Y V NATIONAL UNIVERSITY KOTLYAREVSK P. I. KHARKI of ARTS Magazine of I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts Certificate of state registration of KV № 16643-5315 R Issue № 4 (41) December 2018 Art event “Art Unites Youth” on the initiative of Kharkiv University Consortium Exchange programs between in- with the support of the Kharkov Re- stitutions of higher education is one gional State Administration and the of the most important directions of Council of Rectors of Higher Educa- modern university education, which tional Institutions of III–IV levels of allows to deepen knowledge within accreditation in Kharkiv region. its specialization, to get acquainted The activitiesof the Interuniversi- with other cultures, to expand the ty Consortium in Kharkivconfirm that language horizons and outlook. Kharkiv universities are not isolated Meanwhile, interesting experi- from each other, “canned” strong- ence can be acquired, not only when holds of knowledge, but mobile inter- travelling abroad, but also within the acting organizations whose purpose hometown and Kharkiv as the center is education improvement, aspiration of student life with more than 60 high- to be “on the wave” of modern scien- er educational institutions suits this tific achievements, increase of cultur- purpose best. It is no coincidence that al and intellectual level. That cannot T. B. Vyerkina, Rector of KhKNUA, the idea of the Interuniversity Con- be done without exchange of experi- artistic director of the «Kharkiv sortium appeared about 4 years ago, ence, scientific bases, and active par- Assembly» music festival, honorary and our university participates annu- ticipation in common projects. citizen of Kharkiv, People’s Artist ally in the “Art Unites Youth” event of Ukraine, Professor 2 Barrier free dominanta Internationalization of high- Esteban Valverde Corrales conduct- school of Bambera, and a concert of cham- er education plays an important ed a series of workshops for clarinet stu- ber music in the city of Monforte de Le­mos role in the life of a modern ed- dents. He gave a solo concert as part of (Spain). ucational institution. Therefore, the XXV Festival “Kharkiv Assemblies”. Their duet was invited to Madrid to the establishment of cooperation The program featured not only famous open the meeting of the National Eras- with Western European partners is consid- works for clarinet and piano by C. M. We- mus + Agency as evidence of the positive ered necessary and relevant. ber and C. Debussy, but also a premiere of experience of cooperation between the Spa­ One of the most promising areas of ac- Spanish music: Fantasias on the themes of nish and Ukrainian educational institutions ademic mobility within the EU Erasmus + Gojeski by A. Guinovart and Fantasias on within the framework of Erasmus exchang- Program is Ukrainian-Spanish projects. the theme of G. Donizetti’s “Lucretia Bor- es, KA107 direction. I personally feel very pleased that we not gia” by A. Romero. The concert ended In my opinion, it is a great honour to only continue our collaboration with the with the performance of the composition play at the Royal Theater of Madrid for Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Vigo written by S. P. Turnieiev, Professor of almost 1,000 people presenting Kharkiv but also make it deeper. KhNUA. I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts and the whole of Ukraine on an im- portant gathering. They performed the first part of the “History of Tango” Suite by A. Piazolli. It should be mentioned that our students were noted at international competitions: A. Shnyriova received the second prize at the VI International competition Alhambra para Jóvenes (Valencia); K. Stetsenko – 2nd prize at the Contest of String Instru- ments (Vigo). This year our list of Erasmus+ partners has been replenished by Conservatorio Su- perior de Musica Manuel Castillo Sevilla. The details of the project implementation, its realization, and revision of an agreed list of people and dates of visits are already being worked out with this institution. Academic mobility with Spanish high- er education institutions helps in addressing many issues. In particular, it is one of the components of rating the university, im- proves the quality of education, and also opens up new opportunities for attracting additional sources of funding. I am convinced that cooperation with foreign educational institutions will contin- 1 ue and will be more beneficial for the de- velopment of art both in Ukraine and Spain. For the second year in a row the director of After getting selected, three students of Oleksandr