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Past events — 2006

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Classical music
23 Nov 2006 Recital by Ukrainian pianist Tanya Ursova. Deptford Town Hall, London
15 Nov 2006 Ukrainian violinist Valeriy Sokolov - one of the artists participating in an evening of music and comedy in aid of The Passage, a charity for homeless people. Central Hall Westminster
15 Nov 2006 Alexei Grynyuk (piano) accompanying Ruth Palmer (violin) in a concert featuring works by Shostakovich and Gershwin/Heifetz. University of Bristol
15 Nov 2006 Lunchtime recital by Ricci Foundation nominee Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy (violin) with Caroline Palmer (piano) featuring works by Schubert, Chausson, Brahms, Elgar and Bazzini. St James's Piccadilly, London
10 Nov 2006 Concert by the London Piano Trio (pianist - Olga Dudnik) with vocalist Gia Macuja featuring a mix of popular and classical music. Cadogan Hall, London
25 - 27 Oct 2006 Series of concerts by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra with pianist Lars Vogt and the Ukrainian conductor Kirill Karabits. Poole, Basingstoke, Exeter
20 Oct 2006 Lunchtime recital by Ukrainian pianist Alexander Grynyuk, featuring works by Bach, Mozart and Rachmaninov. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
18 Oct 2006 Recital by Ukrainian bass-baritone Vassily Savenko with Michael Dussek (piano) - a tribute to Shostakovich in his centenary year. Holywell Music Room, Oxford
3 - 15 Oct 2006 Ukrainian pianist Igor Tchetuev with the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra as soloist in a series of concerts around the UK. UK tour
15 Oct 2006 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) in Blast!, a weekend of events focusing on the art and science of woodwind and horn playing, presented by the Royal Northern College of Music and the British Horn Society. Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
14 Oct 2006 Recital by the Stillman Quartet with Ukrainian pianist Serhiy Salov featuring works by Haydn, Shostakovich and Brahms. Heritage Centre, Macclesfield
13 Oct 2006 Concert given by the London Sinfonietta featuring, among other works, two compositions by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov (b. 1937). Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
11 Oct 2006 Recital by the Stillman Quartet with Ukrainian pianist Serhiy Salov. Part of the 2006 Leeds International Concert Season. Leeds College of Music
7 Oct 2006 Recital by Matthew Sharpe (cello/baritone) with Ukrainian pianist Serhiy Salov. Walton Hall, Warrington
24 Sep 2006 Alexei Grynyuk (piano) accompanying Ruth Palmer (violin) in a concert featuring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, Shostakovich and Gershwin/Heifetz. Huntingdon Hall, Worcester
20 Sep 2006 Recital by Ukrainian pianist Serhiy Salov featuring works by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Debussy and Stravinsky. The Minster, Preston
12 - 15 Sep 2006 Ukrainian-born pianist Alexei Koltakov (now an Australian citizen) - among the competitors in the 2006 Leeds International Piano Competition selected to proceed to the Second stage. Great Hall, University of Leeds
6 - 10 Sep 2006 Ukrainian pianists Alexei Koltakov, Serhiy Salov and Anna Tysmayeva - among the competitors in the First stage of the 2006 Leeds International Piano Competition. Great Hall, University of Leeds
10 Sep 2006 Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin), Paula Chateauneuf (chittarone/archlute) and David Roblou (harpsicord/organ) with a programme of works by Biber and his Italian contemporaries. St Mary's Parish Church, Cratfield
5 Sep 2006 Lunchtime concert by Vyacheslav Sidorenko (piano)playing works by Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Liszt. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
5 Aug 2006 Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) with The Academy of Ancient Music in a BBC Proms concert featuring works by Bach and Mozart. Cadogan Hall, London
23 Jul 2006 Concert by Richard May (cello) and Olena Shvetsova (piano) featuring works by Schumann, Beethoven, Fauré and Piazzolla. Magadalen College, Oxford
10 May - 21 Jul 2006 Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) in a series of concerts with the Academy of Ancient Music featuring works by JS Bach, CPE Bach and Telemann. Norwich, Chelmsford, Newbury, York, Oundle
12 Jul 2006 Recital by pianist Sasha Grynyuk featuring works by Schubert, Schumann, Chopin and Rachmaninov - part of the 2006 Ribble Valley International Piano Week. The Centenaries Theatre, Stonyhurst
