Quartet

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, before Chancellor Scholz concluded the congress with his speech.

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 experience. This concert was realized by the Körber Foundation in collaboration with MRIYA.

“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.

At the conclusion of the Kulturforum Deutschland, the MRIYA project was presented at the historic Aachen Stadtbad by Hamburg’s Senator for Culture, Dr. Carsten Brosda.

During the event, captivating Ukrainian music was performed by the ensemble in a trio formation. There is significant interest in the journey and fate of the refugee cultural artists.

Directly at the Brandenburg Gate, the Stifterverband invited the MRIYA Ensemble, this time as a trio, to perform at its annual meeting.

As a token of appreciation for their performance and dedication, a donation of €5,000 was presented to the MRIYA project.

At the invitation of the Rotary Club Langenhagen-Wedemark, the MRIYA Quartet performed an entire benefit concert in support of purchasing books for refugee children. The audience experienced Ukrainian music never heard before and marveled at the quartet’s excellence through well-known repertoire.

The string quartet was promptly invited to the Bremen Theater after its debut in March to perform Ukrainian chamber music pieces, framed by German and Polish music presented by the Culture Connects e.V. support association.

Works such as those by Boris Lyatoshynsky were brought to the stage in Bremen for the very first time.

The musicians were only released by the Bremen audience after prolonged applause and cheers.

Memorial to All Victims of National Socialism
For the official commemoration of the end of World War II, the MRIYA platform sent musicians to provide a dignified accompaniment to the memorial. On this occasion, Ukrainian works were performed at the Memorial for the Victims of National Socialism.

For the presentation of the ‘Bremen Alliance for Ukraine,’ the MRIYA Quartet was invited immediately following their debut in the Sendesaal. Foundations and institutions in the city of Bremen have established a joint fund to support the people who came to Bremen as a result of the war. Already in February, a Ukraine network was formed to coordinate humanitarian aid for Ukraine, in which Culture Connects, with the MRIYA project, has been actively involved from the beginning.

Benefit concert for ‘Doctors Without Borders’ at the invitation of the Friends of the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra with the MRIYA String Quartet. The concert was recorded for NDR Kultur and broadcasted on 19.04.2022. The small hall of the Elbphilharmonie was sold out.

Debüt des Streichquartetts MRIYA im Rahmen des Konzerts VIVA POLONIA auf Einladung von Culture Connects. Die geflüchteten ukrainischen Musikerinnen gestalten spontan ein komplette Konzerthälfte und werden mit stehenden Ovationen empfangen. An diesem Tag wird die Gründung des Exilorchesters entschieden.