⚡️ The master class will take place on August 12 at the VERE MUSIC HUB (Kyiv, 21/8 Malopidvalna str.). Classes are held without an audience, but students, teachers, and professional musicians are welcome to come and listen to their colleagues.
The master class is open to both soloists and chamber ensembles that include harp.
The list of active participants of the master class will be made public, and the schedule of classes will be sent to all registered participants 1-2 days before the master class.
The master class is part of the VERE MUSIC ACADEMY program.
🎶 Selection of active participants based on videos. The video must be recorded after August 1, 2025. Applications can be sent by August 7, 2026, to academy@vere.fund.
What should be in the application:
* Name.
* Last name.
* Date of birth (day, month, year).
* Where you are studying (educational institution, city, country).
* Class/course.
* Teacher(s).
* Mobile phone.
* E-mail.
* Facebook page / Plus professional Facebook page (if available).
* YouTube channel.
* The repertoire you would like to work on during the master class.
* Please add a few of your videos (YouTube links only) made after August 1, 2025. The videos do not necessarily have to illustrate the repertoire to be worked on at the master class – they can be any other piece.
* Please add your creative bio.
The musicians who will take an active part in the master class, as well as the schedule of classes, will be chosen by the mentor. We will announce this information 1-2 days before the master class.
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VERE MUSIC ACADEMY is an ongoing program of master classes by VERE MUSIC FUND. The program offers Ukrainian performers access to the best educational practices from world-renowned teachers and musicians, all without leaving Ukraine.
VERE MUSIC FUND is a charitable fund established in 2017 by Tetiana Verevska. The Fund provides grants to Ukrainian musicians to participate in international competitions and master classes, and implements festival projects and educational initiatives. It also supports international music competitions in Ukraine.
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Veronika Lemishenko (harp)
She has won international competitions in Europe and Asia. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the World Harp Congress (WHC) and the European Union of Music Competitions for Youth (EMCY). Co-founder of the Veronika Lemishenko Charitable Foundation.
Veronika is an art director and co-founder of the International Harp Competition-Festival “Glowing Harp” (Kharkiv). The competition, which was founded in 2014, is one of the four Ukrainian competitions that are part of EMCY.
She is a performer with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine and the Croatian National Opera Orchestra.
She has been an invited soloist at many international festivals, including La Folle Journee, Camac Festival (France), HarpMasters Festspiele (Switzerland), Lisboa Harp Seminar (Portugal), Arpa Viggianes (Italy), Widwest TN Harpfest (USA).
She has performed in such venues as the Royal Academy of Music (UK), Esplanade (Singapore), and as a member of orchestras such as the Vienna Konzerthaus (Austria), Berliner Philharmoniker (Germany), Paris Philharmonic (France), Teatro La Fenice (Italy), Rudolfinum (Czech Republic), etc.
Since the beginning of the full-scale war, Veronika has been organizing charity concerts and master classes, the proceeds of which the Veronika Lemishenko Charitable Foundation donates to the needs of the Armed Forces, volunteers, hospitals, and animal shelters.