The 1991 Project is a Paris-based initiative dedicated to exploring and promoting Ukraine’s rich musical heritage while supporting Ukrainian musicians affected by the war.
The project focuses on Ukrainian musical repertoire from the Classical era to the present day, highlighting its connections to Western European and North American cultural trends. It also aims to amplify the visibility of Ukrainian musicians, who frequently share the stage with renowned international colleagues. At its core, the project is guided by principles of social entrepreneurship and feminist leadership.
The 1991 Project is led by Anna Stavychenko, a musicologist, opera critic, activist, classical music curator, and producer. Stavychenko previously served as the executive director of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra and was a Harriman Resident at Reid Hall. She also headed a Philharmonie de Paris mission that facilitated temporary contracts for Ukrainian musicians exiled in France with prestigious French orchestras, including the Orchestre de Paris, the Orchestre national de France, and the Orchestre national de Lyon. The 1991 Project continues to collaborate with participants from this mission.
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2024 – 2025 Season
The 1991 Project presents Ukrainian Resonance, a chamber music concert series aiming to promote Ukrainian music. These concerts feature performances by Ukrainian musicians at risk, as well as their international colleagues, who are popularizing the Ukrainian repertoire.
This series is organized by the 1991 Project with the Columbia Global Paris Center and Institute for Ideas and Imagination. We acknowledge the generous support of the EHA Foundation for making this series possible.
Concerts at Reid Hall
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Program to come.
Musicians
Bohdana Pivnenko has performed as a soloist with leading Ukrainian orchestras and has presented Ukrainian music around the world, including at the Berliner Philharmonie, Weill Hall at Carnegie Hall, Palau de la Música Catalana, Berliner Festspiele MaerzMusik, Europäisches Klassik Festival, Kyiv Music Fest, The Warsaw Autumn, Nostalgia, and the Malta Festival. She regularly participates in premiere performances of works by contemporary Ukrainian composers. She presented the author’s program of Valentin Silvestrov’s Melodies of Moments together with the composer. Her recordings include Anthology of Contemporary Ukrainian Music, 11 CDs featuring the music of Ukrainian composers M. Skoryk, V. Silvestrov, E. Stankovych, V. Zubytsky, Z. Almashi, I. Shcherbakov, and O. Levkovych. Most recently, her album Ukrainian Quintet, featuring music by Lyatoshynsky, Silvestrov, and Poleva, was released by Naxos in 2020. Many leading Ukrainian composers have dedicated works to Bohdana Pivnenko. Among them are Valentin Silvestrov (who dedicated two cycles for violin and piano), Yevhen Stankovych (Concerto No. 4), Volodymyr Zubytsky (Concerto No. 1), Zoltan Almashi (Seasons), and Viktoria Poleva (Soul). She has collaborated with conductors such as Antony Inglis, Juozas Domarkas, Vladimir Sirenko, Saulius Sondeckis, Oksana Lyniv, Volodymyr Shejko, Theodore Kuchar, Natalya Ponomarchuk, Erki Pehk, Liutauras Balciunas, and others.
Anna Khmara has performed various solo parts as a pianist in orchestras, playing compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niels Gade, Astor Piazzolla, and many other composers. She is also experienced in playing the organ, harpsichord, and celesta. Chamber music plays a significant role in Anna's career, and she has been giving concerts since 1994 in Ukraine and abroad. She has published several articles in specialized publications and magazines for a wide audience, and has actively participated in numerous conferences, presenting various aspects of music-making during the 18th century.
Most recently, she has been working on a thesis focused on the instrumental music of Ukrainian composers from the 18th century.
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This concert presents a multidisciplinary project initiated during the Cité des Arts residency in Paris by flutist Iryna Gorkun-Silén and visual artist Aino Koski in 2017. The vibrant cultural life of Paris served as a profound source of inspiration for the artists, motivating them to create a project exploring connections between music and visual art.
Program
Claude Debussy (1862–1918), Syrinx for flute solo
Georg Philipp Telemann (1681–1767), Fantasie Nr.2 for flute solo
Grave–Vivace–Adagio–Allegro
Lesia Dychko (b.1939), Partita for flute solo
Intrada–Rondo–Dialogue–Variations–Monolog
Viktor Kaminsky (b.1953), "Urlicht - Irrlicht" for the flute of solo
Elisar Riddelin: Siimurg, for flute, electronics, visual artist, and poems by Anja Vammelvuo and Victor Hugo (2021) (French premier)
Siimurg: An Interdisciplinary Project for Flute and Visual Art
Performers
Aino Koski is a freelance scenographer and visual artist based in Helsinki. She works with various dance groups and theatres, designing site specific performances, contemporary dance pieces, musicals and traditional theatre plays. Aino Koski has graduated from The University of Art and design Helsinki in 2012. She has also studied in Weissensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, and participated in workshops e.g. in Paris, Istanbul and Copenhagen. www.ainokoski.com
The Ukrainian-born flutist Iryna Gorkun-Silén has performed as a soloist, in chamber music ensembles, and with orchestras in Europe, the USA, and South Korea. Iryna holds two master's degrees: a Master of Arts in Performance and a Master of Arts in Pedagogy from the Zürcher Hochschule der Künste in Zurich, where she studied with Prof. Philippe Racine. She about to complete her doctoral studies at the Sibelius Academy, DocMus. Iryna has actively participated in numerous masterclasses with prominent flutists and conductors. Iryna has won prizes at international flute competitions in France, Ukraine, Italy, and Switzerland. Since 2023, Iryna has been working as a cultural producer for the Ukrainian Association in Finland.
Sebastian Silén is a Finnish violinist and artistic researcher. He is a doctoral researcher at the University of the Arts, Sibelius Academy in Helsinki where he explores Jean Sibelius’s works for violin and piano from a Nordic perspective. Silén also performs actively as soloist, chamber- and orchestral musician and his debut CD which contains works by Pacius, Kajanus and Sibelius was published in 2021.
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The ballet Dragon Songs is an unconventional parable about people and dragons, set to music by Maxim Kolomiiets, the only Ukrainian composer ever commissioned to write a contemporary opera for the Metropolitan Opera.
This production will be performed from the bomb shelter stage of the Kharkiv State Opera, marking the first original performance created by the Kharkiv State Opera after the onset of Russia’s full-scale invasion.
The 1991 Project presents a livestream of the ballet at Reid Hall in Paris, in collaboration with the Columbia Global Paris Center and Institute for Ideas and Imagination. Following the broadcast, the audience at Reid Hall will enjoy a discussion of the work with composer Maxim Kolomiiets and the 1991 Project's artistic director, musicologist and opera critic Anna Stavychenko.
