The Mriya Chamber Orchestra is our most versatile formation. It combines the precision of a small ensemble with the power of an orchestra, offering a wide range of musical expression. Since our founding in 2022, we have performed numerous concerts in prestigious venues such as the Berlin Philharmonic and the Elbphilharmonie. Our repertoire spans classical masterpieces and contemporary compositions, including prominent Ukrainian works that reflect our cultural identity and resonate worldwide.
- 13.09.2022 Magdeburg – Gesellschaftshaus
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.
- 24.08.2022 – Ukrainian Independency Day. Hamburg – Hauptkirche St. Michaelis, Bremen – Messehallen
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 collaborated with the renowned tenor Oleksiy Palchykov — with special arrangements created specifically for orchestra and voice.
- 21.07.2022 Berlin – Fete de la Musik
- 15.-16.07.2022 Aurich- Landschaftsforum
Members of the exile orchestra MRIYA performed in several concerts at the “Gezeitenkonzerte” festival, which takes place annually in the East Frisian region.
- 20.06.2022 Berlin – Gemeinschaftshaus Gropiusstadt
The exile orchestra officially opened the Fête de la Musique in Berlin alongside the Berlin Senator for Culture and the French Ambassador.
- 10-11.06.2022 Baden (Schweiz) Kurtheater Baden
The MRIYA platform facilitated the participation of Ukrainian refugee musicians, upon the invitation of the Kurtheater Baden, for the production “Generation ohne Abschied” (“Generation Without Farewell”) in several performances.
- 21.04.2022 Hamburg – Laeiszhalle
Debütkonzert des Orchesters MRIYA in Streicherbesetzung im großen Saal mit sehr vielen ukrainischen Komponisten und der Starsolistin Kateryna Titova am Klavier. Euphorische Kritik im Hamburger Abendblatt: „Sensationelles Debüt“ und Begeisterung besonders über die Leistung des gesamten Klangkörpers und der kriegsgeflüchteten jungen Violin-Solistinnen Varvara Vasylieva und Daria Tarasova. Hier wird erstmalig die Klasse und das Potential der Musikerinnen, die vor dem russischen Angriffskrieg fliehen mussten sichtbar.