The Holy Sepulchre Church and LPMAM collaboration presents a weekly concert series by musicians from the Ukraine Conservatoires. Free to attend concert with retiring collection shared by the musicians and Holy Sepulchre's Music in the Community Fund. On the 29th September, we will be holding an extended concert between 5-7pm where there will be many musicians playing a variety of instruments, see the musicians and programme below.
This is an in person concert and we will also be livestreaming, link here - https://youtu.be/bkd_RHZVZus
Holy Sepulchre, the National Musicians’ Church and the London Performing Academy of Music are excited to announce that in response to the war in Ukraine, some of the rooms, including the Henry Wood Room at the church will be used for students from the Ukraine Conservatoires to restart their studies since arriving here under the visa scheme. In addition, the intention is for the church to also be used for regular concerts to provide performance opportunities for the students and generate income to fund the collaboration.
The collaboration between Holy Sepulchre and LPMAM is in response to the war in Ukraine, and provides a place for tuition, rehearsals and concerts for musicians from the Ukraine Conservatoires (https://hsl.church/give)
Programme:
Schumann: Carnival from Vienna, Op.26 [9’00] Kvitka Tsysyk: "Cheremshina" [2’50]
Anastasiia Rud, piano
Lilia Shevchuk, soprano Yuliia Mats, piano
Christian Trapanese, guitar
Kiril Panchenko, Trumpet Andrii Matselik, piano
Anastasiia Matsko, piano Andrii Barannik, singer
Lola Marchenko, oboe Maksym Artemenko, piano Lalita Melenchuk, viola
Yuliia Mats, piano
Maksym Artemenko, piano
Anton Pastushok, double bass
Yuliia Humeniuk, accordion Anton Pastushok, double bass
Nikita Vikhorev, violin Angelo Pellegrino, piano
LPMAM Ensemble
Castelnuovo-Tedesco: “No hubo remedio” [6’10] Schubert: Serenade, D.957 No.4 [4’30]
Debussy Arabesque 1 E major, L66 [2’00] John Mayer: “Neon” [4’00]
Interval
Schumann Romance no.2 [5 minutes] Lysenko : Elegy “Sadness” [6’30]
LPMAM Gala Concert 29th September 2022
Liszt Etude Transcendental no.12 “Chasse Neige” [6’00] K.Guettler: II Variation on the theme of “Greensleaves” [4 min] Piazzolla:“El penultimo” [5’30]
Sarasate Introduction and Tarantella [6’00] Ukrainian Song [6’00]
Musicians:
Anastasia Rud, piano
Anastasiia is a 18 years old pianist from Kharkiv. She was finishing the 11th grade at the Kharkiv State Musical Lyceum when the war started. Anastasiia is a laureate and diploma winner of various all-Ukrainian and international competitions and has performed both as soloist and in chamber music formations. “I am inspired by the music of Bach, Chopin, Scriabin, Haydn, I also like Ukrainian composers who continue the traditions in the world of musical art, bringing an original national element to the treasury of musical achievements.”
Lilia Shevchuk, soprano
Lilya is a 17 years old conductor and soprano from Kalush. At 9th grade she entered the Special College of Culture and Arts of Kalush on the specialty Folk Song Art and passed the vocal exam with 190 points out of 200. She was the first ranking among the students of her course and was awarded full scholarship to study vocals, derivation of scores and choir, piano and bandura. Lilya was invited to participate in the ensemble resident of the Palace of Culture of Kalush and performed at all events in the city and the region.
Christian Trapanese, guitar
Christian is a 23 years old student from Cava dei Tirreni, Italy. He began his studies under the guidance of Nicola Montella and obtained his first degree in classical guitar at the conservatory Giuseppe Martucci of Salerno in the class of Sergio Cantella. Christian performed numerous concerts and was selected to participate in the masterclasses of Lorenzo Michele, Andrea de Vitis, Giampaolo Bandini and Frederic ZIgante among others.
Kirill Panchenko, trumpet
Kirill is a 20 years old trumpet player from Kharkiv. He was studying in the second year of
Kharkiv University of Arts named after I.P. Kotlyarevsky when the war started. He was a
member of the Kharkiv Academy Orchestra and of the Youth Academic Symphony Orchestra “Slobozhansky”. He is a recipient of full scholarship for the Trentino Music Festival, were he performed with students from all Europe and America as principal trumpet of the festival orchestra.
Andrii Matselyk, pianist-composer
Andrii is a pianist and composer from Kharkiv. At the age of 8 he entered the children's music school in his hometown, where he studied piano, followed by the music college where he graduated in 2018. He was studying his 4th year undergraduate degree in piano at the Ivan Kotlyarevsky Kharkiv National University of Arts when the war started.
Andrii participated in such competitions and festivals as the International Festival
"Kashtenovniyal" 2015 Kiev, the International Competition of Young Pianists named after G.
Neyhaus, Kropivnitsky (2nd prize in 2017), International Spanish Competition in Vigo (3rd prize in 2021), competition of young pianists "Kharkiv Assemblies" (3rd prize).
