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Past events — 2004

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

Classical music
31 Dec 2004 John Daszak - tenor soloist with the London Concert Orchestra in a concert featuring a selection of popular classical works. Symphony Hall, Birmingham
1 Dec 2004 Alexei Grynyuk (piano) accompanying Ruth Palmer (violin) in a concert featuring works by Bach, Ravel, Beethoven and Janáček. Kelly College, Tavistock
30 Nov 2004 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing The Academy of Ancient Music from the violin in a concert featuring works by Zelenka, Vivaldi, Biber, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies and Alberti. St. John's, Smith Square, London
27 Nov 2004 Petro Wychrij - tenor soloist with the Pershore Choral and the West Midlands Sinfonia in Fauré's Requiem and Haydn's Nelson Mass. Pershore Abbey, Pershore
30 Oct - 23 Nov 2004 The Boyan Ensemble of Kyiv, drawn from the Revutsky State Male Voice Choir, touring the UK for the 13th consecutive year with a programme of Eastern rite sacred music and Ukrainian folk songs. UK tour
7 Nov 2004 Serhiy Salov - soloist in Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor in a concert given by the Airedale Symphony Orchestra. King's Hall, Ilkley
4 Nov 2004 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) - soloist in a performance of the Flute Concerto in G by Johann Joachim Quantz. Part of a concert by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
11 Aug 2004 John Daszak - tenor soloist in Janacek's The Eternal Gospel with the London Philharmonic Choir and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Royal Albert Hall, London (and BBC R3)
24 Jul - 3 Aug 2004 Among the 25 pre-selected competitors at the first Benjamin Britten International Violin Competition - Maxim Brylinsky and Ksenia Moroz of Ukraine. Maxim Brylinsky was awarded the second prize. London
13 Jul 2004 A programme of sacred and secular works by Ukrainian and other European composers and Ukrainian folk songs, performed by the Mriya choir of Lviv, Ukraine. Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, London
11 Jul 2004 A programme of sacred and secular works by Ukrainian and other European composers and Ukrainian folk songs, performed by the Mriya choir of Lviv, Ukraine and the Vocal Expressions choir of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield
4 Jul 2004 A recital by Ukrainian-American pianist Roman Rudnytsky. The Chapel, Norwich
2 Jul 2004 A concert by Ukrainian-American pianist Roman Rudnytsky featuring works by Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Ravel, Liszt, Chopin, Gershwin, Debussy and Sousa/Horowitz. St Mary's Church, Mildenhall
2 Jul 2004 A concert by Ukrainian-American pianist Roman Rudnytsky. The Swan Hotel, Southwold, Suffolk
29 Jun 2004 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) - soloist in a concert by The English Concert featuring works by Mozart. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
25 Jun 2004 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing the Academy of Ancient Music from the violin in a concert featuring works by Zelenka, Biber and Vivaldi. Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
23 Jun 2004 A recital by violinist Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy and pianist Alexander Grynyuk of Ukraine, and pianist Caroline Palmer, featuring works by Bach, Brahms and Bizet-Waxman. Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
7 Jun 2004 A piano recital by Ukrainian pianist Alexei Grynyuk, featuring works by Clementi, Schubert, Liszt, Poulenc and Rachmaninov. Purcell Room, London
24 May 2004 The overture to Le fils rival, an opera written in 1787 by the Ukrainian composer Dmytro Bortniansky - the first of three works in a concert by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
13 May 2004 A classical guitar concert by Galina Vale. Bolton Institute, Bolton
4 May 2004 Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) performing the entire cycle of 16 Mystery (or Rosary) Sonatas by Heinrich Biber, interspersed with readings - narrated by Timothy West. Continuo by Paula Chateauneuf (chitarrone and archlute), David Roblou (harpsichord and organ) and Richard Tunnicliffe (viola da gamba). St. John's, Smith Square, London
30 Apr 2004 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) - soloist in a concert by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment featuring works by JS Bach, Benda and Vivaldi. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
28 April 2004 A classical guitar recital by Galina Vale. The Platform, Morecambe
24 Apr 2004 A classical guitar recital by Galina Vale, including works by Brahms, Albeniz, de Falla, de Lucia and others. Holy Trinity Church, Warrington
21 Apr 2004 A recital by Evgeny Soifertis comprising works by Chopin (24 Preludes), Rachmaninov (Sonata No 2), Glinka (2 Mazurkas) and Liszt (Spanish Rhapsody). Sir William Turner's Almshouses, Redcar
19 Apr 2004 A recital by Evgeny Soifertis, organised by the Hartlepool Music Society. Town Hall Theatre, Hartlepool
25 Mar - 4 Apr 2004 Among the competitors in the 2004 Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists - Valeriy Sokolov of Ukraine, selected for the Senior Semi-Finals. Royal Academy of Music, London
26 Mar 2004 Ukrainian pianist Serhiy Salov with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of works by Beethoven. King George's Hall, Blackburn
2 Mar 2004 Ukrainian pianist Olena Shvetsova-Van Eker playing works by Brahms and Rachmaninov. Winchester Cathedral
1 Mar 2004 A recital by violinists Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy and Tatyana Bysheva of Kyiv, Ukraine, with Emma Stansfield (viola) and Otalis Silva Neto (cello). Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London
25 Feb 2004 A classical guitar recital by Galina Vale, including works by Liszt, Paganini, de Falla, Rak and Mozart University of Leicester
14 - 22 Feb 2004 Theodore Kuchar, Artistic and Principal Director of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, conducting the Berlin Symphony in the second half of the orchestra's UK tour. UK tour
18 Feb 2004 Evgeny Soifertis playing works by Glinka, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Rachmaninov, Chopin and Liszt in a recital organised by the Biggar Music Club. Municipal Hall, Biggar
14 Feb 2004 Evgeny Soifertis playing works by Chimarosa, Granados, Chopin and  Rachmaninov in a recital organised by the Rochdale Music Society. Gracie Fields Theatre, Rochdale
7 Feb 2004 Ukrainian pianist Olena Shvetsova-Van Eker playing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the Bristol Music Club Orchestra. St George's Bristol
18 Jan 2004 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing the Academy of Ancient Music from the violin in a concert featuring works by Vivaldi, Albinoni and CPE Bach. Civic Theatre, Chelmsford
9 Jan 2004 Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) with the Feinstein Ensemble in a complete performance on period instruments of JS Bach's set of six Brandenburg Concertos. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
     