This production brought together the talents of theater director Zhanna Chepela, who wrote the libretto, choreographer Antonina Radievskaya, and theater artist and fashion designer Konstantyn Ponomarev. According to the theater, the project came to life unexpectedly. Composer Maxim Kolomiiets initially published the music online, where Zhanna Chepela, director of the Kharkiv National Opera, discovered it and found herself captivated by its hypnotic melodies. The magic of Kolomiiets’s composition soon inspired the entire creative team.
The 1991 Project presents cello/piano duo Askar Ishangaliyev and Anna Khmara, with a program of works by Nadia Boulanger, Debussy, Silvestrov, and Viktor Kosenko
Program
Nadia Boulanger (1887–1979), Three Pieces for Cello and Piano, 1914 [8’]
I. Modéré
II. Sans vitesse et a l'aise
III. Vite et nerveusement rythmé
Viktor Kosenko (1896-1938), Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, op. 10, 1923 [30’]
I. Moderato
II. Andante con motto
III. Allegro con fuoco
Valentyn Sylvestrov (b. 1937), Kitsch-Music, cycle of five pieces for piano, 1977 [12’]
Claude Debussy (1862–1918), Sonata for Cello and Piano in D Minor, L 135, 1915 [11’]
I. Prologue
II. Sérénade
III. Finale
Musicians
Askar Ishangaliyev was born in 1985 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he began studying the cello at the age of 7. Noted for his musical abilities, he decided to continue his studies in France where he entered the class of Philippe Muller in Aulnay Sous Bois and then the CNSM in Paris. Askar notably plays in trio with Jean-Noël Molard and Jean Angliviel, or as a soloist with the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra, the Orchester de Tours, Halle Staatskappele, the Lille National Orchestra. He is supported by the Meyer Foundation and ADAMI. Actively performing contemporary repertoire, Askar Ishangaliev has worked with musicians such as Pierre Boulez, Mauricio Kagel, Peter Eötvös, Michaël Lévinas, Bruno Mantovani, Martin Matalon and Heinz Holliger, and since 2008 he has been the cello soloist of the Le Balcon ensemble.
Anna Khmara has performed various solo parts as a pianist in orchestras, playing compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niels Gade, Astor Piazzolla, Igor Stravinsky, and many other composers. She is also experienced in playing the organ, harpsichord, and celesta. Chamber music plays a significant role in Hanna's career, and she has been giving concerts since 1994 in Ukraine and abroad. Recently, Hanna Khmara has been working on a thesis focused on the instrumental music of Ukrainian composers from the 18th century. She has published several articles in specialized publications and magazines for a wide audience.Hanna has actively participated in numerous conferences, presenting various aspects of music-making during the 18th century.
The 1991 Project presents a chamber music concert featuring contemporary Ukrainian works for harpsichord.
Program
Olena Zhukova
- Yurii Ishchenko (1938 – 2021)
Partita for harpsichord (2004) [9']
Three Gavottes (2004) [8'] - Svyatoslav Krutykov (b. 1944)
Little Monkey: Ten Snapshots (2014) [7']
Five Recollections for Harpsichord (2000) [6'] - Svyatoslav Lunyov (b. 1964)
Mozartino (2003) [10'] - Zoltan Almashi (b. 1975)
Oda (2009) [3']
5-minute break for setup
Yulia Vash
- Hommage à Jean-Philippe Rameau
(Electroacoustic Improvisation) [20']
Musicians
Olena Zhukova is a prominent advocate for baroque music in Ukraine. She holds a PhD and is an Associate Professor in the Chamber Ensemble Department at the National Music Academy of Ukraine. She also founded the harpsichord class at the Glier Kyiv Municipal Academy of Music. A winner of numerous international competitions, Olena's accolades include First Prize in the "Section Solo" and the Absolute First Prize for the "Bach Concerto for Harpsichord with Orchestra" at the Wanda Landowska Harpsichord Competition (Bari, Italy, 2014), First Prize at the International Tadini Competition (Lovere, 2016), and Second Prize at the Pietro Argento Competition.
As part of the "Two Violins Project," Olena represented Ukraine at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang and Seoul (Feb 2018) and the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She has collaborated with internationally acclaimed artists such as Philippe Herreweghe and Hugo Reyne. Olena released her debut album, Harpsichord Mystery, in 2017, and in 2024, she will release the CD Pal Hermann: Complete Surviving Music, Volume 3 – Chamber, Instrumental, and Vocal Music.
Julia Vash (Ukraine/Germany) is a pianist, harpsichordist, performance artist, and baroque dancer. She studied piano at the National Music Academy of Ukraine and later pursued graduate studies in musicology. She holds a master's degree in piano and a PhD. In 2020, Julia graduated as a harpsichordist from the Hochschule für Musik und Theater “Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy” Leipzig, specializing in Early Music. Julia performs across a range of formats and genres. In Ukraine, she worked with the Ukho Ensemble and participated in the NOVA OPERA project. She was also the harpsichordist for the early and contemporary music group LUNA Ensemble. In Germany, she has collaborated with the Bach Museum, the Grassi Museum, the Festival of Early Music, and several contemporary composers' projects.
We are delighted to announce the new residents of the Displaced Artists Initiative at Reid Hall. Palestinian poet Doha Kahlout and Ugandan dancer Haman Mpadire will join us in September 2024. Co-sponsored by the Columbia Global Paris Center and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, the Displaced Artists Initiative provides support to artists who have had to leave their countries of origin due to extreme circumstances such as war, natural disasters, or political oppression.
Please join us for a celebration of the arrival of next year’s residents and the accomplishments of the 2023-24 residents: Iranian author Aliyeh Ataei and the 1991 Project, a non-profit association dedicated to safeguarding and promoting Ukrainian music. The Festival will be an evening of literary readings, dance performances, and a concert with musicians from the 1991 Project.
Program
Opening remarks (5min)
Lecture-Performance by Haman Mpadire (20min)Avant-garde, lecture and dance performance around personal histories, including the artist's own practice
Reading of poetry by Doha Kahlout (20min)Readings by Lina Soualem in English and Yasmine Haj in Arabic. Translations by former Institute Fellow Yasmine Seale.
Presentation by Aliyeh Ataei (20min)Ataei will present her non-fiction work in progress about refugee narratives, and share video footage and photos.
