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Past events — 2003

Classical music | Dance | Visual arts | Literature, theatre, film
Opera | Popular music | Traditional | Memory

Classical music
2 Dec 2003 Serhiy Salov in a mid-day recital as part of the University of Salford's Crescent and Campus Arts Programme. Peel Hall, Salford
1-23 Nov 2003 The Boyan Ensemble from Kyiv touring the UK for the 12th consecutive year with a programme of Eastern rite sacred music and Ukrainian folk songs. Various locations
19 Nov 2003 Galina Vale taking part in the 2003 International Guitar Festival of Great Britain with a programme of Spanish, Classical, Eastern European, Flamenco and Latin American music. Birkenhead Priory, Birkenhead
19 Nov 2003 John Daszak - tenor soloist in a performance of Verdi's Requiem with the Barts Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Royal Albert Hall, London
22 Oct 2003 Serhiy Salov playing works by Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms and Stravinsky in a recital organised by the Three Rivers Music Society. Watersmeet Theatre, Rickmansworth
20 Oct 2003 Igor Tchetuev in his Wigmore Hall debut with a programme of works by Bach, Schubert and Prokofiev. Wigmore Hall, London
19 Oct 2003 Olena Shvetsova-Van Eker performing works by the Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk and by Brahms, Debussy and Rachmaninov. The Waggon and Horses, Shepton Mallet
5 Oct 2003 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing the Hanover Band in a concert of works by Handel and Bach - part of the Brighton Early Music Festival. Corn Exchange, Brighton
4 Oct 2003 A recital of classical guitar music by Galina Vale organised by the West Sussex Guitar Club. Regis School of Music, Bognor Regis
25 Sep 2003 Serhiy Salov performing works by Brahms, Chopin and Stravinsky in a recital launching a new season of the Manchester Mid-day Concerts. The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
13 Sep 2003 The Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko, playing Janáček's rhapsody for orchestra Taras Bulba on the BBC Radio 3 programme Through the Night. BBC Radio 3
6 Sep 2003 Pavlo Beznosiuk and David Roblou (harpsichord) performing a number of sonatas and toccatas by Marini, Picchi, Castello, Fontana and others - part of the South Bank Centre's Festa Italiana Early Music Weekend. Purcell Room, London
1 Jul 2003 Lisa Beznosiuk with The English Concert in a performance of works by Bach. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
22-29 Jun 2003 Pavel Baransky representing Ukraine in the BBC Singer of the World in Cardiff 2003 competition. St David's Hall, Cardiff
24 May 2003 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing the Hanover Band in a concert of works by J S Bach - part of the St Davids Cathedral Festival. St Davids Cathedral, St Davids
22 May 2003 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing the Hanover Band in a concert of works by Bach - part of the Brighton Festival Fringe. St George's Church, Brighton
22 May 2003 Serhiy Salov in a programme of 18th, 19th and 20th century masterpieces. Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells
14 April 2003 Pavlo Beznosiuk performing the entire cycle of 16 Rosary Sonatas by Heinrich Biber, interspersed with readings. Continuo by Paula Chateauneuf, David Roblou and Richard Tunnicliffe. St John's Smith Square, London
1 Apr 2003 Martin Musical Scholarship Fund Recital by Serhiy Salov, performing works by Bach, Chopin and Stravinsky. Royal Festival Hall, London
29 Mar 2003 A concert of classical guitar music by Galina Vale organised by the Derby Classical Guitar Society. Cedar Park Centre for Music and Arts, Derby
29 Mar 2003 Serhiy Salov - soloist in a concert by the Chiswick Choir and Orchestra, featuring works by Giovanni Gabrieli, Andrea Gabrieli, Monteverdi, Heinrich Schütz and Stravinsky. St Peter's Church, Chiswick, London
28 Mar 2003 John Daszak in the tenor role in a performance of Elgar's The Apostles by the Huddersfield Choral Society with the BCC Philharmonic Orchestra. Town Hall, Huddersfield
1 Mar 2003 Pavlo Beznosiuk with The Academy of Ancient Music in a programme of works by Purcell, Bach, Corelli and J Woolrich. Symphony Hall, Birmingham
28 Feb 2003 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing the Avison Ensemble in the Lunchtime Concert on Radio 3. BBC Radio 3
10 Jan 2003 Pavlo Beznosiuk with the Feinstein Ensemble in a complete performance on period instruments of Bach's set of six Brandenburg Concertos. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
     
