performed by Ihor Cherniavskyi and Oleh Kopeliuk

Ruslan Kashyrtsev «French Spring» for Clarinet and Piano. Performed by Ruslan Kashyrtsev and Oleh Kopeliuk

Marko Karminskyi «Jewish Prayer» for Solo Violin solo. Performed by Ihor Cherniavskyi

Greg Anderson Carmen-Fantasy for 2 pianos. Performed by Ihor Sediuk and Oleh Kopeliuk

Petro Sokalsky «Elegy» for Violin, Clarinet and Piano. Performed by Ihor Cherniavskyi, Ruslan Kashyrtsev and Oleh Kopeliuk

Myroslav Skoryk Carpathian Rhapsody for Violin and Piano. Performed by Ihor Cherniavskyi and Ihor Sediuk

Witold Lutosławski Variations on a theme by Paganini for two pianos. Performed by Ihor Sediuk and Oleh Kopeliuk

Ruslan Kashyrtsev «Ukrainian Fantasy» for Violin, Clarinet and Piano Four Hands. Piano. Performed by Ihor Cherniavskyi, Ruslan Kashyrtsev, Ihor Sediuk and Oleh Kopeliuk