Chamber music concert from the 1991 Project (25min)The Quatuor Bleu et Or will perform works by Zoltan Almashi and Guillaume Connesson
Zoltan Almashi, String quartet No. 4 "Poltava", 2018/2022 [11’]
- Chant
- Battle
- Emptiness
- Chant. The second attempt
Guillaume Connesson, Quatuor à cordes, 2010 [12’]
- Calme
- Furieux
- Triste
Featured Residents
Doha Kahlout (2024-25 artist-in-residence) is a Palestinian poet and teacher of Arabic. She graduated from Al-Azhar University with a BA in Arabic Language and Media Studies. In 2018, Kahlout published her first collection of poetry, Ashbah (نشرت, "Similarities"), with Dar Tarik Publishing House. She has also contributed to publications of the Qattan Foundation and Dar Tibaq Publishing House. “I am passionate about writing and about experimenting with writing; about reading all forms of literature; and about both participating in special workshops on writing and teaching young people, so that, together, we can reach the secret power of the word and what it does to us.”
Haman Mpadire (2024-25 artist-in-residence) is a performance artist, dancer, researcher born in Eastern Uganda, originally from the Busoga tribe. He graduated with a Masters degree of Arts, Literature and Languages in Dance from CCN - Paul Valéry University. He received the Pina Bausch Fellowship in 2023, following his participation in the Fondation d'entreprise Hermès “Artists in the Community” bursary scheme and the Institut français “Visas pour la creation” program. His artistic practices probe experimental research around colonial systems and post-colonial theories. In his current projects, Haman is exploring animistic notions of the ancient Busoga kingdom and beyond along with the complex relationships between identity and visibility for black African bodies.
Aliyeh Ataei (2023-24 artist-in-residence) is an Afghan-Iranian author and screenwriter whose books have won major literary awards in Iran, including Mehregan-e-Adab for Best Novel. She was born in 1981 in Iran, and grew up in Darmian, a border region situated between the South Khorasan Province in Iran and the Farah province in Afghanistan. Ataei was a border dweller, with part of her family living in Iran and the other part in Afghanistan. Widely recognized as a strong adherent of women’s rights, Ataei is deeply influenced by personal accounts of growing up as a female minority in Iran, and her work takes on themes such as identity and the émigré life. She finished her high-school in Birjand and left for the capital to continue her studies at Tehran University of Art where she earned an undergraduate and a graduate degree in Screenplay Writing.
The 1991 Project (2023-24 project-in-residence) is a non-profit association whose purpose is to safeguard and promote Ukrainian music, by helping Ukrainian musicians preserve their artistic skills in France and in the Western world. It is led and inspired by Anna Stavychenko, a musicologist, music critic and classical music producer. The production of concerts, cultural, and educational events gives visibility to the Ukrainian musical repertoire, in its tight connections to European cultural traditions.
Musicians
The Quatuor Bleu et Or was founded in 2022 by Ukrainian musicians, three of whom—Yanzhyma Morozova, Antonina Krysa, and Nataliia Ivanovska—had to leave Ukraine due to the Russian full-scale invasion. They became temporary residents of the Orchestre de Paris and the Orchestre National de France as part of the Philharmonie de Paris mission project. The ensemble's violist, Andrii Malakhov, has maintained close ties with France for many years, collaborating with Le Balcon and the Quatuor Élysée. The Quatuor Bleu et Or popularizes the Ukrainian repertoire with the support of the Lyatoshynsky Club and the 1991 Project. Anna Stavychenko, founder of the latter, is the ensemble's artistic director.
Concerts in Paris
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Conçu en regard d'Un meeting, de la peintre ukrainienne Marie Bashkirtseff, le programme de ce concert de midi trente met en lumière des compositeurs et compositrices ukrainiens dont les pièces sont rarement jouées. Constitué de musiciens ukrainiens, le Quatuor Bleu et Or propose ainsi une exploration musicale. Cap à l'est donc, avant de se retrouver dans les salles du musée où un étudiant de l'école du Louvre proposera une explication du tableau de Marie Bashkirtseff.
Chef-d'œuvre naturaliste, Un meeting, tableau de la peintre ukrainienne Marie Bashkirtseff, raconte peut-être bien plus que ce qu'il montre. Marie Bashkirtseff présente ce tableau à Paris, au Salon de 1884, dans une époque où l'école des Beaux-Arts est réservée aux hommes. Malgré un accueil élogieux du public et de la presse, Marie Bashkirtseff ne reçoit aucune distinction. Dès lors, la petite fille du tableau qui s'éloigne du groupe des jeunes garçons, si l'on considère par ailleurs que l'artiste, atteinte de tuberculose, se savait condamnée, prend une toute autre dimension et le tableau dépasse ainsi la simple description. Marie Bashkirtseff a vécu une partie de sa vie à Paris. Elle y meurt l'année même où elle présente ce tableau au Salon. Pour évoquer cette œuvre, ce concert met en lumière des compositeurs et compositrices ukrainiens dont les pièces sont rarement données : Victoria Vita Poleva compostrice comtemporaine ukrainienne, puis Mykola Lysenko, compositeur ukrainien de la fin du XIXe. Darius Milhaud vient clôturer le programme de ce concert qui s'inscrit dans le cadre du 1991 Project dont le but est de sauvegarder et de promouvoir la musique ukrainienne.
Le Quatuor Bleu et Or a été fondé en 2022 par des musiciens ukrainiens dont trois d’entre eux ont dû quitter l’Ukraine en raison de la guerre. Ils sont par la suite devenus résidents temporaires de l’orchestre de Paris et l’orchestre national de France dans le cadre du projet de mission de la philharmonie de Paris. Le Quatuor Bleu et Or popularise le répertoire ukrainien.
Artistes
- Quatuor Bleu et Or
- Yanzhyma Morozova, violon ;
- Antonina Krysa, violon ;
- Andrii Malakhov, alto ;
- Nataliia Ivanoska, violoncelle.
Programme
- Victoria Vita Poleva
- Walking on waters ;
- Mykola Lysenko
- Quatuor à cordes en ré mineur ;
- Darius Milhaud
- Quatuor pour cordes, op. 16, n° 2.
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2023 – 2024 Season
The 1991 Project organized or participated in 10 concerts at Reid Hall as part of the 2023–2024 Displaced Artists Initiative.
The 1991 Project organized six concerts, as well as co-organized events in partnership with Eastern Circles, the Arts Arena, the Zadkine Museum, and the Centre international Nadia et Lili Boulanger. This followed their inaugural series, the Silvestrov Days in Paris in spring 2023, which celebrated one of Ukraine’s greatest contemporary composers.
The Columbia Global Paris Center and Institute for Ideas and Imagination launched the Displaced Artists Initiative in September 2023. The launch festival featured a presentation by Iranian-Afghan author Aliyeh Ataei and a chamber music performance curated by Anna Stavychenko, highlighting the 1991 Project. Both Ataei and Stavychenko were in residence for a year and made significant contributions to the Reid Hall community, making it fitting to start our year by celebrating their work.
