Ukrainian Music Initiative performs a concert of Ukrainian classical music.

Ukrainian Music Initiative's mission is to elevate Ukrainian classical music to its rightful place in the Western canon through performance and education.INTRODUCTIONS features the musicians of the ensemble - contralto Vira Slywotzky, cellist Valeriya Sholokhova and pianists Pavlo Gintov and Margarita Rovenskaya - performing their favorite chamber works from the Ukrainian classical repertoire. This sampling showcases the breadth of two centuries of composition and includes music by living composers. Enjoy sumptuous, dramatic, tender, moving, poignant, reflective, fun and, always and most importantly, beautiful melodies from Theodore Akimenko, Andrii Didorenko, Mykola Lysenko, Valentin Silvestrov, Ihor Sonevytsky, Yakiv Stepovy, Kyrylo Stetsenko, Stefania Turkewich and Olga Zaitseva-Herz.