Dance
20, 23 Dec 2004 Ivan Putrov dances in The Royal Ballet's staging of Frederick Ashton's Cinderella. Royal Opera House, London
17, 25 Nov 2004 Ivan Putrov in The Royal Ballet's staging of Frederick Ashton's Scenes de Ballet. Royal Opera House, London
22 Oct - 8 Nov 2004 Ivan Putrov in The Royal Ballet's staging of Kenneth MacMillan's Requiem. Royal Opera House, London
8 Oct 2004 An interview with Ivan Putrov - part of the Theatre Museum's 'Balcony on the West End' series. Theatre Museum, London
9 Mar - 16 Jul 2004 Oxana Panchenko, formerly of the London City Ballet, with George Piper Dances in the company's Spring 2004 UK tour. UK tour
28 May - 18 Jun 2004 Ivan Putrov as Lensky in The Royal Ballet's staging of Onegin (music - Tchaikovsky, choreography - John Cranko). Royal Opera House, London
10, 18, 25 May 2004 Ivan Putrov in the title role in The Royal Ballet's staging of Le Spectre de la Rose (music - Weber, choreography - Fokine). Royal Opera House, London
7 - 13 Mar 2004 Ivan Putrov as Prince Désiré in The Royal Ballet's staging of The Sleeping Beauty (music - Tchaikovsky, choreography - Petipa). Royal Opera House, London
4, 21, 25 Feb 2004 Ivan Putrov in the title role in The Royal Ballet's staging of The Prodigal Son (music - Prokofiev, choreography - George Balanchine). Royal Opera House, London
28, 29 Jan, 19 Feb 2004 Ivan Putrov with The Royal Ballet in Symphony in C (music - Georges Bizet, choreography - George Balanchine). Royal Opera House, London
19, 23, 27 Jan 2004 Ivan Putrov as Count Albrecht in Giselle with The Royal Ballet. Royal Opera House, London
     