The 1991 Project presents a program of duets and solo pieces for violin and cello, which reveals the beauty and technical diversity of both instruments and the original approach to them by composers of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Program (97m)
Leonid Hrabovsky (b. 1935), Hlas I for Cello solo, 1990 [12’]
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967), Duo for Violin and Cello, Op.7, 1914 [26’]
- Allegro serioso, non troppo
- Adagio - Andante - Tempo I
- Maestoso e largamente ma non troppo lento - Presto
Intermission 15’
Morton Feldman (1926-1987), For Aaron Copland for Violin solo, 1981 [5’]
Zoltan Almashi (b. 1975), Sonata for Violin and Cello, 2013/2022 [18’]
- Prelude
- Melancholy
- Romanian Rock
- Interlude
- Final
Maurice Ravel (1875 -1937), Sonata for Violin and Cello, M. 73, 1920-1922 [21’]
- Allegro
- Très vif
- Lent
- Vif, avec entrain
Musicians
Polina Chaika is a Ukrainian orchestra, chamber and solo violinist. Her professional orchestra experience started in 2014 as a tutti first violin at the Odesa State Opera. In parallel with the orchestral activity, she was a permanent resident of the department of chamber ensemble of the Odesa National Music Academy and had to stop this work due to the full-scale war. Since 2019 Polina was also a solo violinist of Odesa Philharmonic, performing in various venues in Ukraine. Thanks to the Philharmonie de Paris mission project Polina Chaika got an opportunity to develop her professional career in France. Since September 2022 Polina has been a tutti violinist of the Orchestre National de France. In January 2024 Polina also started to collaborate with the Orchestra Dijon Bourgogne.
Askar Ishangaliyev was born in 1985 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he began studying the cello at the age of 7. Noted for his musical abilities, he decided to continue his studies in France where he entered the class of Philippe Muller in Aulnay Sous Bois and then the CNSM in Paris. Askar notably plays in trio with Jean-Noël Molard and Jean Angliviel, or as a soloist with the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra, the Orchester de Tours, Halle Staatskappele, the Lille National Orchestra. He is supported by the Meyer Foundation and ADAMI. Actively performing contemporary repertoire, Askar Ishangaliev has worked with musicians such as Pierre Boulez, Mauricio Kagel, Peter Eötvös, Michaël Lévinas, Bruno Mantovani, Martin Matalon and Heinz Holliger, and since 2008 he has been the cello soloist of the Le Balcon ensemble.
The 1991 Project presents a program of piano trios that reflect composers' responses to the challenges and upheavals of their respective eras, spanning from the 19th to the 21st centuries.
Program
- Yevhen Stankovych, Red Forest Music, 1992
- Valentyn Bibik, Little Concerto for Piano Trio, op. 26, 1976
- Maurice Ravel, Piano Trio, M. 67, 1914
- Franz Schubert, Trio Nr. 1 B flat major op. 99, 1827
Musicians
Anna Khmara has performed various solo parts as a pianist in orchestras, playing compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niels Gade, Astor Piazzolla, and many other composers. She is also experienced in playing the organ, harpsichord, and celesta. Chamber music plays a significant role in Anna’s career, and she has been giving concerts since 1994 in Ukraine and abroad. Recently, Anna Khmara has been working on a thesis focused on the instrumental music of Ukrainian composers from the 18th century. She has published several articles in specialized publications and magazines for a wide audience. Anna has actively participated in numerous conferences, presenting various aspects of music-making during the 18th century.
Antonina Krysa is a Ukrainian solo, chamber and orchestra violinist. She played in the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra, which is known for performing traditional classical repertoire as well as works by contemporary composers. She has been on many tours, nationally and internationally (Europe, Japan, South-Korean). Upon moving to France from Ukraine in May 2022, she began working at the Orchestre National de France as part of the Philharmonie de Paris mission project that supports Ukrainian musicians exiled in France. She is also a member of the Quatuor Bleu et Or that popularizes the Ukrainian repertoire.
Askar Ishangaliyev was born in 1985 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he began studying the cello at the age of 7. Noted for his musical abilities, he decided to continue his studies in France where he entered the class of Philippe Muller in Aulnay Sous Bois and then the CNSM in Paris. Askar notably plays in trio with Jean-Noël Molard and Jean Angliviel, or as a soloist with the Toulouse Chamber Orchestra, the Orchester de Tours, Halle Staatskappele, the Lille National Orchestra. He is supported by the Meyer Foundation and ADAMI. Actively performing contemporary repertoire, Askar Ishangaliev has worked with musicians such as Pierre Boulez, Mauricio Kagel, Peter Eötvös, Michaël Lévinas, Bruno Mantovani, Martin Matalon and Heinz Holliger, and since 2008 he has been the cello soloist of the Le Balcon ensemble.
Programme
- Présentation : "Le Centre international Nadia et Lili Boulanger”, présenté par Alexandra Laederich, déléguée générale du CNLB
- Présentation : “La présence de Nadia Boulanger à Reid Hall”, présenté par Brunhilde Biebuyck, directrice de Reid Hall et de Columbia Global Centers | Paris
- Magdalena Stern-Baczewska, piano et Antonina Krysa, violon
Lili Boulanger - Nocturne -
Magdalena Stern-Baczewska, piano
Nadia Boulanger - Vers la vie nouvelle
Lili Boulanger - Prelude in D-flatLili Boulanger - Trois morceaux pour piano
I. D’un vieux jardin
II. D’un jardin clair
III. Cortège -
Florian Störtz, baryton et Mark Rogers, piano
Nadia Boulanger
Soleils couchants (Paul Verlaine)Claude Debussy
Trois mélodies de Paul Verlaine :
« La mer est plus belle que les cathédrales »
« Le son du cor s’afflige »
« L’échelonnement des haies »Gabriel Fauré
La Fleur qui va sur l’eau, op. 85/2 (Catulle Mendès)
« Jardin nocturne », Mirages, op. 113/3 (Renée de Brimont)
Les Roses d’Ispahan, op. 39/4 (Leconte de Lisle)Lili Boulanger
D’un vieux jardin, piano soloJohannes Brahms
Unbewegte laue Luft, op. 57/8 (Georg Friedrich Daumer)Nadia Boulanger
Doute (Camille Mauclair)Aaron Copland
« I felt a funeral in my brain », Emily Dickinson SongsSamuel Barber
Bessie Bobtail, op. 2/3 (James Stephens)
Sure on this Shining Night (James Agee)Henri Dutilleux
Il neige du chagrin (Charles Oulmont)Johannes Brahms
« O Tod, wie bitter bist du », Vier ernste Gesänge, op. 121/3 (Martin Luther)
Musiciens
Née en Pologne, Magdalena Baczewska [baCHEVska] a joui d’une carrière à multiples facettes en tant que pianiste, claveciniste, professeur de musique, productrice et administratrice. Ses performances l’ont menée jusqu’au Carnegie Hall (New York), au Davies Symphony Hall (San Francisco), au Centre national des arts du spectacle (Pékin), à la Salle Cortot (Paris), à la Moores Opera House (Houston, TX), au Merkin Hall (New York), au Steinway hall (New York), etc. Actuellement directrice du Music Performance Program et professeur de musique à Columbia University à New York, en tant qu’éducatrice passionnée, Baczewska a donné des master classes de piano au Conservatoire Central (Pékin, Chine), à l’International Music Festival (Hohhot, en Mongolie intérieure); à l’International Keyboard Institute and Festival (NYC) ; au New York Piano Festival (NYC). Elle enseigne à l’Accademia Europea Villa Bossi à Varèse, en Italie. En 2023–24, elle fait partie des Reid Hall Faculty Visitors.