Dance
3 - 12 Dec 2003 Ivan Putrov with The Royal Ballet in the world premiere of Qualia by Wayne McGregor. Royal Opera House, London
15, 18 Nov 2003 Ivan Putrov in the role of Sanguinic in the Royal Ballet's production of George Balanchine's The Four Temperaments. Royal Opera House, London
18 Oct, 12 Nov 2003 Ivan Putrov in the role of Solor in the Royal Ballet's production of La Bayadere. Royal Opera House, London
23 - 27 Sep 2003 Oxana Panchenko, formerly of the London City Ballet, with George Piper Dances in a programme of new commissions. Sadler's Wells, London
21 Jul - 9 Aug 2003 Svetlana Zakharova and Leonid Sarafanov in principal roles with the Kirov Ballet on tour in London. Royal Opera House, London
22 - 29 May 2003 Ivan Putrov in the Royal Ballet's production of Frederick Ashton's Scenes de Ballet. Royal Opera House, London
5 - 26 Apr 2003 Ivan Putrov in a Royal Ballet triple bill marking the 10th anniversary of the death of Rudolf Nureyev. Royal Opera House, London
17 Mar - 21 Apr 2003 Ivan Putrov in the lead male role in the Royal Ballet's production of The Sleeping Beauty. Royal Opera House, London
20 Dec 2002 - 10 Jan 2003 Ivan Putrov as the Sugar Plum Fairy's Prince in the Royal Ballet's production of The Nutcracker. Royal Opera House, London
     
Visual arts
27 Sep 2003 - 4 Jan 2004 Exhibition of a series of sketches by Alexander Archipenko made in 1920s Berlin which reveal an artist at the centre of changing modes of representation. City Art Gallery, Leeds
20 Nov - 21 Dec 2003 An oil painting, the abduction of europe, by Ulyana Gumeniuk included in an exhibition of paintings, photography and multimedia entitled the rape of europe. Luke & A Gallery, London
24 Oct - 23 Nov 2003 An exhibition of photographs exploring the social life of Brighton, taken by Ukrainian photographer Boris Mikhailov in his first commission in the UK - part of the Brighton Photo Biennial 2003. Gardner Arts Centre, Brighton
11 Oct - 23 Nov 2003 Work by Stefan Gec shown as part of strangers to ourselves, a contemporary visual arts project on the subjects of migration, identity, dislocation and exile. The Metropole Galleries, Folkestone
23 Sep - 23 Nov 2003 An exhibition of Ukrainian children's art on loan from the National Chornobyl Museum in Kyiv. International Gallery of Children's Art, London
2 - 8 Nov 2003 Exhibition of paintings by Andriy Yalanskyi. Menier Gallery, London
6 Oct - 8 Nov 2003 An exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artists. St David's Hall, Cardiff
25 Oct 2003 An evening of music, poetry and photography featuring Ukrainian-British composer and pianist Alla Sirenko, with guest appearances by harpist Jenny Hill and actor Alan Simpson. Parish Church, Cirencester
28 Jun - 19 Oct 2003 On display in the entrance of the newly refurbished Longside Gallery at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park - a new work by Stefan Gec - Untitled (Apollo-Soyuz Test Project). Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield
14 - 21 Sep 2003 An exhibition of paintings by Grygoriy Shyshko entitled Space, Colour, Expression and Romanticism of Iron Ore Mining Landscapes. Wotton House, Wotton Underwood
5 Jun - 7 Sep 2003 The Tate Modern's first exhibition devoted entirely to photography including pictures by Ukrainian photographer Boris Mikhailov, focusing on the homeless of the Eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv. Tate Modern, London
16 - 22 Mar 2003 Retrospective exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artist Leonid Kudriavtsev. Menier Gallery, London
1 Feb - 8 Mar 2003 Ukrainian composer Alla Sirenko and her opera for children The Golden Penguin featured in an exhibition on life in Eastern Europe through the ages. Gloucester Folk Museum, Gloucester
     
Literature, theatre, film
15 Nov 2003 Screening of a short film from Ukraine: Kompromix, directed by Syrkin Yevagan (part of the 2003 Bradford Animation Festival). National Museum of Photography, Film and Television, Bradford
13 - 20 Jul 2003 Screenings of 7 films by the Ukrainian film director Oleksander Dovzhenko (1894-1956) - Aerohrad, Arsenal, Battle for Soviet Ukraine, Earth, Ivan, Victory on Right-Bank Ukraine and Zvenyhora (part of the 2003 Cambridge Film Festival). Arts Picture House, Cambridge
17 Jul 2003 Screening of Chronicle of the Years of Fire, a film based on a script by Oleksander Dovzhenko made after his death by his wife Yulia Solntseva (part of the 2003 Cambridge Film Festival). Arts Picture House, Cambridge
     