Pryimenko, the above-mentioned Spanish institution Es- the orchestral faculty went to study in Vigo: Vice Rector for Scientific and Peda- teban Valverde Corrales, who has become the Natalia Iordanova (bassoon), Kateryna gogical Work and International Relations Chairman of the Association of Clarinetists Stetsenko (violin), Anastasia Shnyriova of Spain this year, arrives at KhNUA. During (guitar). This was preceded by a significant 1 – Esteban Valverde Corrales and the meeting with the Rector of KhNUA preparatory work related to the visa issu- duet Kateryna Stetsenko (violin), Anasta- T. B. Vyerkina there was signed a Memoran- ance, because in 2018 the Spanish Embassy sia Shnyriova (guitar) was invited to Madrid. dum of Understanding, and the prospects for in Ukraine made amendments to the list of 2 – T. B. Vyerkina, Rector of KhNUA and further cooperation were discussed. The ex- documents. Esteban Valverde Corrales, Rector Conserva- change of music discs and musical material Our students are active participants of torio Superior de Musica de Vigo. (in particular, the works by V. M. Ptushkin, concerts and master classes held in Vigo 3 – E. V. Corrales and Dmytro Startsev. S. P. Turnieiev as well as pieces by Spanish and beyond. Thus, A. Shnyreva, together 4 – Master-class of Esteban Val­ composers) has been initiated. with K. Stetsenko, gave a concert in the verde Corrales. 2 3 4 dominanta Barrier free 3

NAKT INTERFEST – PLATFORM FOR INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS Studying at the Theatre Faculty of and German actors on their own venues. participation of Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National Uni- Students from the Department of Drama National University of Arts in this proj- versity of Arts today cannot be imagined Theatre and Cinema Acting Skills prepared ect, and also emphasized the possibility of without multilateral international relations, eight excerpts, which were composition- future cooperation of actors and teachers scientific, practical and cultural-education- ally combined into one performance and with Soyfer’s community in Austria. al projects which involve both students presented to German colleagues in Decem- Within the framework of the project, and teachers. If ten or fifteen years ago ber 2018 in Hamburg. Some actors’ work, students and teachers from the Depart- international relations were rare and they interesting findings and ideas pleased Ger- ment of Drama Theatre and Cinema Act- mainly focused on students’ participation man colleagues and several excerpts be- ing Skills attended lectures and classes in theater festivals then in recent years came part of a joint performance, in which by Korean teacher Su Jin Kim and Indian a lot of international cultural events have the methods of psychological theater were dance theory Professor Avanthi Meduri. taken place at the Theater Faculty; there organically combined with performative An unforgettable impression was obtained have been expanded cultural ties with forms. Students had an opportunity to by the encounters of our students with the musicians from Belarus, Great Britain, get acquainted with the philosophy, basic Professors of the Performance Studies De- Georgia, Italy, Germany, Poland, Esto- ideas, principles and specific methods of partment G. Klein and W. Sting. By coin- nia. Years of cooperation connect us with performance art. It greatly expanded their cidence, it turned out that the participants some musicians. One of such long‑term acting potential and experience, taught managed to attend the play “Grand finale” and multi-vector projects is partnership them to restore and maintain contact with by the world famous British choreographer between teachers and students from the body, explore themselves, discuss, widen Hofesh Shechter, who created his vision of Department of Drama Theatre and Cinema and deepen the understanding and mean- the world in a state of decline. “Grand fi- Acting Skills under the direction of Hon- ing of improvisation and performance. nale” is an ambitious and challenging play ored Artist of Ukraine L. V. Sadovsky and According to Mariia Borakovska, senior about a controversial world filled with an- the “WHEELS” Berlin independent the- lecturer in acting skills, “The joint work archical ideas and cruelty. The final cultur- aterand its founders and leaders Konstan- focused primarily on the texts of Jura Soy- al event was students’ visit to the Museum tin Buchholz and Lisa Wagner. For four fer and the answers to the playwright’s of Arts and Crafts, which basic collection years of cooperation between Ukrainian questions: what will