Antonina Krysa est une violoniste ukrainienne soliste, de chambre et d'orchestre, notamment de l'Orchestre de chambre de Kiev réputé pour interpréter le répertoire classique traditionnel ainsi que des œuvres de compositeurs contemporains. Elle a fait de nombreuses tournées, tant au niveau national qu'international (Europe, Japon, Corée du Sud). Après avoir quitté l’Ukraine pour la France en mai 2022, elle a commencé à travailler à l'Orchestre National de France dans le cadre du projet de mission de la Philharmonie de Paris qui soutient les musiciens ukrainiens exilés en France. Elle est membre du Quatuor Bleu et Or qui popularise le répertoire ukrainien.
Florian Störtz, baryton, est diplômé de la Royal Academy of Music de Londres et a été membre du Britten Pears Young Artist Programme. En 2023, il a remporté le Prix de mélodie – Prix de la Fondation Etrillard du Concours international de chant-piano Nadia et Lili Boulanger avec Mark Rogers. Lauréat du Handel Singing Competition de Londres, Florian a participé au programme French Song Exchange du Wigmore Hall et a chanté Salle Cortot, à Paris. Récemment, il s’est produit au Carnegie Hall SongStudio Young Artits Recital avec Renée Fleming à New York. Cette saison, il prendra part à la tournée européenne de l’orchestre of the Age of Enlightenment, à celle des Oxford Bach Soloists, et il fera ses débuts au Handel-Festspiele de Halle.
Mark Rogers, pianiste américain spécialisé en musique vocale et musique de chambre, a été programmé dans divers festivals, notamment le Lied Zeist, le Leeds Lieder et le Ludlow English Song. Avec Florian Störtz, son partenaire de récital, il a remporté plusieurs concours, dont celui du CNLB en 2023. Mark se produit régulièrement en concert, en Angleterre, en Écosse ou en Allemagne à la faveur de programmes destinés aux jeunes talents. Diplômé de la Royal Academy of Music, Mark est également diplômé du Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Il est le rédacteur fréquent des notes de programmes du Wigmore Hall de Londres.
Chana Orloff, sculptrice juive d’origine ukrainienne et de nationalité française, est pour la première fois depuis 1971 le sujet d’une exposition monographique à Paris. Cécilie Champy-Vinas, directrice du musée Zadkine, présentera cette exposition en cours jusqu’au 31 mars, suivi par un concert de musique ukrainienne joué par le duo de violonistes Kateryna Khudiakova et Hanna Voievodkina.
Programme
- Béla Bartók, Six duets for 2 violins from 44 Duets, Sz. 98, 1931
- Zoltan Almashi, Duet №1 for two violins, 2016
- Hanna Havrylets, Ex-libris for violin solo, part IV, 1994
Musiciennes
Kateryna Khudiakova est une professionnelle de la musique possédant une vaste expérience internationale dans l'interprétation en solo au violon, dans le répertoire de musique de chambre et orchestral, ainsi que dans le folklore vocal ukrainien authentique. En tant que violoniste solo, elle a enregistré de nombreuses œuvres de compositeurs ukrainiens contemporains. Avant l'invasion à grande échelle de la Russie en Ukraine, Kateryna Khudiakova jouait au sein de l'Ensemble national de solistes "Kyivska kamerata". Depuis avril 2022, elle est membre temporaire de l'Orchestre de Paris dans le cadre du projet missionnaire de la Philharmonie de Paris.
Hanna Voievodkina est une violoniste de musique de chambre et d'orchestre. Avant la guerre à grande échelle, elle travaillait avec l'Orchestre philharmonique national d'Ukraine. Depuis avril 2022, Hanna est résidente temporaire de l'orchestre parisien dans le cadre du projet missionnaire de la Philharmonie de Paris.
L’exposition
Chana Orloff: Sculpter l’époque
Ouvert jusqu’au 31 mars.
Le musée Zadkine présente la première exposition parisienne monographique dédiée à Chana Orloff, depuis 1971. Rassemblant une centaine d’œuvres, elle invite à (re)découvrir une artiste remarquablement célébrée de son vivant mais injustement méconnue aujourd’hui, dont l’œuvre est pourtant bien représentée dans les collections françaises et internationales, notamment en Israël. Lire la suite.
The launch of Reid Hall’s new podcast, Atelier. This special evening – held intentionally on International Women’s Day – will showcase the sounds of Reid Hall, both then and now. The evening will include: excerpts from upcoming episodes of Atelier; a chamber music performance organized by the 1991 Project of the podcast’s theme music, Nocturne, by Lili Boulanger; a DJ set created by the founder of Future Female Sounds, a non-profit making DJ culture more accessible to girls, women, and gender minorities; and a cocktail dînatoire by Meet my Mama, a startup supporting the culinary talents of women from around the globe, providing sustenance for dancing. Please join us to celebrate, listen, and dance!
The 1991 Project presents Quatuor Bleu et Or and Anna Khmara for a performance of renowned works written for piano quintet.
In “Dumka,” the second movement of Dvořák's quintet, the composer reinterprets the popular genre of Ukrainian folklore. In Lyatoshynsky’s “Ukrainian Quintet,” written far from home during WWII, the composer creatively conveys his homesickness using the intonations of Ukrainian folk songs.
Program
- Borys Lyatoshynsky, Ukrainian Quintet op. 42, 1942 and 1945
- Antonín Dvořák, Piano Quintet No. 2 in A major Op. 81, 1887
Musicians
Quatuor Bleu et Or was founded in 2022 by Anna Stavychenko to promote the Ukrainian classical music repertoire in France and in the Western World. Three musicians of the quartet—Yanzhyma Morozova, Antonina Krysa, and Nataliia Ivanovska—had to leave Ukraine at the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. They became temporary residents of the Orchestre de Paris and the Orchestre National de France as part of the Philharmonie de Paris mission project that helps Ukrainian musicians exiled in France. The ensemble's violist, Andrii Malakhov, has maintained close ties with France for many years, collaborating with Le Balcon and the Quatuor Élysée.
