October 10, 7 pm – VERE MUSIC HUB (21/8 Malopidvalna St., Kyiv).
FREE ENTRY with prior registration: https://forms.gle/yaAiDvAscjgqSHYw5.
How do you build an ensemble that has operated independently of the state for 46 years? Is it possible today for a chamber ensemble to have an annual budget of €3 million? What does it take to spend your first 10 years working on enthusiasm, without money or institutional support? How do you find your own space that can become a home for new music?
Ensemble Modern is a German ensemble specializing in contemporary music. With almost 50 years of history, it has become legendary for its high artistic standards, collaborations with leading contemporary composers, and openness to new ways of engaging with audiences.
Every two years, Ensemble Modern organizes a summer academy for young ensembles. This time, five ensembles were selected from dozens of applicants – including Kyiv-based Ensemble 24.
On October 10 at VERE MUSIC HUB, the musicians of Ensemble 24 will share their experience of the summer academy, their approaches to organizing ensemble work and learning new repertoire, as well as their communication and collaboration with European colleagues.
During the event, they will present works they studied in Frankfurt and will perform the following day, October 11, at their concert at Dakh Center for Contemporary Art.
Yair Klartag
A Villa in a Jungle for quintet (2012)
Mikel Urquiza
Ars Memoriae for quintet (2019)
Akim Zvarych (violin)
Khrystyna Merchuk (cello)
Maksym Ivanov (flute)
Yaroslav Gres (clarinet)
Oleksandr Chornyi (piano)
Nataliia Kirychuk (conductor)
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Ensemble 24 is a young Kyiv-based ensemble founded in 2024, focusing on contemporary classical and experimental music. The musicians create multidisciplinary projects, site-specific programs and institutional interventions, and commission new works from composers. Ensemble 24 was founded on the basis of the Center for Young Music.
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VERE MUSIC HUB
This is an artistic ecosystem – a space for young musicians and listeners created by the VERE MUSIC FUND. It consists of an upper hall with 100 seats for concerts, recordings, master classes, lectures, etc. and a lower rehearsal hall. The venue is located at 21/8 Malopidvalna Street, Kyiv.
VERE MUSIC FUND
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.