2 Jul 2006 Vyacheslav Sidorenko (piano), 2006 Sevenoaks Young Musician of the Year - soloist with the Lydian Orchestra in a concert featuring works by Rossini, Beethoven and Mozart. Playhouse, Sevenoaks
30 Jun 2006 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin), Tom Dunn (viola) and Richard Tunnicliffe (cello) performing works by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Gregynog, Tregynon, Newtown
23 Jun 2006 A recital by Robert Atchison (violin) and Ukrainian pianist Olga Dudnik featuring works by Brahms and Beethoven. St Johns Arts & Recreation Centre, Harlow
11 Jun 2006 Concert by Ukrainian pianist Tanya Ursova aboard the River Thames passenger boat New Queen of the Thames, sailing from Runnymede towards Windsor and back. Runnymede
10 Jun 2006 A wine reception, dinner and concert to raise the profile of Slavonic studies and facilitate the teaching of Slavonic languages at Cambridge University. The concert featured Pavlo Hunka, the Bulava Chorus, Valeriy Sokolov, Yevhen Kostrytskyy and Alexander Grynyuk. King's College, Cambridge
8 Jun 2006 A concert by the London Piano Trio (pianist - Olga Dudnik) featuring works by Brahms, Gibbs and Mendelssohn, in aid of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. Cadogan Hall, London
26 May 2006 A concert of chamber music featuring Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy (violin), Tania Mandzy (mezzo-soprano) and others, to celebrate this year's Mozart and Shostakovich anniversaries. The programme includes works by Mozart, Shostakovich and Bach. Guildhall School, London
25 May 2006 A recital by Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy (violin) and Olga Dudnik (piano) featuring works by Leclair, Mozart, Bach, Haydn, Brahms/Kreisler, Bizet/Waxman and the Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk. Guy's Hospital, London
21 May 2006 A recital by Ukrainian pianist Alexei Grynyuk, featuring works by Schubert, Liszt, Rachmaninov, Skryabin and Chopin. Wigmore Hall, London
14 May 2006 A recital by Ukrainian violinist Yevgeniy Kostrytskyy and Lithuanian pianist Evelina Puzaite, featuring works by Bach, Scarlatti, Debussy, Rachmaninov, Mozart, Bizet-Waxman and the Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk. King's College, Cambridge
7 May 2006 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute) directing the Royal Academy of Music Baroque Ensemble in a Sutton House Music Society concert entitled Music for the Sun King, featuring works by Rameau, Couperin and Marais. Sutton House, Hackney, London
3 May 2006 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin), Tom Dunne and Richard Tunnicliffe playing works by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. The King of Hearts, Norwich
2 May 2006 Lisa Beznosiuk (flute), Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin), Tom Dunne and Richard Tunnicliffe playing works by Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. University of Leicester
25 Apr 2006 Concert by Ukrainian pianist Tanya Ursova with the Vilensky String Quartet featuring works by Ukrainian-born composer Nikolai Kapustin. Deptford Town Hall, London
22 Apr 2006 A concert by Ukrainian classical guitarist Galina Vernigora Vale featuring works by Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian, East European and South American composers. King's College, Cambridge
31 Mar 2006 Recital by Ukrainian-born pianist and composer Boris Feiner featuring works by Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Granados, Boris Feiner, Ligeti, Stravinski/Agosti, Schubert and Prokofiev. University of Wales, Bangor
30 Mar 2006 Lunchtime concert given by the British Library and British Museum Singers, featuring Mozart's Mass in C (Coronation Mass) and God is our refuge, as well as sacred works by his Ukrainian contemporaries Dmytro Bortniansky and Maksym Berezovsky. St Pancras Church, London
29 Mar 2006 Recital by Ukrainian-born pianist and composer Boris Feiner featuring works by Bach, Scarlatti, Mozart, Granados, Boris Feiner, Ligeti, Stravinski/Agosti, Schubert and Prokofiev. Oriel Plas Glyn-y-Weddw Arts Centre,  Pwllheli
29 Mar 2006 Recital by Ukrainian violinist Valeriy Sokolov and Svetlana Kosenko (piano), also of Ukraine, featuring works by Beethoven, Prokofiev, Ysaÿe, Saint-Saëns, Dvořák, Bartok and Myroslav Skoryk (Ukraine). Artsworld Channel, Sky TV
