Remembering Ukrainian Classical Music: A Performance by Pavlo Gintov

Описание: Acclaimed pianist Pavlo Gintov presents a performance of Ukrainian classical music spanning the oeuvres of five Ukrainian composers, accompanied by reflections on their lives. This talk was held in the Vernick Auditorium at the Museum of International Folk Art on April 27, 2025 in honor of the closing of "Amidst Cries from the Rubble: Art of Loss and Resilience from Ukraine".

Program: Serhiy Bortkiewicz, 1877–1952, "The Rocks of Uch-Kosh" from "Crimean Sketches, op. 8" | Theodore Akimenko, 1878–1945, "Two Fantastic Sketches, op. 33" | Viktor Kosenko, 1896–1938, "Sarabande", "Courante" | Oleg Bezborodko, b. 1973, "Contra spem spero!" (Variation on Anton Diabelli’s "Waltz", 2022) | Myroslav Skoryk, 1938–2020, "Melody", "Burlesque"

Pianist Pavlo Gintov has been praised as “a poet of the keyboard” (Illinois Entertainer), a “musical storyteller” (Shikoku News, Japan), and “a fantastic pianist and extraordinary artist” (Fanfare Magazine). He made his debut at the Kyiv Philharmonic Hall at age 12 and has since toured extensively across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States, performing on renowned stages such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Berlin Philharmonic Hall, and Teatro Verdi Nazionale in Milan. Gintov holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, where he studied with Nina Svetlanova.

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"Amidst Cries from the Rubble" and its related programming are made possible through generous funding from the International Folk Art Foundation, Friends of Folk Art, and donors to the Museum of New Mexico Exhibition Development Fund, including Mark Naylor and Dale Gunn, Gwenn and Eivind Djupedal, Rosalind Doherty, Barbara Forslund, and David Vogel and Larry Fulton, in addition to the Gale Family Foundation and TOKo Santa Fe.