UCMF 2026
The 2026 edition of the Ukrainian Contemporary Music Festival in New York: 4 programmes, 17 composers.
Places · Mar 19
Anna Korsun — Terricone (World premiere)
International Contemporary Ensemble (Ensemble) Watch on YouTube ↗
Ostap Manulyak — Branching II
International Contemporary Ensemble (Ensemble) Watch on YouTube ↗
Ivan Nebesnyy — Five Minutes After Leaving the Bomb Shelter (American premiere)
International Contemporary Ensemble (Ensemble) Watch on YouTube ↗
Alla Zahaykevych — Vela Invecti
International Contemporary Ensemble (Ensemble) Watch on YouTube ↗
Viktor Kaminsky — Voice of the Mountains
International Contemporary Ensemble (Ensemble) Watch on YouTube ↗
Peoples · Mar 20
Alla Zahaykevych — Rituel
Teryn Kytasty-Kuzma (Voice) Watch on YouTube ↗
Anna Hurina — Narod
Renata Sokachyk — Crimean Songs
Teryn Kytasty-Kuzma (Voice) Watch on YouTube ↗
Julia Gomelskaya — Hutsulka Dance
Sean Statser (Percussion) Watch on YouTube ↗
Yuri Ishchenko — Six Jewish Melodies
Solomiya Ivakhiv (Violin) Watch on YouTube ↗
Józef Koffler — Variations on a Waltz by Johann Strauss Watch on YouTube ↗
Oleksandr Shchetynsky — Kharkiv Music (American premiere) Watch on YouTube ↗
Practices · Mar 21
Hanna Havrylets — To Maria
The Rhythm Method (String quartet) Watch on YouTube ↗
Boris Loginov — sleep during insomnia (American premiere)
The Rhythm Method (String quartet) Watch on YouTube ↗
Valentyn Sylvestrov — Icon
The Rhythm Method (String quartet) Watch on YouTube ↗
Alla Zahaykevych — String Quartet
The Rhythm Method (String quartet) Watch on YouTube ↗
Stefania Turkevych — String Quartet No. 1
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Ihor Zavhorodnii — Music That Leaves Itself
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Afterdark · Mar 21
Usein Bekirov — Afterdark (jazz set)
Usein Bekirov (Piano), Wayne Escoffery (Tenor saxophone), Akili Bradley (Trumpet), Bar Filipowicz (Bass guitar), David Hawkins (Drums)