The concept of Fin du siècle resonates with our current times, much like the closing of the 19th century, where people lived in uncertainty. Back then, amid the conditions of human degeneration, pessimism, and decadence, there was also a resurgence of values — a revival of the capacity to feel deeply and a renewed sense of hope. Today, we find ourselves in a similar moment, where despite the surrounding darkness, the potential for rebirth and the reawakening of the human spirit remain. Where once these themes emerged at the end of the century, today, just a quarter of that time is enough.

Borys Liatoshynskyi
From Three Preludes op. 38 on the Taras Shevchenko’s poetries
1. Andante sostenuto

Maurice Ravel Valses nobles et sentimentales

Mykhailo Chedryk Moments for piano 

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis

The Sea  Cycle of small landscapes 

Prelude in G minor (Sanctus Deus) VL 343 

Prelude in D minor VL 344 

Borys Liatoshynskyi

From Three Preludes op. 38 on the Taras Shevchenko’s poetries 

3. Moderato con moto e sempre ben ritmico

Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Prelude in B Minor VL 182a 

M. Ravel Cinq Mélodies populaires grecques
K. Stetsenko Ascoltando la primavera
H. Alchevskyi L’anima è un mughetto tenero
H. Alchevskyi Non guardare la luna in primavera
G. Fauré Mandoline da Cinq Mélodies, op. 58
G. Fauré Les berceaux da Trois Mélodies, op. 23
B. Liatoshynskyi frammenti da Trois préludes, op. 38
L. Dychko Sulla barca
L. Dychko Il melo
L. Dychko Tu vuoi che ammali la selva?
B. Liatoshynskyi Antico da Tre arie su poesie di poeti cinesi, op. 17
C. Debussy “Chevaux de bois”, “Green” da Ariettes oubliées, L 60
G. Fauré Au bord de l’eau da Trois Mélodies, op. 8
G. Fauré Notre Amour da Trois Mélodies, op. 23

Roads of sound that unite Europe. The roads, the paths, the streets—the lines that unite people, cities, and countries. I invite you to join me on a musical journey through Europe. During the evening donation to Casa Ucraina were open —a shelter for women fleeing war.

A classical music concert performed by pianist Anastasia Stovbyr will delight Museum Square with the sounds of 

Beethoven, Kurtag, Shmurak, Vyshynsky and Silvestrov.

Each piece will open with poems and prose by Lidia Liberman: 

Rilke, Natalia Ginzburg, Saint-Exupéry, Oksana Stomina, a poet from Mariupol, and Anna Gin, from Kharkhiv.