Anastasiia Matsko, piano
Anastasiia is a 19 years old pianist-organist from Druzhkivka, in the Donetsk region of Ukraine.
She has been studying music since I was 7 years old, specializing in piano. After graduating
from music college with honors, Anastasiia entered the Karabits Bakhmut Musical College.
She is the winner of 1st and 2nd prizes at all-Ukrainian and international competitions and
received a diploma with honors as junior specialist, ensemble artist and accompanist. In 2021
she entered the Kharkiv National University of Arts in piano and organ with full academic scholarship.
Andrii Barannik, jazz singer
Andrii is a 19 years old jazz singer from Kharkiv He attended several competitions, winning many first places and several Grand Prix. He started learning guitar and singing at 6 years old, and has performed in many groups and in the jazz orchestra Slatina in Kharkiv. Andrii also taught guitar in the private school “Solovey” before the war started.
Lola Marchenko, oboe
Lolita was a 20 years old undergraduate student of Lviv National Academy of Music named
after. M.V. Lysenko, specialization in orchestral woodwind and percussion instruments when
the war started. She was also the Secretary of Student Self-Government of the Lviv National
Academy of Music, and head of the chummery, responsible for the settlement of refugees from eastern Ukraine. She is a Laureate of the All-Ukrainian competition of wind and percussion
victors “Sofievsky Surmy”, Uman city (III place), 2nd Prize at “Dniprovsky Surmi” competition in Dnipro, 1st Prize at “Your Dream” Kropyvnytskyi city.
Maxim Artyomenko, piano
Maksim is a 19 years old pianist from Kharkiv. He started piano at 6 years old and he was at his 3rd year of bachelor at the Kharkiv University of Arts under the guidance of prof. O.V. Fekete when the war started. He won several international competitions in such cities as: Kharkiv (Cherny Competition, “Kharkov Assemblies”) Zaporozhye (“Chords of Khortitsa”, 1st prize), Narva (Chopin Competition).
Lalita Melenchuk, viola
Lalita is a 21 years old violist from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
She is the winner of several international competitions, including 1st Prize at the I international festival-competition named after Bogodar Kotorovich “Maestro-Fest”, Music Talent Award at
the Gifted Youth International Competition, XIV International “Kharkiv Assemblies”,
Tchaikovsky Festival in Trostyanets and Lugansk Contest-Festival. She studied at the
Kotliarevsky Kharkiv National University and performed at the masterclasses of Y.Tkanov (Kyiv), A. Below (Austria), M.Risanov (UK) and V.Mikita (Germany). She has been a student of Prof.Hana Gubenko at LPMAM since October 2021.
Yuliia Mats, piano
Yuliia is a 19 years old pianist from Kharkiv, Ukraine. She graduated with honours from the
Kharkiv Mozart Music School in piano, vocal, guitar, and played in the percussion orchestra on
the vibraphone, winning several competitions in each instrument and full scholarship to
continue her studies at the Kharkiv Secondary Specialized Music School. She is now a student
at the Kharkiv National University of Arts, with scholarship for high academic performance. She is the winner of many international competitions, such as the “Feurich-Virtuos” in Lviv, Chopin Piano Competition in Narva, Kharkiv Assemblies Music Competition.
Anton Pastushok, double bass
Anton is a 25 years old double bass player from Kiev, Ukraine. He performed in orchestra and chamber music, with solo concerto including Bruch’s “Kol Nidre” with the Tchaikovsky
Academy String Orchestra, Quanzhou New Year Concert in Fujian and tour of China, Tunisia, Poland, Russia, Italy. He started his studies at the Musical College in Khmelnytsk and
graduated from the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine before joining the LPMAM in the class of Valentina Ciardelli in October 2021.
Yuliia Humenyuk, accordion
Julia was a 4th year bachelor student of the Kharkiv I.P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts when the war started. Her main instrument is the accordion, studying under the guidance of the head department of Folk Instruments I. Snedkov and Prof.A.Hetman. She also plays the dulcimer and the piano as second studies, and she is a student of Prof. V.Kysil for orchestra and conducting. She has been a soloist of the folklore ensemble "Vencerada", where she played the dulcimer and performed all around Ukraine and Lithuania.
Nikita Vikhorev, violin
Nikita is a 21 years old violist from Odesa, Ukraine. He graduated in violin and conducting at the Nikholaiv College of Music Art before joining the London Performing Academy of Music for the Undergraduate Performance program at the Kharkiv university. He performed extensively as soloist for Classical and Crossover, with recitals in television broadcast, including the opening of the concert season in Kharko.
Angelo Pellegrino
Angelo is a 22 years old pianist from Battipaglia, Italy. He earned his bachelor's degree in
classical piano under the guidance of Costantino Catena and he is currently continuing his
studies at the Conservatory of Salerno for the achievement of the specialist in piano solo.
He performed several concerts in renown venues including St.George Church in Salerno for
the festival PiaNoStop and at Padula Charterhouse as soloist with the orchestra under the baton of Jacopo Sipari di Pescasseroli. He was selected to participate in masterclasses of renown professors like Daniel Rivera, Irene Veneziano and Orazio Maione.