Visual arts
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
18 Oct - 18 Dec 2004 An exhibition of works by Stefan Gec, whose work focuses on technology and the ways that machines like submarines, satellites and space stations may reveal and illuminate the social, political and cultural contexts that brought them into being. Annely Juda Fine Art, London
1 - 3 Oct 2004 Psi-Art (psychotronic art) works by Andre Sidersky of Ukraine on show on the Danusha Fine Arts stand (Stand C15) at the On the Wall 2004 art fair. Olympia, London
17 Jun - 19 Sep 2004 A work by Ukrainian artist Ulyana Gumeniuk, winner of the 2003 BP Travel Award, at the BP Portrait Award 2004 exhibition National Porttrait Gallery, London
18 - 24 Aug 2004 An exhibition of oil paintings by Andriy Yalanskyi, Panas Tytenko and Petro Magro. The Gallery, Shepherd Market, London
10 - 25 Jul 2004 Step to the Sun - Exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artist Dmytro Dobrovolsky. Holland Park, London
5 - 17 Jul 2004 Exhibition of paintings by contemporary Ukrainian artists Elena Samoilik, Sergei Savchenko and Georgiy Zaichenko, from the private collection of Natalia Zadorozhna of Donetsk, Ukraine. Menier Gallery, London
28 Jun - 4 Jul 2004 Exhibition of paintings by contemporary Ukrainian artists Elena Samoilik, Sergei Savchenko and Georgiy Zaichenko, from the private collection of Natalia Zadorozhna of Donetsk, Ukraine. Gallery 27, London
23 - 30 May 2004 Strong and Smooth - an exhibition of avant-garde and pastel paintings. Wotton House, Wotton Underwood, Aylesbury
6 Mar - 3 Apr 2004 An exhibition of figurative, landscape and still-life oil paintings by various Ukrainian artists (1950-2000). Hanover Fine Arts, Edinburgh
22 - 27 Mar 2004 An exhibition of contemporary Ukrainian tapestries. Menier Gallery, London
6 - 18 Mar 2004 An exhibition of a series of oil paintings by Andriy Yalanskyi entitled View From My Garden and contemporary Ukrainian tapestries by Olena and Olexandr Medynskyi. Wotton House, Wotton Underwood, Aylesbury
6 - 29 Feb 2004 An exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artists. St Anne's Church, Limehouse, London
15 Jan - 12 Feb 2004 An exhibition of oil paintings by Ukrainian artists Andriy Yalanskyi and Panas Tytenko entitled "Sunny World". Avantgarde Gallery, London
12 Dec 2003 - 8 Feb 2004 An exhibition of models of sculptures proposed by six shortlisted artists for display on the Fourth Plinth in London's Trafalgar Square - including a work by Stefan Gec. National Gallery, London
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
     
Literature, theatre, film
23 Oct 2004 A screening of the silent film Zemlia (Earth) made by Ukrainian film director Oleksander Dovzhenko, with a live choral accompaniment by members of Naked Voices and the Gasworks Choir. The Michael Tippett Centre, Bath Spa University College, Bath
29 Sep - 1 Oct 2004 Deadstock - A play by Steven Dykes about pain, isolation and escape, inspired in part by the plight of Eastern European migrants in the UK and featuring the character of Andriy, a Ukrainian illegal migrant worker. Rose Bruford College, Sidcup
4 - 29 Aug 2004 Ukrainian slapstick comedy at the 2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe - presented by the Mimirichi comedy theatre group from Ukraine. Pod Deco, Edinburgh
2 Jun 2004 Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov, author of Death and the Penguin and Penguin Lost, in discussion with Misha Glenny, former BBC Central Europe Correspondent. Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
23 May 2004 A screening of the silent film Zemlia (Earth) made by Ukrainian film director Oleksander Dovzhenko. Barbican Centre, London
12 Mar 2004 States of Violence - Rehearsed readings of three specially commissioned short plays responding to the subject of violence, including What do you want, a Ukrainian God? by Natalia Vorozhbit of Ukraine. Translated by Leila Rejali. Jerwood Theatre Downstairs, Royal Court, London
25 Feb 2004 Ukrainian poet Marjana Gaponenko reading her works (in German, with English translations read by University of Buckingham students). University of Buckingham
     
Opera
24 Sep - 11 Dec 2004 Olga Mykytenko, soprano, as Liu a series of performances of Puccini's Turandot by the Welsh National Opera. UK tour
9 Nov 2004 John Daszak as Kong in the semi-staged London premiere of Harrison Birtwistle's opera The Second Mrs Kong with the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Royal Festival Hall, London
24 Sep - 5 Oct 2004 John Daszak, tenor, as Aeneas in Berlioz's The Trojans. English National Opera, London
23 Sep 2004 Vassily Savenko, bass-baritone, as Ebbn Hakia in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Iolanta by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus. Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
20, 28 Aug 2004 Ukrainian soprano Alla Kravchuk as Mélisande in the Hanover State Opera's staged performance of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande at the 2004 Edinburgh International Festival. Edinburgh Festival Theatre
10 - 17 Jul 2004 Maria Guleghina, soprano, in the title role in Puccini's Tosca. Royal Opera House, London
10 Jun - 6 July 2004 Vassily Savenko, bass-baritone, as Prince Nikita in a Grange Park Opera production of The Enchantress by Tchaikovsky. The Grange, Alresford
21 May - 12 Jun 2004 John Daszak as Count Elemer with The Royal Opera in a new production of Arabella by Richard Strauss. Royal Opera House, London
10 - 20 Feb 2004 John Daszak as Antonio with The Royal Opera in the world premiere of The Tempest by Thomas Adès. Royal Opera House, London
     
