A Candle for Ukraine as part of Canberra International Music Festival. Photo: CIMF.
A candle-lit performance of Ukraine’s greatest song cycle starring tenor Andrew Goodwin.
The composer Valentin Silvestrov was forced to flee his home in Kyiv in early 2022 following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. From his new base in Berlin, he continues to represent his country’s cultural identity with quiet determination. Silent Songs is his most famous work, a song cycle set to timeless poetry by the likes of Pushkin, Shelley, Mandelstam and Keats. Sung by Australia’s most mellifluous tenor Andrew Goodwin with Roland Peelman at the piano, this performance will be an intimate statement about the power of poetry.
“I felt the need to bow to poetry, to wait for the poem to sing itself.” Valentin Silvestrov
Program
Valentin Silvestrov, Silent Songs (1974-1977)
The performance is in Russian with English surtitles.
Artists
Andrew Goodwin, tenor
Roland Peelman, piano
The details
What: Canberra International Music Festival 2023 – Concert 18 A Candle for Ukraine
When: Saturday 6 May, 9 pm to 10:10 pm
Where: Fitters’ Workshop, Printers Way Kingston ACT 2604
Cost: General admission $80. Concession $72. Tickets available here.
For more information visit Canberra International Music Festival.
