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Keri-Lynn Wilson and Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra recording in Deutsche Grammofon with our photo on the cover – 2023

Keri Lynn Wilson and her Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

„If the idea for the orchestra came in London, and it was planned in New York, then the birth of the orchestra and its spiritual home was Warsaw. The Polish nation has been a generous host to many Ukrainians fleeing the war, including members of the orchestra, and it was through the efforts of the Polish National Opera and its visionary leader Waldemar Dabrowski that we came together there. Our repertoire included the great living Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov, whose seventh symphony opened our concerts, and monuments to European culture and freedom by Brahms and Dvorak, Beethoven, and Verdi. But we also featured Chopin’s second piano concerto, played by the wonderful Ukrainian pianist Anna Fedorova. It was a tribute to Poland, and to Warsaw, and what they are doing for Ukraine and what they have done for us. That opening night was an electrifying experience for audience and musicians alike”. (Presto)