25 Mar 2006 Ukrainian-born violinist Michel Gershwin with Paul Gershwin (violin) and the London Musical Arts String Orchestra in a Family Concert to celebrate Mother's Day. St Martin-in-the-Fields, London
17 - 19 Mar 2006 A weekend of chamber music by Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) with The Academy of Ancient Music. The Castle Hotel, Taunton
16 Mar 2006 Tanya Ursova (piano) with the Vilensky String Quartet in a recital featuring works by Schumann, Mendelssohn, Artem Vassiliev and Ukrainian-born Nikolai Kapustin. Wesley's Chapel, London
12 Mar 2006 Tanya Ursova (piano) with the Vilensky String Quartet in a recital featuring works by Schumann, Hugo Wolf and Ukrainian-born Nikolai Kapustin. St Michael's Church, Bray
11 Mar 2006 Valeriy Sokolov - soloist in a performance of Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto by the Finchley Chamber Orchestra Trinity Church, North Finchley, London
1 Mar 2006 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing The Academy of Ancient Music from the violin in a concert featuring works by Bach, Benda, Mozart and Haydn. Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham
28 Feb 2006 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing The Academy of Ancient Music from the violin in a concert featuring works by Bach, Benda, Mozart and Haydn. St John's, Smith Square, London
27 Feb 2006 Pavlo Beznosiuk directing The Academy of Ancient Music from the violin in a concert featuring works by Bach, Benda, Mozart and Haydn. West Road Concert Hall, Cambridge
15, 18 Feb 2006 John Daszak is the tenor soloist in a performance of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde, with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Hall, Birmingham
7 Feb 2006 Recital by Ukrainian pianist Serhiy Salov featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Ravel, Liszt and Chopin. Peel Hall, University of Salford
30 Jan 2006 Alexei Grynyuk (piano) accompanying So-Ock Kim in a recital featuring works by Janácek, Bartók and Beethoven. Wigmore Hall, London
28 Jan 2006 Recital by Ukrainian pianist Serhiy Salov featuring works by Bach, Beethoven, Brahms & Schumann. Sir William Turners Hospital, Kirkleatham
27 Jan 2006 Maxim Rysanov (viola) with the London Mozart Players in a Mozart 250th Birthday concert. St John's, Smith Square, London
14 Jan 2006 Pavlo Beznosiuk (violin) with The Academy of Ancient Music in a concert featuring works by Handel and Telemann. Snape Maltings Concert Hall
9 Jan 2006 Andriy Viytovych (viola) with the Razumovsky Ensemble in a concert featuring works by Mozart, Devienne and Brahms. Wigmore Hall, London
     
Dance
18 Mar 2006 Ivan Putrov in a Royal Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet (music - Sergei Prokofiev, choreography - Kenneth MacMillan). Royal Opera House, London
6 Feb - 8 Mar 2006 Ivan Putrov in a Royal Ballet production of Afternoon of a Faun (music - Claude Debussy, choreography - Jerome Robbins). Royal Opera House, London
26 Jan - 11 Feb 2006 Ivan Putrov as Count Albrecht in a Royal Ballet production of Giselle (music - Adolphe Adam, choreography - Marius Petipa Royal Opera House, London
     
Visual arts
11 Nov - 22 Dec 2006 Exhibition of selected entries for the 2006 Wales Portrait Award, including a portrait by Ulyana Gumeniuk which was awarded the First Prize. National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
10 Oct - 17 Dec 2006 Works by Ukrainian photographer Boris Mikhailov featured in Twilight: Photography in the Magic Hour, an exhibition focusing on eight contemporary artists. Victoria and Albert Museum, London
12 Nov - 10 Dec 2006 All Colours of the World - an exhibition of photography by Ukrainian students at London universities. Shevchenko Library and Archive, London
27 - 29 Nov 2006 Exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artist Andriy Yalanskyi. Lyon & Turnbull, London
25 Oct - 11 Nov 2006 A focus on light and form - exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artist Alex Kosh. Highgate Fine Art, London
2 - 7 Oct 2006 Exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artists Grygoriy Shyshko, Petro Magro, Leonid Kudriavtzev, Anatoliy Kostenko, Roman Shusterman and Evheniy Volobuev. Air Gallery, London
22 Jun - 1 Oct 2006 Kandinsky - The Path to Abstraction 1908-1922. An exhibition of over 50 paintings and 30 works on paper by avant-garde artist Wassily Kandinsky. Tate Modern, London
15 Jul - 3 Sep 2006 Exhibition of selected entries for the 2006 Wales Portrait Award, including a portrait by Ulyana Gumeniuk which was awarded the First Prize. Williamson Museum and Art Gallery, Birkenhead