Opera
8 Sep - 4 Dec 2003 UK tour of the Odesa Opera and Ballet Company performing Rigoletto and Madama Butterfly. Various locations
6 Sep 2003 John Daszak as Pierre in a semi-staged performance of Prokofiev's opera War and Peace with the chorus and orchestra of the English National Opera. Royal Albert Hall, London
8 May - 7 Jun 2003 John Daszak, tenor, as Aeneas in The Trojans at Carthage, Part II of Berlioz's The Trojans. English National Opera, London
27 Jan - 27 Feb 2003 John Daszak, tenor, as Aeneas and Pavlo Hunka, bass-baritone, as the Ghost of Hector in The Capture of Troy, Part I of Berlioz's The Trojans. English National Opera, London
23 Jan - 13 Feb 2003 Pavlo Hunka, bass-baritone, as Shaklovity in Mussorgsky's Khovanshchina. English National Opera, London
     
Popular music
21 Nov 2003 A recital by virtuoso accordionist Chango Spasiuk from Argentina. Wilde Theatre, Bracknell
19 Nov 2003 A recital by virtuoso accordionist Chango Spasiuk from Argentina, as part of the 2003 London Jazz Festival. Purcell Room, London
27 Sep 2003 Live performance of The Ukrainians, as part of a Ukrainian season at the 491 Gallery. 491 Gallery and Vertigo Film Club, London
14 - 21 Sep 2003 The band of the Southern Military District of Ukraine (Odesa) in a series of concerts and massed military band spectaculars. Devon, Dorset and Wiltshire
29 Aug 2003 The Ukrainians at the Chapel Allerton Arts Festival 2003. Chapel Allerton, Leeds
8 Jun 2003 Five hours of pop and rock music featuring "Okean Elzy", "Skriabin" and "Druha rika" from Ukraine. Equinox, London
24 May 2003 Olexandr Ponomaryov representing Ukraine in the final of the 2003 Eurovision Song Contest staged in Riga, Latvia. BBC TV and Radio
     
Traditional
15 Nov 2003 An evening of music and song recounting the history of the Ukrainian Cossacks. Presented by the Bulava Chorus, featuring Pavlo Hunka. Shrewsbury School, Shrewsbury
30 Oct - 1 Nov 2003 A series of three concerts featuring the Dnipro (based in the UK) and Vychyvanka (France) joint mixed-voice choir, and a group of instrumentalists from the UK, France and Ukraine. Uppermill, Bury and Nottingham
12 Oct 2003 An evening of music and song recounting the history of the Ukrainian Cossacks. Presented by the Bulava Chorus, featuring Pavlo Hunka. Ukrainian Social Centre, Bradford
26 Sep - 11 Oct 2003 The Kalita Ensemble from Ukraine on tour in the UK with a programme of traditional, contemporary and Christian songs. Various locations
16 - 23 Aug 2003 Ukrainian ritual songs performed at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe by A Mastery of Song. St John's Church Hall, Edinburgh
4 - 9 Aug 2003 The Barvinok youth folk dance group from Vinnytsia, Ukraine at the 2003 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Roxy Art House, Edinburgh
12 Jul 2003 A concert of Ukrainian folk and contemporary music performed by the London-based Podoliany folk group. The Salvation Army Hall - Archway, London
29 Jun 2003 A concert by the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of Detroit, USA, as part of its 85th anniversary European tour. St John's, Smith Square, London
27 Jun 2003 A concert by the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of Detroit, USA, as part of its 85th anniversary European tour. Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
30 Mar - 25 May 2003 The Kiev Singers, a trio of professional singers and musicians from Kyiv, Ukraine, on tour in  the UK with a concert of Ukrainian and other European sacred music and Ukrainian folk songs. Various locations
17 May 2003 An evening of music and song recounting the history of the Ukrainian Cossacks. Presented by the Bulava Chorus, featuring Pavlo Hunka. Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
16-17 Apr 2003 Ukrainian pysanky (Easter eggs) featured in the children's television series Blue Peter. BBC Television
     
Memory
22 Nov - 7 Dec 2003 Exhibition of documents, photographs and memorabilia marking the 70th anniversary of the 1932-33 famine in Ukraine (Holodomor). Shevchenko Library and Archive, London
23 Jan - 22 Mar 2003 Exhibition of documents, photographs, memorabilia and archive film footage relating to Ukraine's path to independence. Shevchenko Library and Archive, London