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SUMMARY:Pianist Roksolana Kit performs works by Ukrainian composers
DESCRIPTION:Program: \nKateryna Palachova – “Prayer” \nSerhiy Bortkiewicz – Sonata no.2\, op. 60 (1 and 2 movements) \nTheodore Akimenko – “Urania. Heaven’s Muse” \nBorys Lyatoshynsky – Prelude op.44\, no.4 \nVitaly Vyshynsky – “Kitch music” \nAntin Rudnytsky – Sonata op.10 \nMykola Leontovych – “Shchedryk” (arrang. Sergiy Yushkevych) \n  \nModerator: Pavlo Gintov \n  \n \nRoksolana Kit is a Ukrainian pianist\, event organizer\, and founder of various music initiatives. In 2023\, she performed in Arkan alongside Roman Himey and Yarema Malanchuk at the Kyiv Biennial\, and in 2024\, she joined the IRON Collective at the Warsaw Autumn Festival. As the Grand Prize winner of the Ukrainian Music Competition\, Roksolana is set to perform Antin Rudnytsky’s Piano Sonata at Carnegie Hall. Earlier this year\, she has performed this Sonata at the Klavier Festival in Bayreuth\, Germany. \nRoksolana studied at the “Workshop of Cultural Practitioners” at the Ukrainian Catholic University in 2021 and further honed her craft at the XV International Piano Forum Bieszczady bez granic in Syanok\, Poland (2020)\, as well as in early music masterclasses at the Mid Europe Early Music Festival in Kielce\, Poland (2022). She also won the special project award for the 20th anniversary of the Hnatyshyn Foundation\, Ukraine – Heritage\, Spirit\, and Future\, in Canada (2022). \nIn 2023\, she co-founded Etc.duo with flutist Natalia Kozhushko-Maksimiv\, a duo focused on performing works by Ukrainian composers of the 20th and 21st centuries. She is also the co-founder of the Ukrainian podcast Without Experts and a regular contributor to the classical music publication The Claquers. \nRoksolana holds a bachelor’s degree from the Mykola Lysenko National Academy of Music and a master’s degree from the H. and K. Bacewicz Music Academy in Łódź\, Poland. \n  \n \nPianist Pavlo Gintov has been described as “a poet of the keyboard” by Marty Lash of the Illinois Entertainer\, a “musical storyteller” by the Japanese publication Shikoku News\, and “a fantastic pianist and extraordinary artist” by Jerry Dubins of the Fanfare Magazine. Following his debut at the Kyiv Philharmonic Hall at the age of 12\, Mr. Gintov has been touring throughout Europe\, Asia\, Africa\, South America and the United States\, appearing at such stages as Carnegie Hall in New York\, Berlin Philharmonic Hall\, Teatro Verdi Nationale in Milan and Kioi Hall in Tokyo. He has been a soloist with Tokyo Royal Chamber Orchestra\, the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine\, Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa\, the National Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic and Manhattan Chamber Orchestra under such conductors as Michiyoshi Inoue\, Victor Yampolsky\, Thomas Sanderling\, Volodymyr Sirenko and Tomomi Nishimoto. \nAdmission to this event is free\, registration is required. Suggested donation is $20. Building capacity is limited\, please register below to secure your spot. \nREGISTRATION
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