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Past events — 2005

Classical music | Dance | Exhibitions | Literary, film, theatre
Opera | Popular music | Traditional

Classical music
27 Nov 2005 Dmytro Tkachenko (violin), Penelope Thwaites (piano) and Marie Macleod (cello) in "William Leonard Reed: A Celebration", featuring works by Delius, Elgar, Rachmaninov, Grainger and Mendelssohn, as well as Reed. Wigmore Hall, London
30 Oct - 24 Nov 2005 The Boyan Ensemble of Kyiv, drawn from the Revutsky State Male Voice Choir, on tour in the UK for the 14th consecutive year with a programme of Eastern rite sacred music and Ukrainian folk songs. UK tour
19 Nov 2005 John Daszak - tenor soloist in a performance of Verdi's Requiem, with the City of Birmingham Choir and City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, Birmingham
13 Nov 2005 John Daszak - tenor soloist in a performance of Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, with the Halifax Choral Society and the Hallé orchestra. Victoria Theatre, Halifax
12 Nov 2005 John Daszak - tenor soloist in a concert by the Hallé Choir and the London Philharmonic Choir, with the Hallé orchestra, featuring works by Glinka, Shostakovich, Borodin and Rachmaninov. Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
4 Nov 2005 A charity concert given by Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy (violin), Tania Mandzy (mezzo-soprano), Diana Ionescu (piano) and Olga Shafikova (piano),  featuring works by Bach, Leclair, Mozart, Rachmaninov, Brahms/Kreisler, de Falla, Revutsky, Skoryk, Paganini and Bizet/Waxman. The Castle, Arundel
3 Nov 2005 A concert given by Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy (violin), Tania Mandzy (mezzo-soprano), Diana Ionescu (piano) and Olga Shafikova (piano). Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
15 Oct 2005 Vassily Savenko, bass-baritone, singing a selection of operatic arias with the Cheddar Male Voice Choir in the choir's 10th anniversary concert. The Cathedral, Wells
24 Sep 2005 Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy (violin) - one the competitors in the 16th Haverhill Sinfonia Soloist Competition, featuring 25 musicians selected from 165 entrants of 37 nationalities. Haverhill Arts Centre, Haverhill
25 Jul 2005 A concert by Ukrainian classical guitarist Galina Vernigora Vale entitled A Musical Voyage Through Spain and Latin America. Instituto Cervantes de Londres, London
8 Jul 2005 Recital by violinist Ruth Palmer and Ukrainian pianist Alexei Grynyuk featuring Bach's B minor solo partita, parts of which are choreographed and danced by Antonia Grove - part of the Frome Festival 2005. Selwood Middle School, Frome
26 Jun 2005 Ukrainian baritone Pavel Baransky - one of the soloists in a performance of Benjamin Britten's War Requiem by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with a chorus formed by the Southampton Philharmonic Choir, Portsmouth Festival Choir, Southampton University Phil and the Portsmouth Youth Choir. Portsmouth Guildhall, Portsmouth
22 Jun 2005 A recital by Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy (violin), with Alexander Grynyuk (piano), featuring works by Beethoven, Bach, Paganini-Kreisler and Shostakovich-Kostrytskyy. Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
18 Jun 2005 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing The Academy of Ancient Music from the violin in a concert featuring works by Bach, Vivaldi and Handel, as part of the Stour Music festival. All Saints Church, Boughton Aluph
17 Jun 2005 Maxim Rysanov (viola) with the Britten Sinfonia in a programme of works by Tippet, Arvo Pärt, Artem Vassiliev, Purcell and Britten - part of the Spitalfields Festival 2005. Christ Church, Commercial Street, London
15 Jun 2005 Rhyl Music Club's Summer Celebrity Recital given by Serhiy Salov Town Hall, Rhyl
14 Jun 2005 Recital by Ukrainian pianist Igor Tchetuev featuring works by Mozart, Beethoven, Ravel and Stravinsky. Wigmore Hall, London
9 Jun 2005 Lunchtime concert by Maxim Rysanov (viola) and Katya Apekisheva (piano) featuring works by Mendelssohn, Schubert, Brahms and Enescu. St. John's, Smith Square, London
7 Jun 2005 A concert by prize-winning postgraduate students from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, featuring among others Tania Mandzy (mezzo-soprano) and Alexander Grynyuk (piano), as well as Maxim Rysanov conducting the Guildhall New Music Ensemble. Wigmore Hall, London
31 May 2005 The Voller String Quartet playing a work by Ukrainian composer Halyna Ovcharenko as part of a Bristol Music Club concert. Bristol Music Club, Bristol
16 May 2005 Concert by Oleh Krysa (violin), Tatiana Tchekina, (piano) and Virko Baley (piano) featuring works by JS Bach, Virko Baley, Poulenc, Hodkinson and Ravel. Wigmore Hall, London
13 May 2005 Maxim Rysanov conducting the Guildhall String Ensemble in the final concert of the Guildhall Ensemble Festival. Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
11 May 2005 A recital of songs and operatic arias by Ukrainian tenor Kostyantyn Andreyev with Rogel Vignoles (piano) - part of the Rosenblatt Recital Series. St. John's, Smith Square, London
11 May 2005 Lunchtime charity concert of Slavonic music given by students and graduates of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama: Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy - violin (Ukraine), Maxim Rysanov - viola (Ukraine), Olga Dudnik - piano (Ukraine), Boris Brovtsyn - violin (Russia) and Yevgeniy Osokin - cello (Spain). Senate House, University of London
4 May 2005 John Daszak - tenor soloist with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in a concert featuring works by British composers Turnage, Britten and Elgar. Symphony Hall, Birmingham
1 May 2005 A piano recital by Ukrainian pianist Alexei Grynyuk, featuring works by Beethoven, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Liszt and Horowitz. Wigmore Hall, London
16 Apr 2005 A recital by Ukrainian pianist Serhiy Salov featuring works by Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Liszt. Oulder Hill Community School, Rochdale
14 Apr 2005 A recital by Ukrainian pianist Serhiy Salov featuring works by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Ravel. St Wilfrid's Church, Warrington
10 Mar 2005 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Richard Tunnicliffe and Paula Chateauneuf play works by Bach, Handel, Marais, Hotteterre and De la Barre. University of Leicester, Leicester
28 Feb 2005 Alexei Grynyuk (piano) accompanies Ruth Palmer (violin) in a concert featuring works by Bach, Beethoven, Bachasukas and Franck. St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield
27 Feb 2005 Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) directs the Hanover Band in a concert of works by J. S. Bach. Warwick School, Warwick
21 Feb 2005 Ukrainian-born percussionist Andrei Pushkarev with Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer in a programme of chamber music by Schnittke, Kobekin, Bach, Fiser and Piazzolla. Wigmore Hall, London
15 Jan - 11 Feb 2005 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing The Academy of Ancient Music from the violin in Baroque Doubles - a series of concerts featuring concertos by JS Bach, Vivaldi and Handel for two solo instruments. UK tour
10 Feb 2005 Alexei Grynyuk (piano) accompanies Ruth Palmer (violin) in a concert featuring works by Bach, Ravel, Beethoven and Janáček. Pittville Pump Room, Cheltenham
8 Feb 2005 A concert by Ukrainian classical guitarist Galina Vernigora Vale. The programme includes music from Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Hungary, Spain, France and Brazil. Purcell Room, London
6 Feb 2005 Lunchtime concert by classical guitarist Galina Vernigora Vale. Turnpike Centre, Leigh
29 Jan 2005 A recital of classical and traditional music by Dmytro Tkachenko (violin) with Alexei Grynyuk (piano) in aid of the Chernobyl Relief Foundation in the UK. Regis School of Music, Bognor Regis
27 Jan 2005 A concert by recent winners of the Guildhall School's entry scholarships: Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy (violin), Alexander Grynyuk (piano) and Tatiana Bysheva (violin) of Ukraine, with Anton Lyahovsky (Russia, piano), Toms Ostrovsky (Latvia, piano), Evelina Puzayte (Lithuania, piano) and Vitan Ivanov (Bulgaria, double bass). Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
21 Jan 2005 Ukrainian pianist Olga Dudnik with Robert Atchison (violin) and Bozidar Vukotic (cello) performing works by Haydn and Beethoven. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
     