Anna Khmara has performed various solo parts as a pianist in orchestras, playing compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niels Gade, Astor Piazzolla, and many other composers. She is also experienced in playing the organ, harpsichord, and celesta. Chamber music plays a significant role in Anna's career, and she has been giving concerts since 1994 in Ukraine and abroad. She has published several articles in specialized publications and magazines for a wide audience, and has actively participated in numerous conferences, presenting various aspects of music-making during the 18th century. Most recently, she has been working on a thesis focused on the instrumental music of Ukrainian composers from the 18th century.
The 1991 Project presents cello duo Olga Driga and Nataliia Ivanovska for a concert dedicated to the play of styles and genres that unite composers internationally, from the Baroque period to today.
Program
- Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750), Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major (Olga Driga)
- Zoltan Almashi (b. 1975), Suite No. 1 for Cello Solo (Olga Driga)
- Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), Duo for Two Cellos, op. 52, no. 3
- Jean-Baptiste Barrière (1707-1747), Sonata for Two Cellos in G Major
- Victoria Poleva (b. 1962), Gulf stream for Two Cellos
Musicians
Olga Driga is a Ukrainian solo and orchestra cellist. She played in the National ensemble of soloist “Kyiv Kamerata”, the New Era Orchestra, and took part in the Musikfestspiele Königswinkel Füssen, the Music Festival Kassel, the Kyiv Music Fest, and other festivals in Bahrain, Lebanon, Moldova, Romania, India, Germany.
Olga is a founding member of the exiled ensemble MRIYA founded in 2022 that had sensational success in the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg (live recorded by the NDR Kultur), the Berlin Philharmonic, and other prestigious concert venues.
Nataliia Ivanovska is a Ukrainian chamber and orchestra cellist. She played in the Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra. Since the full-scale war started, she is a temporary resident of the Orchestre de Paris as part of the Philharmonie de Paris mission project, as well as a member of the Quatuor Bleu et Or that popularizes the Ukrainian repertoire.
The 1991 Project presents musical duo Antonina Krysa, violin, and Olga Vardanyan, piano, for a concert of Western European and Ukrainian baroque and classical music.
Program
- Johann Sebastian Bach, Sonata for violin and keyboard No. 4 in C minor BWV 1017, 1717-23
- Dmytro Bortniansky, Sonata for harpsichord in B major, 1784
- Maksym Berezovsky, Sonata for violin and harpsichord in C major, 1772
- Tomaso Antonio Vitali (1663 – 1745), Chaconne in G minor
- Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687), Gavotte
Musicians
Antonina Yusha-Krysa studied violin at the Oster Music School. She continued her studies in Kyiv, at the Kyiv Lysenko State Music Lyceum, named after MV Lysenko. There, she studied with Alexander Panov. In 1996, she entered the Academy of Music in Kyiv, where she studied under the supervision of Ukrainian violinist Olga Rivnyak. In 1999, she integrated the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra, which is known for performing traditional classic repertoire as well as contemporary works, and where she still plays. She has been on many tours, nationally and internationally (Europe, Japan, South-Korean). Upon moving to France from Ukraine in May 2022, she began working at Orchestre National de France.
Olga Vardanyan is a Ukrainian pianist with Armenian roots. As a soloist, she has performed with orchestras such as the Kyiv Classic Orchestra, National Kyiv Camerata Orchestra, and the Chernivtsi Symphony Orchestra (CSO). She is a regular participant in concerts and festivals across Ukraine, Armenia, Switzerland, and France. Her performances have graced prestigious venues including the National Opera of Ukraine, the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, the National House of Music in Kyiv, the House of Chamber Music in Yerevan, and the Centre culture l d'Ukraine en France in Paris. Since the onset of the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, she has been a consistent participant in charity concerts aimed at raising funds for war victims and promoting Ukrainian music. In 2021, Olga Vardanyan attained a PhD of Study of Art degree, successfully defending her dissertation on the subject of genre and style in Aram Khachaturian's concert works.
The 1991 Project presents musical duo Matteo Cimatti, violin, and Anna Khmara, piano, for a classical music concert celebrating Ukrainian and French composers.
Program
- Yevhen Stankovych, On the Verkhovyna Plateau, triptych, 1972
- Myroslav Skoryk, Spanish dance from the Suite to Lesya Ukrainka's drama "Fireplace Master", 1971
- Valentyn Silvestrov, Songs without words, 2004
- Maurice Ravel, Sonata No.2 in G major, 1923-27
- Claude Debussy, Fantoches, 1891
- Claude Debussy, La Fille aux cheveux de lin, 1910
- Maurice Ravel, Tzigane, 1924
Musicians
Matteo Cimatti is a frequent guest at some of the most prestigious and interesting festivals and collaborates with foundations and associations in Italy and abroad, such as the Associazione Piero Farulli. Since 2019 he has been a young artist of Musica Insieme Bologna. Among the most recent engagements, in June 2023 Matteo will be among the protagonists of their Summer Music Festival. Since 2019 he has been one of the most requested artists by the International Lyceum Club of Firenze, and was recently invited for a recital in collaboration with the Amici della Musica di Firenze.
Anna Khmara has performed various solo parts as a pianist in orchestras, playing compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niels Gade, Astor Piazzolla, Igor Stravinsky, and many other composers. She is also experienced in playing the organ, harpsichord, and celesta. Chamber music plays a significant role in Hanna's career, and she has been giving concerts since 1994 in Ukraine and abroad. Recently, Hanna Khmara has been working on a thesis focused on the instrumental music of Ukrainian composers from the 18th century. She has published several articles in specialized publications and magazines for a wide audience.Hanna has actively participated in numerous conferences, presenting various aspects of music-making during the 18th century.
For the 2023-2024 year, the Reid Hall artist-in-residence is Afghan-Iranian writer Aliyeh Ataei. The project-in-residence is the 1991 Project, a non-profit association whose purpose is to safeguard and promote Ukrainian music.
Aliyeh Ataei will read from and present her work in progress, accompanied by a photo and video presentation. This will be followed by a 20-minute musical performance from the Quatuor Bleu et Or, organized by Anna Stavychenko, Artistic Director and founder of the 1991 Project. Ataei and Stavychenko will answer questions from the audience. A reception will follow, featuring Iranian savories and Ukrainian desserts.