5 - 26 August 2006 Exhibition of works by Andriy Yalanskyi - part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. David Young Gallery, Edinburgh
26 Apr - 26 May 2006 An exhibition of photographs, hitherto secret documents and eye-witness accounts relating to the disaster at the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine which occurred on 26 April 1986. Shevchenko Library and Archive, London
13 Apr - 5 May 2006 Painting the Ukrainian Landscape - exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artist Grygoriy Shyshko. Chambers Gallery, London
17 - 23 Apr 2006 Exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artist Serhiy Savchenko. Gallery 54, London
1 - 6 Apr 2006 An exhibition of beaded icons by Oksana Ivanochko of Ukraine, one of a small number of artists who have revived this ancient form of Ukrainian art. Shevchenko Library and Archive,  London
27 Mar - 1 Apr 2006 An exhibition of impressionist paintings focusing on light, by Ukrainian artists Andriy Yalanskyi, Mychailo Kokin, Anatoliy Kostenko, Mykola Yakovenko, Olena Yakovenko, Panas Tytenko and Oksana Tytenko. Gallery 27,  London
2 - 28 Feb 2006 Exhibition of paintings by Ukrainian artist Yuri Yegorov (born 1926), a member of the Odesa Group. The Chambers Gallery,  London
     
Literature, theatre, film
8 Dec 2006 Launch of a book by Ukrainian/British composer and writer Alla Sirenko inspired by her opera for children The Golden Penguin. Association of Ukrainians, London
23 Nov 2006 Screening of Harvest of Despair - The Forgotten Holocaust, a documentary film about the 1932-33 terror famine in Ukraine. St Antony's College, Oxford
16 Nov 2006 The Cossacks - Screening of a series of short cartoon films, created by Volodymyr Dakhno, about the Ukrainian Cossacks and their adventures. King's College, Cambridge
25 Oct 2006 Paperworld - a show by the Mimirichi troupe from Ukraine, combining mime, clowning and slapstick. The Corn Exchange, Newbury
24 Oct 2006 The Undefeated - a film by Oles Yanchuk based on the true story of Roman Shukhevych, commander of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army which fought the Nazis and the Soviets during and in the aftermath of the Second World War. St Antony's College, Oxford
22 Oct 2006 Plastic Life - a show by the Mimirichi troupe from Ukraine, combining clowning, music and philosophy including physical comedy, pantomime and improvisation. Ukrainian Community Centre, Coventry
21 Oct 2006 Paperworld - a show by the Mimirichi troupe from Ukraine, combining mime, clowning and slapstick. Gulbenkian Theatre, Canterbury
30 Sep 2006 One of the films at the 2006 Hull International Short Film Festival - Zlydni, a Ukrainian fairy tale of evil forces bringing misery on some helpless homeowners, made by Ukrainian director Stepan Koval. Queen Victoria Square, Hull
4 - 28 Aug 2006 Antipigmalion and others - action painting performed by Gennady Gutgarts of Ukraine - part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. C Central, Edinburgh
17 - 28 Aug 2006 When We Were Gods - a captivating Ukrainian legend about gods who mysteriously gave up their super powers and became ordinary people. A fusion of live musical improvisation and visual extravaganza with challenging physical artistry performed by the Kyiv-based NovaRasa experimental theatre company. Part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Hill Street Theatre, Edinburgh
9 Jun 2006 An evening of poetry readings and reminiscences by Vera Rich to mark her golden jubilee as a translator of Ukrainian and other literature. St Antony's College, Oxford
30 May 2006 Radiophobia - An award-winning film by Julio Soto (Spain) examining the 1996 Chornobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine and its consequences 20 years on, from the perspective of a group of survivors and people who were on duty at the plant at the time of the accident. St Antony's College, Oxford
23 May 2006 Marina Lewycka, author of best-selling novel A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, with writers Jane Smiley and Gautam Malkani in a discussion on getting published and their inspirations as readers and writers. Purcell Room, London
21 May 2006 The Manifold Voices live poetry team in their new multimedia presentation The Wormwood Star, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 1986 Chornobyl nuclear disaster. Association of Ukrainians, London
9 Apr 2006 My Nikifor. A film by Krzystof Krauze (Poland, 2004). The true story of Nikifor, one of the world's greatest naïve painters who was eventually feted by some of the top galleries in the world. Coronet Cinema, London
