Duration
120 Min
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and Keri-Lynn Wilson: Beethoven’s Ninth
Teatr Wielki, Warsaw
120 Min
Marking the day after the third anniversary of the Russian attack on Ukraine, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra – drawing together refugee musicians and Ukrainian members of leading European orchestras – comes together with Ukrainian soloists and conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson to perform a work synonymous with the ideals of freedom and brotherhood: Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. For this very special concert, streaming live from the Teatr Wielki in Warsaw, Friedrich Schiller’s words in the finale, “Ode to Joy”, will be sung in Ukrainian.
- Soloists:
- Olga Bezsmertna (Soprano), Nataliia Kukhar (Alto), Vasyl Solodkyy (Tenor), Vladyslav Buialskyi (Bass-Baritone)
- Ensembles:
- Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, Podlaska Opera and Philharmonic Choir
- Conductor:
- Keri-Lynn Wilson