Dance
8 - 28 Dec 2005 Ivan Putrov as the Prince in a Royal Ballet production of The Nutcracker (music - Tchaikovsky, choreography - Peter Wright after Lev Ivanov). Royal Opera House, London
6, 12 Oct 2005 Ivan Putrov in a Royal Ballet production of La Sylphide (music - Herman Løvenskjold, choreography - August Bournonville). Royal Opera House, London
2 Sep 2005 13 Scenes INsanity - "... a tour through a maze of social archetypes ... a surreal carnival of realities portrayed in a multimedia dance theatre work." Concept, direction and production by Olga Danylyuk. Central St. Martin's College of Art and Design, London
4 - 17 Jun 2005 Ivan Putrov dances in The Royal Ballet's staging of Frederick Ashton's Symphonic Variations. Royal Opera House, London
7 - 11 Jun 2005 Ivan Putrov with The Royal Ballet in Symphony in C (music - Georges Bizet, choreography - George Balanchine). Royal Opera House, London
9 May - 1 Jun 2005 Ivan Putrov as Prince Siegfried in The Royal Ballet's staging of Swan Lake. Royal Opera House, London
14 Mar, 2, 5 Apr 2005 Ivan Putrov in The Royal Ballet's staging of Frederick Ashton's Rhapsody. Royal Opera House, London
7, 16 Mar 2005 Ivan Putrov as Colas in The Royal Ballet's staging of Frederick Ashton's La Fille mal gardée. Royal Opera House, London
     