8 Apr 2006 Borderland - Ukraine and the Rebirth of Democracy. A 90-minute documentary film by Paul Tremblay (USA) of Alaya Productions, in which the historical background to the 2004 Orange Revolution in Ukraine is combined with a detailed analysis of the events by their participants and observers. Ukrainian Community Centre, Coventry
2 Apr 2006 Dwarfs go to Ukraine - A film by Miroslaw Dembiński (Poland, 2005). Part of the 4th Polish Film Festival in London. Riverside Studios, London
14 Mar 2006 Launch of An Orange Revolution, a book by British-Ukrainian journalist Askold Krushelnycky. Frontline Club, London
13 Mar 2006 Natalka Bilotserkivets reading her own poetry (in Ukrainian and English). Christ's College, Cambridge
28 Jan 2006 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. King's College, Cambridge
     
Opera
11 Nov - 6 Dec 2006 Vassily Gerello sings the role of Count Tomsky in a Royal Opera production of Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky. Royal Opera House, London
2 - 8 Nov 2006 Tania Mandzy (mezzo-soprano) in a Guildhall School Opera Department production of Hindemith's The Long Christmas Dinner and Berkeley's A Dinner Engagement. Guildhall School Theatre, London
30 Sep - 17 Oct 2006 John Daszak as Zinovy Ismailov in a Royal Opera production of Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk by Dmitry Shostakovich. Royal Opera House, London
1 Oct 2006 John Daszak (tenor) - one of several opera singers taking part in Horses in Harmony, a charity concert in aid of the Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre. Wormwood Scrubs Pony Centre, London
23 Jul - 25 Aug 2006 Pavel Baransky (baritone) as Brother Chartreuse / 2nd Masker in the Glyndebourne Festival Opera production of Betrothal in a Monastery by Prokofiev. Glyndebourne Festival Opera House
22, 24 Aug 2006 Ukrainian bass Anatoli Kotscherga as Kochubei in a staged production of Tchaikovsky's opera Mazeppa by the Opéra National de Lyon at the 2006 Edinburgh Festival. Edinburgh Festival Theatre
7 - 12 Aug 2006 The opera company of Lviv in Western Ukraine performing the operetta Zaporozhets za Dunaiem (A Cossack on the Danube) by the Ukrainian composer Semen Hulak-Artemovskyi - part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Greenside, Edinburgh
18 Feb - 24 Jun 2006 UK tour of the Odesa Opera and Ballet Company (orchestra, conductor Yarema Skibinsky and some soloists) and the Chisinau National Opera of Moldova jointly performing La Boheme and Rigoletto. UK tour
     
Popular music
2 Dec 2006 Live performance by The Ukrainians. Ukrainian Club, Ashton-u-Lyne
24 Sep 2006 Live performance by The Ukrainians at Equinox Fayre. Bodmin Moor
23 Sep 2006 Live performance by The Ukrainians. Ukrainian Social Club, Nottingham
12 Aug 2006 Live performance by The Ukrainians at the Endorse-It In-Dorset 2006 festival. Sixpenny Handley, Dorset
9 Jul 2006 Live performance by The Ukrainians at the 2006 Polesden Lacey Festival. Polesden Lacey, Great Bookham
20 May 2006 Tina Karol representing Ukraine in the final of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest in Athens. BBC One and BBC Radio 2
     
Traditional
28 Oct - 23 Nov 2006 The Boyan Ensemble of Kyiv, drawn from the Revutsky State Male Voice Choir, on tour in the UK for the 15th consecutive year with a programme of Eastern rite sacred music and Ukrainian folk songs. UK tour
8 Oct 2006 A programme of Ukrainian choral music, ranging from sacred works to folk songs, presented by the UK-based Bulava Chorus. Ukrainian Community Centre, Bradford
2 Aug 2006 Lunchtime concert by accordionists Igor Sayenko and Oleksiy Kolomiets from Ukraine. Emmanuel United Reformed Church, Cambridge
15 Jul 2006 A concert by the 'Ray of Hope' Choir of the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of London, part of the "Open the Doors: Festival of Faith" organised by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Westminster. Church of St Thomas More, Knebworth
5 - 7 Apr 2006 Three-day workshop exploring the "mythology of voice" presented by Natalka Polovynka from Ukraine. Aberystwyth Arts Centre
6 Apr 2006 Concert for voice and performer, by Natalka Polovynka with Sergiy Kovalevich -  sacred songs of ancient Ukraine, Ukrainian folk songs, baroque chants and classical romances. Aberystwyth Arts Centre
16 Mar 2006 Reading-based Metelyk Ukrainian folk song, music and dance ensemble appearing in a show hosted by the Mandolinquents mandolin quartet. New Greenham Arts, Newbury