Popular music
30 Nov 2004 Yanka Kozir's Orchestra representing Ukraine in the World Final of the 2004 Global Battle of the Bands. The Astoria, London
10 Oct 2004 Concert by The Ukrainians, whose music is a mix of contemporary Western and traditional Ukrainian styles, reflecting the cultural and ethnic backgrounds of the group's members. The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge
22 Jul - 5 Aug 2004 Concerts by The Ukrainians - part of the group's 2004 tour promoting their new album Istoriya - The Best of the Ukrainians. Various locations
29 May 2004 Concert by The Ukrainians - part of the group's 2004 tour promoting their new album Istoriya - The Best of the Ukrainians. South Street Arts Centre, Reading
15 May 2004 Ruslana representing Ukraine in the final of the 2004 Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul, Turkey. BBC One and Radio 2
17 Apr 2004 Concert by The Ukrainians to launch the group's new album Istoriya. London Ukrainian Club
16 Apr 2004 Concert by The Ukrainians - part of the group's Istoriya tour 2004. The Marshall's Bar, Hebden Bridge
     
Traditional
26 Oct - 11 Dec 2004 UK tour by the Kiev Concert Players, a trio of musicians from Ukraine, performing sacred works by Ukrainian and other European composers as well as Ukrainian folk songs. UK tour
30 Oct - 23 Nov 2004 The Boyan Ensemble of Kyiv, drawn from the Revutsky State Male Voice Choir, touring the UK for the 13th consecutive year with a programme of Eastern rite sacred music and Ukrainian folk songs. UK tour
10 Nov 2004 A concert by the Boyan Ensemble of Kyiv during a promotional event featuring Ukrainian tourism companies. Association of Ukrainians - London Branch
16 - 28 Aug 2004 A trio of Ukrainian musicians, Volodymyr Pankiv, Ivan Schmihelskyy and Vadim Ocheretyanyy, performing Polish, Ukrainian, Russian, Yiddish and Bessarabian folk music at the 2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. David Young Gallery, Edinburgh
23 Aug 2004 A concert of mainly Ukrainian traditional folk music given by Loubistok, a group of five female musicians and singers from Lviv, Ukraine. Part of the 2004 Arundel Festival. St Nicholas Parish Church, Arundel
15 - 21 Aug 2004 The Barvinok youth folk dance group from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, at the 2004 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Adam House, Edinburgh
7 - 14 Aug 2004 The Svitanok children's folk music and dance group from Ukraine at the Alnwick International Music Festival. Playhouse, Alnwick
13 Jul 2004 A programme of sacred and secular works by Ukrainian and other European composers and Ukrainian folk songs, performed by the Mriya choir of Lviv, Ukraine. Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, London
11 Jul 2004 A programme of sacred and secular works by Ukrainian and other European composers and Ukrainian folk songs, performed by the Mriya choir of Lviv, Ukraine and the Vocal Expressions choir of Holmfirth, West Yorkshire. St Paul's Hall, Huddersfield
6 - 11 Jul 2004 Ukrainian ensembles in the 2004 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod: Orlyk folk dance ensemble from Manchester (10 July); Mriya choir from Lviv, Ukraine (9, 10 July) Llangollen
6 Jul 2004 A concert of Ukrainian traditional folk music by young music school students from Irshava, Western Ukraine, together with popular classics, contemporary music and show songs by young members of St Barnabas Church. St Barnabas Church, Woodford Green
30 May 2004 The British-based Metelyk ensemble in a concert featuring dance groups from various countries - part of the MacLennan Scottish Group's 23rd International Folkdance Festival. Langley Park Boys' School, Beckenham
31 Mar - 2 Apr 2004 Ukrainian singer Mariana Sadowska conducting workshops entitled Songs of Ritual as part of the Giving Voice 2004 festival organised by the Centre for Performance Research. Parry-Williams Building,  Aberystwyth
25 Mar 2004 An evening of Ukrainian traditional folk song, music and dance by the British-based Metelyk ensemble, celebrating its 25th anniversary. The Horseshoe, London
5 Mar 2004 A concert of sacred music and folk songs with instrumental accompaniment performed by the Kiev Concert Players, a trio of musicians from Ukraine. St Benedict's Parish Church, Northampton
24 Jan 2004 A concert celebrating the 25th anniversay of the Czuplak Ukrainian Folk Dancers and Musicians. Featuring also the Bulava Chorus. Playhouse, Nottingham