Exhibitions
20 - 26 Nov 2005 Colour of Ore - Exhibition of industrial landscapes by Grygoriy Shyshko (1923-1944). The Air Gallery, London
15 Sep - 21 Oct 2005 The first retrospective exhibition of works by Ukrainian painter Alexander Kliot (1953-1998). The Chambers Gallery, London
17 - 25 Sep 2005 A temporary multimedia work by Stefan Gec – a survey of the area that draws upon its history and connections with the wider world. London Cruise Terminal, London
30 Jul - 11 Aug 2005 2005 London Salon of Photography Exhibition - including prints by several Ukrainian photographers. The Old Schoolhouse, Oldbury
15 Jun - 17 Jul 2005 Revisiting Soviet Realism - Exhibition of socialist realist art of the Soviet era, including works by Ukrainian artists. The Chambers Gallery, London
5 Jun - 17 Jul 2005 An exhibition of Ukrainian postage stamps from the collection of Teodor Fedyshyn (1926-1974), founder of the philatelic section of the Shevchenko Library and Archive. Shevchenko Library and Archive, London
2 - 16 Jul 2005 2005 London Salon of Photography Exhibition - including prints by several Ukrainian photographers. The Cottons Centre, London
1 - 16 Jul 2005 Exhibition of oil paintings by various Ukrainian artists. David Young Gallery, Edinburgh
21 May - 16 Jun 2005 Exhibition of paintings by Grygoriy Shyshko as part of the Perth Festival 2005. Museum and Art Gallery, Perth
6 - 12 Jun 2005 From Sotz-Realism to Psychotronic Art - An exhibition of paintings from the mid 1960s to the late 1990s by a selection of Ukrainian artists. The Gallery, London
1 - 30 May 2005 Retrospective exhibition of oil paintings by Grygoriy Shyshko. Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
5 - 26 May 2005 Exhibition of paintings and graphic works by major artists of the Odessa School. The Chambers Gallery, London
7 - 22 May 2005 Orange - Exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artist Dmytro Dobrovolsky. The Ice House, Holland Park, London
5 Mar - 5 Apr 2005 Exhibition of paintings by various Ukrainian artists. Hanover Fine Arts, Edinburgh
21 - 26 Mar 2005 A retrospective exhibition of Psychotronic Art works by Andre Sidersky. The Gallery in Cork Street, London
30 Jan - 25 Feb 2005 The Kyiv Portfolio - An exhibition of photographs by Alexander Selyanko depicting the streets, architecture and open spaces of historical and modern Kyiv, capital of Ukraine. Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain, London
31 Jan - 12 Feb 2005 An exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artist Alex Kosh. The Coningsby Gallery, London
4 Dec 2004 - 22 Jan 2005 The BP Portrait Award 2004 exhibition - including work by Ulyana Gumeniuk, winner of the 2003 BP Travel Award. Aberdeen Art Gallery
19 Nov 2004 - 16 Jan 2005 Works by Ukrainian photographer Boris Mikhailov as part of an exhibition of photographs entitled Taking in Water. Mikhailov's series Salt Lake depicts swimmers and sunbathers at the makeshift spa they have created at a soda factory in Slavyansk, Ukraine. Royal Pump Rooms, Leamington Spa
     
Literary, film, theatre
26, 28 Aug 2005 Three animated films from Ukraine at the 2005 London International Animation Festival. The Curzon Soho, London
30 Jun - 2 Jul 2005 A show combining mime, clowning and slapstick by the Mimirichi troupe from Ukraine - part of the Festival of Central and East European Theatre. Riverside Studios, London
18 May 2005 Ukraine - From Mazepa to the Maidan: Three hundred years of struggle for freedom and democracy in poetry, music and visuals, presented by the 'Manifold Voices' live poetry team, led by translator and author Vera Rich. St Antony's College, Oxford
26 Mar - 1 May 2005 Mimirichi fuse mime, clowning and hilarious slapstick with what might be best described as the biggest paper fight ever seen, in a show unlike anything you’ve seen before! Winners of numerous international awards, Mimirichi started life as a group of clowns in Ukraine in the late 1980s and have subsequently performed all over Europe with their innovative circus shows. UK tour
13 Apr 2005 Translating Liberty - poetry reading: Vera Rich, who has translated widely from both Ukrainian and Belarusian, exploring how the poets, past and present, of these two countries have expressed their aspirations for personal and political freedom. The Scottish Poetry Library, Edinburgh
2 - 30 Jan 2005 A season of films by Ukrainian-born director Larissa Shepitko, a student of Dovzhenko, who became one of the leading figures in Soviet cinema in the 1960s and 70s. Bradford, London, Nottingham, Sheffield
     
