The campaign has been set up to cover urgent travel, rehearsal and logistical costs for the cross-cultural collaboration to begin on 16 November
A British Baroque delegation will travel to Lviv, Ukraine on 16 November to work on a project that aims to build a cultural bridge between the UK and Ukraine.
As part of the Lviv Early Music Festival, three UK period-instrument musicians – violinist/violist Pavlo Beznosiuk, viola da gambist/cellist Emily Ashton and harpsichordist David Wright – will work with Ukrainian-British mezzo soprano Anna Starushkevych and members of the National Philharmonic’s early music ensemble, Terra Barocca.
The artists will rehearse intensively ahead of a performance on 22 November, and will additionally hold an open rehearsal day for Lviv music students interested in Baroque style and historical instruments.
The project will provide an opportunity for international cultural exchange at a time when such collaboration remains limited. A fundraising campaign has been set up to cover urgent travel, rehearsal and logistical costs, prompted by the reality that Ukraine remains a war zone.
’In the country where historical instruments are still rare, and musicians – especially men – are severely limited in their access to in-person training due to wartime international travel restrictions, this collaboration will inspire, educate, and help lay the foundations for a vibrant future for the Baroque scene,’ says Starushkevych.
The fundraiser aims to raise £7,500. So far, it has raised £2,650, or 35 per cent of its target. View the fundraiser here.
The project is supported by the non-profit organisation, Music Will Save the World, Lviv National Philharmonic and John Mc Munn, chief executive of Academy of Ancient Music.
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