Dvořák and the Music of Ukraine

Part of TŌN’s Fisher Center concert series

Ukrainian musicians Tatiana Kalinichenko—co-founder, music director, and conductor of the New Era Orchestra in Kyiv—and violinist Dmytro Tkachenko—winner of the Carl Nielsen, Lysenko, and Wronski Solo Violin Competitions—bring their artistry to the Fisher Center for a one-night-only concert with TŌN. Tkachenko performs Dvořák’s elaborate and lyrical Violin Concerto, which includes a uniquely Czech finale featuring two popular folk dances. Kalinichenko also shares music by three Ukrainian composers with Fisher Center audiences: Levko Kolodub’s luxurious Ukrainian Carpathian Rhapsody No. 1; the U.S. premiere of Yevhen Stankovych’s expressive suite of music from his ballet The Vikings; and the U.S. premiere of Victoria Poleva’s powerful and triumphant 2022 composition Nova, a salute to the courage of the Ukrainian people.