The exile orchestra MRIYA bid farewell to this moving year with a spectacular orchestral concert. A completely new program was prepared for Die Glocke, featuring renowned soloists once again. The concert garnered significant media attention, and critics praised the orchestra’s high quality, even six months after its founding. As with their debut performance in Berlin, …
An exceptional host invited the MRIYA quartet this time: Olaf Scholz and the SPE brought the string quartet to the SPE Congress “With Courage. For Europe.” During the event, Frans Timmermans highlighted and praised the courage of the Ukrainian musicians in his speech before their performance. The quartet moved the audience to a standing ovation, …
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As a special guest for the closing of the symposium on the future of music education, featuring specialists from across Europe, the MRIYA quartet was once again invited to the Elbphilharmonie. The event included an on-stage discussion with the musicians.
“Listening 2 Times” The string quartet participated in the first concert of the new season of the innovative “Listening 2 Times” format by the Körber Foundation. In this concept, a usually lesser-known composer is introduced, performed without commentary, then discussed and analyzed in detail, and finally played again — often offering a completely different listening …
On the initiative of the Gesellschaftshaus in Magdeburg, a fairy tale concert was organized for refugee children from Ukraine. The event featured a reading of “Bremer Stadtmusikanten” in Ukrainian, accompanied by Ukrainian music performed by the exile orchestra.
The exile orchestra MRIYA was invited in its largest formation to conclude the “Schubertiaden” festival in Schnackenburg. The performance featured prominent soloists such as Leonid Gorokhov (cello), Ilya Konovalov (violin), Emil Rovner (cello), and guest artists Kateryna Titova (piano) and Ilaria Loatelli (piano). Naturally, works by Ukrainian composers were also part of the program.
“Days of Exile” The string quartet opened the Days of Exile festival at the Frankfurt National Library with Ukrainian music. The festival is dedicated to life and creativity in exile.
On Ukrainian Independence Day, the orchestra performed in two cities on the same day: first, at the invitation of the Ukrainian Consul General, at a festive event held in Hamburg’s iconic landmark, and shortly after, in the symbolically significant Bremen Exhibition Halls, where thousands of refugees had found shelter. For the first time, the orchestra …