UCMF 2025
The 2025 edition of the Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival in New York: 3 programmes, 21 composers.
Fantastyka · Mar 13
Leonid Hrabovsky — And It Will Be (1993)
TAK Ensemble (Ensemble), Laura Barger (Piano & synthesizer) Watch on YouTube ↗
Solomiya Moroz — The Solar Machine (2025, World premiere)
TAK Ensemble (Ensemble), Laura Barger (Piano & synthesizer) Watch on YouTube ↗
Taylor Brook — Star Maker Suite (2019–2020)
TAK Ensemble (Ensemble), Laura Barger (Piano & synthesizer) Watch on YouTube ↗
From Kontraktova Square · Mar 14
Leonid Hrabovsky — Pastels (1964)
Teryn Kytasty-Kuzma (Soprano), The Rhythm Method (String quartet), Kebra-Seyoun Charles (Double bass) Watch on YouTube ↗
Boris Loginov — The Way (American premiere)
Diana Ziabchenko (Mezzo-soprano), Pavel Gintov (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Svyatoslav Lunyov — From Fierce January (2023)
Diana Ziabchenko (Mezzo-soprano), Pavel Gintov (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Victoria Poleva — The Sea of Faith (American premiere)
Hans Tashjian (Bass-baritone), Jason Wirth (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Valentyn Sylvestrov — Farewell (2011–2021)
Vira Slywotzky (Contralto), Margarita Rovenskaya (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Yuri Ishchenko — Night Shadows
Hans Tashjian (Bass-baritone), Jason Wirth (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Stefania Turkevych — Time Passes
Hans Tashjian (Bass-baritone), Jason Wirth (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Lesia Dychko — On the Boat
Teryn Kytasty-Kuzma (Soprano & bandura) Watch on YouTube ↗
Theodor Akimenko — Songs and Romances (1937)
Diana Ziabchenko (Mezzo-soprano), Pavel Gintov (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Valentyn Kostenko — String Quartet No. 2 (1929, American premiere)
The Rhythm Method (String quartet) Watch on YouTube ↗
Yuri Povolotsky — Three Romances (2023, American premiere)
Vira Slywotzky (Contralto), Pavel Gintov (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Katya Suhlobina — In Memoriam (American premiere)
The Rhythm Method (String quartet) Watch on YouTube ↗
Ukrainian Tone Poems · Mar 15
Leonid Hrabovsky — For Elissa (1988)
Forrest Eimhold (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Adrian Mocanu — Les Chevaux de Feu (2022, American premiere)
PinkNoise (Ensemble), Jonathan Hass (Conductor) Watch on YouTube ↗
Lena Sierova — The Last Leaf (American premiere)
Joyce Li Yu (Piano), Coco Chih-Yu Cheng (Flute), Marilyn Farias (Clarinet), Priscilla Tam (Violin), Isabella Liu (Cello), Lindsay Joslin (Double bass), Quinn Rasmussen (Vibraphone), AJ Morrissey (Percussion), Shun Lopez (Percussion), NYU Contemporary Music Ensemble (Ensemble), Jonathan Hass (Conductor) Watch on YouTube ↗
Alex Voytenko — Homo Fugens (Running Man) (2018, World premiere)
Margarita Rovenskaya (Piano), Pavel Gintov (Piano) Watch on YouTube ↗
Alla Zahaykevych — Tercet (American premiere)
Gleb Kanasevich (Clarinet), Johnna Wu (Violin), Clare Monfredo (Cello) Watch on YouTube ↗
Renata Sokachyk — The Desert Breathes
Ginevra Petrucci (Flute) Watch on YouTube ↗
Alisa Zaika — he only dreamed of places now… (American premiere)
Sebastian Ledesma Kim (Piano), Aileen Wan (Flute), Marilyn Farias (Clarinet), Vanda Paszko (Violin), Harmony Chiang (Viola), Victoria Lin (Cello), Natalie North (Vibraphone), Jonathan Hass (Conductor) Watch on YouTube ↗
Yurii Pikush — Be a Cycle (2023, American premiere)
PinkNoise (Ensemble), Jonathan Hass (Conductor) Watch on YouTube ↗
