During their german Tour in October we could meet Volodymyr Sirenko, the conductor of the phantastic National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine after their concert in the Cologne Philharmony. Maestro Sirenko will also support our project Weplay4ukraine – and we hope that some of their great musicians will also find time to make a videoclip-contribution for our video-project.
Two days later we had again the chance to meet the orchesetra once again in Wiesbaden.
Nadiia uploaded her beautifully performed flutepart, dressed in the ukrainian folklore costume wyshewanka.
Nadiias Contribution is the first one from ukrainian musicians after my journey to Ukraine. Thank you very much! Now we hope to get many more contributions from Ukraine.
(On this soundtrack here we mixed the prerecorded playalong-track underneath for listening purpose. In truth there is only Nadiias flute to be heard – so that we can build the virtual orchestra in the end)
Nach der Ermordung des ukrainischen Dirigenten Juri Kerpatenko durch russische Soldaten zeigt sich: Russland geht es auch darum, die Ukraine als Staat, als Kulturnation und auch das Ukrainische als Sprache auszulöschen.
Adler, Sabine | 17. Oktober 2022, 17:35 Uhr
Cherson conductor Juri Kerpatenko had been murdered on 17.th october by russian occupants because he refused collaboration
Serhij Jakobtschuk, a great choir-director and new friend also arrived quickly in the Café to meet with me and have some good talks, before I would leave the country. Right that moment, the electricity shut down, due to airstrikes of the Russians. In the moment, you are no where safe in Ukraine. Incredible – that all these great and peaceful people have to suffer under senceless and cruel attacks of stupid russian dictators – all the time – all the centuries – all over history. But the Russians will never win over the strong and free Ukrainian people.
Today on Monday 10.10 it was scheduled to make a special recording of the Ukrainian Anthem for our international video project. But when I arrived at the philharmonic I just saw some disappointed musicians standing around. The recording had been cancelled. All night long missile alarms sounded. Right in that moment I heard a loud thunder-sound in the sky. “This has been a maybe a drone shot down by our military” – I was told by one of the musicians. “Here in Odessa, we are pretty safe, thanks to our military” – Today its cancelled, but maybe the recording would take place tomorrow – or not. Nobody knows.
Igor Chernetsky, the conductor of Odessa Opera who was due to conduct this recording, showed me his missile-warning app. All red!! This had not happened since the very first attacks on 24th of February 2022. The Russians had launched the most horrible attacks all over the country. And I was right in Odessa – kind of a strange feeling. From many people I was told: “its like 24th of February – with one difference: We are not afraid anymore!”
Ukraine as a whole had been attacked since Monday – revenge for the attack on Kertsch-Bridge. Ukrainians dare to defend themselves.
right in the entreact, there was missile-alarm. So all the staff and audience had to go below the Operahouse into the Shelter. – This alert lasted only for 15 minutes, so the opera could well continue until its end.
