“The Music of Giya Kancheli”: Anniversary Concert

May 14, 2015, Kyiv. Mykola Lysenko Column Hall.

Concert dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the outstanding composer Giya Kancheli and Europe Day.

Program: "Lulling the sun" ("Lullaby of the sun"), "Amao Omi" ("War is madness"), "Night prayers" ("Night prayers") from the cycle "Life without Christmas", "A Little Daneliade" ("Little Daneliade") by Giya Kancheli and the traditional greeting "Many summers".

On stage: Chamber Choir "Kyiv" (conductor - Mykola Hobdych), Kyiv Saxophonist Quartet (Yuriy Vasylevich, Mykhailo Mymryk, Oleksandr Moskalenko, Serhiy Gdansky), Kyiv Chamber Orchestra (conductor - Roman Kofman).

Reference: Giya Kancheli is an outstanding Georgian composer, author of symphonic, theatrical and film music (“White Stones”, “Mimino”, “Kin-dza-dza!”). His style combines Georgian musical traditions with avant-garde and postmodernist searches, which made him one of the most important symphonists of the 20th century. He condemned Russia’s aggressive policy towards Georgia and Ukraine.