Opera
3 - 17 Dec 2005 Pavlo Hunka, bass-baritone, as Mr Flint in Britten's Billy Budd. English National Opera, London
9 - 17 Aug 2005 The Zankovetska Theatre from Lviv, Ukraine performing the operetta Natalka Poltavka (The Girl from Poltava) - music by Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912), libretto by Ivan Kotliarevsky (1769-1838). Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The Exchange, Edinburgh
15 Aug 2005 Pavel Baransky (baritone) as Ebn-Hakir in a Welsh National Opera performance of Tchaikovsky's Iolanta. Royal Albert Hall, London
9 - 16 Jul 2005 Vassily Savenko, bass-baritone, sings the role of The Commendatore in a Grange Park Opera production of Don Giovanni by Mozart. Nevill Holt,  Market Harborough
6 - 29 Jun 2005 Vassily Savenko, bass-baritone, sings the role of The Commendatore in a Grange Park Opera production of Don Giovanni by Mozart. The Grange, Alresford
31 Jan - 18 June 2005 UK tour of the Odesa Opera and Ballet Company performing La Traviata and Madama Butterfly. UK tour
10 Mar - 16 Apr 2005 Ukrainian baritone Pavel Baransky as Silvio in a series of performances of Leoncavallo's I Pagliacci by the Welsh National Opera. UK tour
16 Mar - 12 Apr 2005 Olga Mykytenko, soprano, as Violetta in a series of performances of Verdi's La Traviata by the Welsh National Opera. UK tour
     
Popular music
29 Aug 2005 Live performance by The Ukrainians at the Spalding Family Fun Day and Music Festival. Sir Halley Steward Playing Field, Spalding
14 Aug 2005 Live performance by The Ukrainians. The New Roscoe, Leeds
13 Aug 2005 The Ukrainians at the Endorse-it-in-Dorset 2005 festival. Woodcutts, Six Penny Handley
21 May 2005 Greenjolly representing Ukraine in the final of the 50th Eurovision Song Contest in Kyiv, Ukraine. BBC
5 Mar 2005 Accordionist Chango Spasiuk  in the BBC Radio 3 World Music 2005 Awards winners' concert; winner in the Newcomer category. The Sage, Gateshead
     
Traditional
30 Oct - 24 Nov 2005 The Boyan Ensemble of Kyiv, drawn from the Revutsky State Male Voice Choir, on tour in the UK for the 14th consecutive year with a programme of Eastern rite sacred music and Ukrainian folk songs. UK tour
9 Oct 2005 A concert by the Vocal Expressions choir, featuring also the Orlyk Ukrainian dance ensemble. St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield
15 Aug 2005 A concert by accordionists Oleksiy Kolomiets and Igor Sayenko featuring works by Vivaldi, Bach, Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Piazzolla, as well as traditional Ukrainian music. Minster Church, Axminster
3 - 13 Aug 2005 Three Ukrainian ensembles at the 2005 Aberdeen International Youth Festival: the Kupalo Ukrainian Dancers from Edmonton, Canada; the Drugie Tanci Contemporary Dance Centre from Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine; and the Svitych Youth Choir from Nizhyn, Ukraine. Aberdeen and other venues in the North-East of Scotland
9 Jul 2005 The Manchester-based Podilya Ukrainian folk dance group at the 2005 Manchester Tattoo. Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester
27 Jun 2005 The Verkhovyna Ukrainian folk dance group at the 28th Shrewsbury International Music Festival. The Square, Shrewsbury
5 May 2005 Concert by the Kolos folk song and dance ensemble from the Volyn Region of Ukraine. Stantonbury Campus Theatre,Milton Keynes
16 - 17 Apr 2005 A musical dramatisation of Lord Byron’s epic poem Mazepa about the Ukrainian Cossack hero Ivan Mazepa. Presented by the UK-based Bulava Chorus, featuring international opera artist Pavlo Hunka. King Henry VIII School, Coventry