‘Our music cannot be destroyed’: the duo reviving a macabre Ukrainian masterpiece | Classical music

Distressed by the Nazi occupation … Thomas de Hartmann.

In the National Philharmonic Hall in Warsaw, violinist Joshua Bell and conductor Dalia Stasevska are on an intensely focused mission to get the opening bars of a concerto just right. The work begins with a […]

‘I don’t believe in the idea of a future’: the Ukrainian producer who invented dungeon rap | Music

‘What we were promised, in terms of neoliberalism and a better life and future, has all started to decay’ … Alex Yatsun.

When the Russian invasion of Ukraine began in 2022, Alex Yatsun was living just 30km from the Russian border in the northernmost part of Kharkiv. “When I woke up that day I started living in […]

Shannon K Turns Heads at the Exclusive Premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Supporting Ukrainian Designers

Shannon K Turns Heads at the Exclusive Premiere of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, Supporting Ukrainian Designers

The red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival was set ablaze at the premiere of “Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny,” as Shannon K, the 21-year-old American-Indian singer, and actress, stole the show with […]

Ukrainian sisters lodging in Northumberland turn out to be musical prodigies | Ukraine

Sheilagh Matheson and Chris Roberts.

When a Northumberland couple opened up their village home to a Ukrainian mother and her two daughters last year, they were responding to the plight of refugees escaping the Russian invasion. Having been told no […]

Ukrainian composer Heinali on preserving the sound of Kyiv: ‘I wanted to protect my city from harm’ | Experimental music

Oleh Shpudeiko pictured in 2020.

The latest album by Heinali is a rather beautiful piece created from field recordings made around his home city – recordings from rail stations, the sound of traffic and birdsong, the dripping of water in […]

Mila Kunis ‘honoured’ her kids can carry on her Ukrainian roots

Mila Kunis Speaks About Her Ukrainian Roots, Is Honoured Knowing That Her Kids Can Carry Them On

Mila Kunis Is Honoured Knowing That Her Kids Can Carry On Her Ukrainian Roots Actress Mila Kunis has never been more honoured “to be from Ukraine.” Always proud of her Ukrainian heritage, the 39-year-old actress […]

You Don’t Know What War Is by Yeva Skalietska review – Ukrainian child’s poignant diary | Autobiography and memoir

The author writing her diary on the train

“Until you’ve been there, you don’t know what war is.” This short, intense memoir of Yeva Skalietska is the record, told in diary form, of the transformation of the life of a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl […]

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra ends its tour in New York City and Washington, D.C. : NPR

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra ends its tour in New York City and Washington, D.C. : NPR

The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performs at Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center in New York City on Thursday. /Richard Termine hide caption toggle caption /Richard Termine The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra performs at Damrosch Park, Lincoln Center in […]

Classical home listening: Ukrainian music from Nathan Milstein to the Proms | Classical music

Nathan Milstein the U.S. Armed Forces Studio Recordings

The summer hiatus is the time to sample star players of the past and hear how performance styles have changed. The latest release on the Biddulph label, specialists in historic string players, is Nathan Milstein: […]

‘Channelling our anger’: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra heads for the Proms | Classical music

Artistic resistance … the orchestra in rehearsals.

With a stirring rendition of the Ukrainian national anthem, the first concert of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra came to an end in Warsaw late on Thursday evening amid thunderous applause from a packed house at […]