Program
- Valentyn Silvestrov, String Quartet No. 3, Serenade, 2011
- Guillaume Connesson, Quatuor à cordes, Furieux, 2010
- Zoltan Almashi, Carpathian Song, 2020
- Hennadiy Yeriomenko, Vivtcharski zabavy
2022 – 2023 Season
The Silvestrov Days in Paris offered a multi-faceted understanding of the composer’s artistic evolution, in both the Ukrainian and wider European contexts.
Through concerts, a film screening, and a book presentation, Parisian audiences explored the inner complexities of a brilliant and prolific musical genius.
Valentyn Silvestrov, one of the best-known contemporary Ukrainian composers, has gained international recognition and praise through worldwide performances. A prominent member of the “Kyiv avant-garde” of the 1960s, Silvestrov and his work have received increased interest in the past year, as Western audiences have shown a growing interest in Ukrainian musical heritage.
La première soirée des Journées Silvestrov à Paris présenta la musique du compositeur ainsi que son livre d’entretiens, en présence du philosophe Constantin Sigov. Quatre musiciens ukrainiens, Iryna Kyshlyaruk (soprano), Kateryna Khudiakova (violon), Nataliia Ivanovska (violoncelle) et Macha Kanza (piano), interprétèrent la musique de Silvestrov.
Programme
Oeuvres de Valentyn Silvestrov
- Three Postludes (1981-1982)
- “Farewell, O World! Farewell, O Earth!” from the Quiet Songs vocal cycle (1977)
Le livre
Entretiens avec Valentin Silvestrov, composition et âme ukrainienne
Préface de Constantin Sigov et Philippe de Lara
Éditions Chora, 2023
The second night of the Silvestrov Days in Paris featured a documentary screening, providing further insight into the enigmatic figure of Ukraine’s most famous contemporary composer. The screening was followed by a short video presentation by the filmmaker, Serhiy Bukovsky. A discussion then followed with Anna Stavychenko, founder and artistic director of 1991 Projec; Liuba Morozova, Classical Music Programme Manager at the Ukrainian Institute; and Céline Meyer, production and booking manager at the Orchestre National de France.
The documentary Silvestrov, dedicated to this brilliant Ukrainian composer, is far from a traditional biopic about a prominent person. It is an observation, a confession and, most of all, a story of great talent set against the backdrop of uncertain times.
For the third and final night of the Silvestrov Days in Paris, the Quatuor Bleu et Or performed a chamber music concert which shows Silvestrov’s music in the continuity of Ukrainian modern musical paradigm started by Borys Lyatoshynsky, as well as the construction of his musical trajectory erupting from the core of European music tradition, as represented in this concert by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Program
- Valentyn Silvestrov, String Quartet No. 3, 2011
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, String Quartet No. 13 in D minor, K.173, 1773
- Borys Lyatoshynsky, String Quartet No. 4 (Suite on Ukrainian Folksong-Themes), Op. 43, 1943
Quatuor Bleu et Or
First violin: Yanzhyma Morozova
Second violin: Antonina Krysa
Viola: Antdrii Malakhov
Cello: Natalia Ivanovska
Partnerships
The 1991 Project's partners include the Columbia Global Paris Center and the Institute for Ideas and Imagination, the Embassy of Ukraine in France, the Arts Arena, the Ukrainian Institute, the Sorbonne University, and Columbia University in the City of New York. As the 2023 – 2024 project-in-residence of the Displaced Artists Initiative at Reid Hall, the 1991 Project organized six concerts in the Grande Salle Ginsberg-Le Clerc, as well as co-organized events in partnership with Eastern Circles, the Arts Arena, the Zadkine Museum, and the Centre international Nadia et Lili Boulanger. This followed our inaugural series, the Silvestrov Days in Paris, in the spring of 2023, which celebrated one of Ukraine’s greatest contemporary composers.
The 1991 Project also curated unique events and concerts in prestigious places such as the Musée de l’Orangerie, the Low Library Rotunda at Columbia University in New York, and the Amphithéatre Richelieu in Sorbonne University in Paris. The project’s musicians participated in music festivals throughout France and notably collaborated with internationally renowned artists such as Henri Demarquette, Askar Ishangaliyev, or Magdalena Baczewska.
Preserving Ukrainian Scores
Another component of the 1991 Project's activities is the research and preservation of Ukrainian scores that were never published, poorly preserved, or destroyed. They have been made accessible to orchestras and ensembles such as the Orchestre de Paris, Sinfonia Varsovia, the Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, the Orchestre Colonne, and to soloists such as Jean-Guihen Queyras.
Delivering Instruments to Ukraine’s Young Musicians
The 1991 Project has successfully delivered dozens of instruments—primarily from France and Finland—to young musicians and schools in Ukraine striving to preserve their cultural heritage.
Le Projet 1991 est une initiative basée à Paris, visant à explorer et à populariser des répertoires inconnus ou rarement joués, et à soutenir des artistes en danger. Les principes fondamentaux du projet sont l'entrepreneuriat social et le leadership féministe.
Le Projet 1991 est dirigé par Anna Stavychenko, universitaire en musicologie, critique d'opéra, activiste et conservatrice de musique classique, ancienne directrice exécutive de l'Orchestre symphonique de Kiev et ancienne résidente Harriman de l'Institute for Ideas & Imagination de l'université de Columbia. Elle est l'ancienne responsable du projet de mission de la Philharmonie de Paris qui a permis à des musiciens ukrainiens exilés en France, avec qui collabore désormais le Projet 1991, d'obtenir des contrats temporaires avec des orchestres français de niveau national tels que l'Orchestre de Paris, l'Orchestre national de France ou l'Orchestre national de Lyon.
Le projet est construit principalement autour du riche répertoire musical ukrainien, du classicisme à nos jours, dans ses liens avec les tendances culturelles d'Europe occidentale et d'Amérique du Nord. Il s'efforce également de donner une visibilité aux musiciens ukrainiens touchés par la guerre, qui partagent souvent la scène avec des musiciens de renommée internationale.
Nos partenaires comprennent le Columbia Global Paris Center et l'Institute for Ideas & Imagination, l'Ambassade d'Ukraine en France, Arts Arena, l'Institut ukrainien, l'Université de la Sorbonne et l'Université de Columbia à New York. En tant que projet en résidence à Reid Hall pour 2023-24, le Projet 1991 a organisé six concerts dans la Grande Salle Ginsberg – Le Clerc, ainsi que des événements en partenariat avec Eastern Circles, Arts Arena, le Musée Zadkine et le Centre international Nadia et Lili Boulanger. La série inaugurale, les Silvestrov Days in Paris, organisée au printemps 2023, ont célébré l'un des plus grands compositeurs ukrainiens contemporains.
