Music for peace, Music for Ukraine… That was and is the idea: to use music to help those suffering in Ukraine regardless borders and nationalities. As you know, Music Without Quarantine was born back in 2020 during the hard months of the lockdown. We grew as a an international solidarity movement based on music. The violinist Mikhail Pochekin and myself started it up but soon other artists joined: Anna Fedorova, Dana Zemtsov, Claudio Constantini, Benedict Klöckner, Joel Frederiksen, Diego Ares and many others… About three weeks ago, in the aftermath of the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation, we shared the idea of a benefit concert with Germán Labrador, musicologist and director of the CSIPM (Center for Higher Research & Promotion of Music, by its Spanish acronym) of Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). Then quickly things got started with the support of the UAM and Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
If you could follow our online concerts two years ago, now you will have the chance to see and listen to some of the artists live in Madrid at Teatro Fernando de Rojas. Ten great artists from different nationalities —Ukraine, Russia, Belarus, the Nederlands, Spain, Mexico & Peru— will play on Thursday, March 31st at 19:00. Anna Fedorova (piano), Dana Zemtsov (viola), Claudio Constantini (bandoneon) & Mikhail Pochekin (violin) will offer their talent & music along with six other internationally renowned musicians: Vadim Gladkov, (piano), Boris Fedorov (piano), Tatiana Melnychenko (soprano), Ihor Voievodin (bass-baritone), Elina Sitnikava (violin) & the young Sofia Zholobova (piano), who is a Ukrainian refugee. To all of them, for their selfless participation in this concert, my personal gratitude.
They have prepared a program with the aim to show to the world that music has no borders. It’s not about nationality confrontation, it’s about trying to help people who are suffering, it’s about contributing to peace.
CONCERT PROGRAM: MUSIC FOR UKRAINE
Mikhail Pochekin, violin
Dana Zemtsov, viola
G. F. Händel – J. Halvorsen: Passacaglia for violin & viola
Sofía Zhólobova, piano
Sergii Bortkevych: Etude in F sharp minor no. 9, op. 15
Frédéric Chopin: Ballade no. 1 in G minor, op. 23
Ihor Voievodin, bajo-baritone
Vadim Gladkov, piano
Mykola Lysenko: Misjatsju – knjazju!, verses by Ivan Frankó
Valentín Sylvestrov: Proshchay svite, proshchay zemle, verses by Taras Shevchenko
Boris Fedorov, piano
Valentin Silvestrov: The Messenger
Claudio Constantini, bandoneon
Carlos Gardel: Volver for bandoneon solo
Claudio Constantini: Alone & Eternal for bandoneon solo
Pause
Mikhail Pochekin, violin
Anna Fedorova, piano
P. Tchaikovsky: Meditation no. 1, op. 42 for violin & piano
Vadim Gladkov, piano
Mikhail Glinka: Nocturne “La separation”
Levko Revutsky: Prelude in D flat mayor no. 1, op. 4
Vitaly Filipenko: Toccata
Mikhail Pochekin, violin
Elina Sitnikava, violín
Reinhold Gliere: Duos for 2 violins:
no. 1 – Andante
no. 5 – Vivace
Dana Zemtsov, viola
Boris Fedorov, piano
Michael Kugel: Preghiera para viola y piano
Anna Fedorova, piano
Frederic Chopin: Nocturne no. 1, op.27
Sergei Rachmaninov: Prelude no. 12, op. 32
Tatiana Melnychenko, soprano
Vadim Gladkov, piano
Giulio Caccini: Ave Maria
Giuseppe Verdi:
Leonora’s aria Pace, Pace mio Dio… from the opera La forza del destino
In case you cannot attend the concert but you wish to make a donation, you can do so on: CRUZ ROJA.
Let music speak now more than ever: music for peace, music for Ukraine.
Michael Thallium
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