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Both virtuoso and poetic – Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s violin concerto is one of the most beautiful works of the Romantic period. The guest performance by the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra features Ukrainian-born Eva Rabchevska, a member of the Berliner Philharmoniker since 2024, as the soloist. Another highlight: Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, which captures a range of moods from tranquil morning calm to wild and grotesque dances and melancholic longing for love. The atmospheric Intermezzo by Ukrainian composer Borys Lyatoshynsky opens the programme.
Artists
Kyiv Symphony Orchestra
Christian Blex conductor
Eva Rabchevska violin
Programme
Borys Ljatoschynskyj
Intermezzo
Felix Mendelssohn
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in E minor, op. 64
Eva Rabchevska violin
Interval
Edvard Grieg
Peer Gynt, op. 23: At the Wedding
Peer Gynt, op. 23: Wedding March
Peer Gynt, op. 23: The Abduction of the Bride. Ingrid’s Lament
Peer Gynt, op. 23: Peer Gynt’s Homecoming
Peer Gynt, op. 23: Solvejg’s Song
Peer Gynt, op. 23: Morning Mood
Peer Gynt, op. 23: The Death of Åse
Peer Gynt, op. 23: Anitra’s Dance
Peer Gynt, op. 23: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Additional information
Duration ca. 2 hours and 15 minutes (incl. 20 minutes interval)
Chamber Music Hall
11 to 29 €
Biographies
Kyiv Symphony Orchestra
The Kyiv Symphony Orchestra (KSO) is famous for its dedication to Ukraine’s musical heritage and plays a vital role in representing Ukrainian culture on the international stage. Founded in 1979, its repertoire spans from the 16th century to the works of contemporary composers. The ensemble regularly presents Ukrainian compositions in dialogue with Western European repertoire.
During its 2022 European tour, the KSO performed at prestigious venues such as the Rudolfinum in Prague, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Philharmonie Berlin, the National Philharmonic in Warsaw, the Philharmonie de Paris, and the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg. In the summer of 2022, the orchestra found a temporary home in Gera, Thuringia. In 2023, the Berliner Philharmoniker became the patron of the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra. Since August 2024, the KSO has been in residence in Monheim am Rhein as part of the Monheimer Kulturwerke.
Christian Blex
Winner of the Siemens Conductors Scholarship, Christian Blex has been an assistant conductor of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra since 2023. As a former fellow of the Karajan Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker, he previously assisted chief conductor Kirill Petrenko as well as guest conductors such as Daniel Harding, Gustavo Dudamel, and Tugan Sokhiev in concert performances. He also led independent projects with the Karajan Akademie.
Blex is currently continuing his studies in the conducting class of Ole Kristian Ruud at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He has also participated in masterclasses with Hannu Lintu, Jorma Panula, Vasily Petrenko, and others. He has collaborated with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, the Bamberg Symphony, and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. In April 2024, he conducted the Kyiv Symphony Orchestra in a guest performance at the Chamber Music Hall of the Philharmonie Berlin, featuring works by Stankovych, Strauss, and Mendelssohn.
Eva Rabchevska
Since January 2024, violinist Eva Rabchevska has been a member of the second violin section of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Previously, she was a fellow of the Karajan Akademie of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Born in Ukraine, Rabchevska made her debut at the age of eight with the Lviv Chamber Orchestra. She received her early training in Kyiv with Yaroslava Rivnyak and later studied with Jozef Kopelman in Bratislava and Zakhar Bron at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid. In April 2022, she joined the class of Antje Weithaas at the Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin.
Rabchevska has won numerous awards, including first prize at the International Violin Competition Stuttgart (2021). As a soloist, she has performed with ensembles such as the Symphony Orchestra of the Slovak Radio and the national orchestras of Lithuania and Belgium.
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