Le Projet 1991 a également organisé des événements et des concerts uniques dans des lieux prestigieux tels que le musée de l’Orangerie, la Low Library Rotunda de l'Université de Columbia à New York, et l'amphithéâtre Richelieu de l'Université de la Sorbonne à Paris. Les musiciens du projet ont participé à des festivals de musique dans toute la France et ont notamment collaboré avec des artistes de renommée internationale tels que Henri Demarquette, Askar Ishangaliyev ou Magdalena Baczewska.
Un autre volet des activités du Projet 1991 est la recherche et la préservation de partitions ukrainiennes jamais publiées, mal conservées ou détruites. Elles ont été rendues accessibles à des orchestres et ensembles tels que l'Orchestre de Paris, Sinfonia Varsovia, l'Orchestre National d'Île-de-France, l'Orchestre Colonne, ainsi qu'à des solistes tels que Jean-Guihen Queyras.
Press Coverage
"Anna Stavychenko : Parler de notre pays et de son patrimoine musical est notre façon de résister."
Claire Boisteau for the Philharmonie de Paris website, October 19, 2023
"Missionnée par la Philharmonie de Paris pour coordonner l’accueil en France de musiciennes ukrainiennes depuis l’invasion de leur pays par la Russie, Anna Stavychenko revient sur l’accueil qui leur a été réservé au sein des institutions françaises et dresse le bilan du travail accompli depuis avril 2022." Keep reading.
"Las bailarinas rusas de Degas eran ucranias: Rusia pierde una batalla cultural"
Óscar Gutiérrez for El Pais, May 31, 2023
"Museos como la National Gallery o el Metropolitan acceden a retitular obras de sus catálogos, en medio de una fuerte ofensiva contra la rusificación de la historia de Ucrania." Keep reading.
"La fugue des musiciennes ukrainiennes, réfugiées en France pour continuer à exercer leur art"
Pascale Krémer for Le Monde, December 9, 2022
"Au lendemain de l’invasion russe, un réseau de solidarité s’est rapidement structuré pour accueillir des musiciennes ukrainiennes. De la Philharmonie de Paris à l’Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse, la solidarité a joué." Keep reading.
"En Ukraine, l'art est une arme : trois femmes artistes et activistes racontent"
Emilie Lopes for Madame Figaro, October 17, 2022
"Huit mois après le début de la guerre, les artistes ukrainiennes multiplient les projets pour aider leur pays. Elles partagent avec nous leurs expériences." Keep reading.
"Ukrainisches Orchester mit Selenskyjs Ausnahmegenehmigung in Deutschland: Unsere Waffe ist die Musik"
Claudia Lord for Bild, April 24, 2022
"In drei Reisebussen kamen sie am Sonntagabend, wie viele ihrer Landsleute, in Sachsen an. Doch die Musiker des Kiewer Sinfonieorchesters suchen keine Zuflucht, sondern sind auf einer ganz besonderen Tournee ..." Keep reading.
"Truth Over Hope"
Merle Krafeld for Van Magazine, April 14, 2022
"From exile, Kyiv Symphony Orchestra director Anna Stavychenko helps Ukrainian musicians." Keep reading.
"The Party Goes on in Kyiv Despite Fears of War"
Lina Verschwele for Spiegel, January 7, 2022
"The Kremlin is threatening to invade Ukraine. So what are young people doing in the capital city of Kyiv? They’re keeping the party going. Because the last thing they want to show Vladimir Putin is fear." Keep reading.
Podcast Appearances
In the face of a war aiming to erase Ukrainian national identity, preserving Ukrainian music becomes a pillar of resilience and resistance. In this episode, Anna Stavychenko, a tireless advocate, describes her efforts to safeguard Ukrainian musical legacy and provide refuge for displaced talents.
Anna Stavychenko is a musicologist, music critic, and classical music manager. Last year Anna was a Harriman Resident at Reid Hall, and this year her visionary organization, the 1991 project, is one of the Displaced Artists Initiatives at Reid Hall.
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“Chroniques d’Ukraine” tient le récit européen de la guerre en Ukraine par le prisme de la culture. Une pluralité de voix qu’il est urgent d’entendre : artistes ukrainien.nes et européen.nes (musiciens, cinéastes, auteur.ices), opérateurs.ices culturel.les, chercheur.ses, philosophes, personnalités politiques et institutionnelles européennes (France, Allemagne, Pologne, Serbie)... Des voix d’aujourd’hui, mais aussi d’hier, à travers des archives qui documentent une histoire en cours pour donner profondeur et prise de hauteur.
Avec la participation de :
Sarah Koné, directrice délégué RSO et nouveaux projets Philharmonie de Paris
Anna Stavychenko, Mission Head/ chef de mission Philharmonie de Paris
Les musiciens ukrainiens : Yanzhyma Morozova (1e violon), Antonina Krysa (2nd violon) et Andrii Malakhov (viola), du "Quatuor Bleu et Or"
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La directrice déléguée de l’Orchestre symphonique de Kiev, Anna Stavychenko, installée à Paris depuis un an, s'est pour sa part lancé un nouveau défi, le projet, "1991", pour faire connaître le patrimoine musical de l'Ukraine. Un acte de résistance, selon elle, face à une identité et une culture menacée. Et une manière d'aider les musiciens restés en France.
Le projet a été lancé lors d'un concert dans une résidence privée fin mai à Paris. Un moment d'échange émouvant entre les artistes et un public comblé, auquel Sur le Fil a pu assister.
Un sujet réalisé par Camille Buonanno.
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Recent News
On December 11, the National Philharmonic of Ukraine hosted the “Re-Construction” concert, featuring works by Leo Ornstein and Simon Steen-Andersen
As Ukrainian sovereignty and identity face direct threats, cultural diplomacy has emerged as a vital countermeasure.
The 1991 Project has successfully delivered dozens of instruments to young musicians and schools in Ukraine to preserve their cultural heritage.
In November, the Columbia Global Paris Center hosted a number of events, notably celebrating the sixtieth anniversary of Helen Rogers Reid's gift o
In an article for the UN Chronicle, Anna Stavychenko discusses the 1991 Project’s activities, including the creation of a
In October, the Paris Global Center hosted events emphasizing our commitment to civic engagement, while initiating conversations on journalism and
2024 marks the 60th anniversary of the gift of Reid Hall to Columbia University by Helen Rogers Reid.
Learn more about our September activities, and stay tuned for our upcoming Fall initiatives.
Atelier continues to bridge disciplines and borders, bringing the vibrant discussions of Reid Hall to listeners around the world.
From Fall 2023 to Summer 2024, Reid Hall was pleased to welcome guests to our conference rooms, gardens, and café.
From Fall 2023 to Summer 2024, Reid Hall was pleased to welcome guests to our conference rooms, gardens, and café.
This article by Claire Boisteau was published on October 19, 2023 on the Philharmonie de Paris website.