Kyiv musical avant-garde: from 1966 to 2016

December 26, 2016, Kyiv. The plot of "News of Culture" is dedicated to the reconstruction of the historical concert of 1966 at the National Philharmonic of Ukraine. Half a century ago, the works of the composers of the "Kyiv Avant-Garde" Valentin Sylvestrov and Leonid Grabovsky were presented to a wide audience for the first time on this stage, along with the compositions of Ukrainian and European modernists. After 50 years, Ukrainian musicians decided to recreate the concert program prepared at one time by Leonid Grabovsky.

In the video: rehearsal of musicians on the eve of the concert, preparation for the performance of works and discussion of the program.

Commenting: pianist Yevhen Gromov, violinist Andriy Pavlov, composer, representative of "Kyiv Avant-Garde" Leonid Grabovskyi, director and producer of the concert Serhiy Proskurnya.

Journalist Olena Tsarenko and Daria Ivanchuk worked on the plot.