humanity do and feel consists of interesting exhibits and decora- and German actors and directors there when the Earth collides with a comet and tive elements of the Middle Ages and the have been several successful internation- our world ends?” Gradually, painstaking Renaissance. al exchanges with master classes, perfor- work on the texts supplemented with cho- International cooperation was held mances, theoretical lectures. In 2017 when reographic and vocal etudes created an at- with the financial support of the Program earning a master’s degree in Performance mosphere-filled, emotional performative of Expanding Cooperation in the Eastern Studies at Academy of Music and Theatre action that made a strong impression on the Partnership Countries under the aegis of Hamburg Konstantin Buchholz and Lisa viewers, and taught the actors to search and the Federal Foreign Office of Germany Wagner proposed to create a new project. explore themselves in the performance and and the EVZ Foundation “Remembrance, Therefore, in spring of 2018 a joint idea the performance in themselves”. Responsibility and Future” within the was born to run the festival NAKT INTER- The rehearsals of the performance took framework of the program MEET UP! FEST – a kind of creative exchange be- place in different rehearsal rooms and halls German-Ukrainian Youth Encounters. tween Kharkiv and Hamburg universities. of Hamburg University and Hamburg High Olena Lybo The leading point of the festival was the School of Music and Theater, and the pre- creation of a theatrical performance with sentation of the project took place on one of the participation of 50 actors-performers the eight venues of the international center from Ukraine and Germany.On the advice for the fine arts in Hamburg (Kampnagel). of the stage director L. V. Sadovsky it was The show was preceded by a conference decided to make the performance based on with the participation of journalists, scien- a play “The End of the World” by Jura Soy- tists, politicians and musicians. The con- fer, a famous Austrian playwright, poet and ference was opened by the President of journalist with Ukrainian roots. German ’s community Herbert Alt, who colleagues liked the dramatic material and spoke with the participants and guests on it was decided to begin the first phase of Skype from , where the organiza- work, which consisted in the independent tion is located. In his speech Herbert Alt study of the dramatic texts by Ukrainian repeatedly stressed the importance of the 4 Competitions dominanta The Third International Competition of Musical Art «Kharkiv Assemblies» at Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts is perhaps the most unique domestic musical project of 2018 (October 6th – 12th). The competition, which is three years already, has come a long way since its foundation and is rapidly gaining significance. III International Musical Art Compe- What are the impressions from the to learn unknown repertoire, sometimes they tition is the result of cooperation of cre- competition? can hear an unfamiliar interesting piece. ative forces and state institutions: Kharkiv I am the Vice-President of The European For teachers it may be useful to find out the I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Union of Music Competitions for Youth trends and direction of up-to-day musical Arts, Charitable Foundation «Kharkiv As- (EMCY) and from this standpoint I look movements, to see different performance semblies», Maria Yeshchenko Foundation, at the competitions very positively as they traditions. Competition is not just a con- Kharkiv Regional State Administration, are a part of the pedagogical process. If we test. Let’s recall B. Bartok, who said “Vere Music Fund” Charitable Foundation. compare the process of preparing for the “Competitions are for horses, not artists”. More than 50 musicians from two cat- competition with the preparation for other He is right, because musical competition is egories “Piano” and “Vocal” and two age performances or rehearsals in a classroom, primarily a place where you can demonstrate groups (18–24 and 25–40) performed during in this case this process is special. Not to your abilities, test yourself and show your a week program, showed their talents, ex- mention the inner feeling of elation, the potential and it can indicate the path a young changed impressions and confidently assured importance of the situation, the pride of the performer should go. the public and jury of their musical skills. contestants. Often, young musicians discover Maryna Derbas Performers from 9 countries of the world – new qualities in themselves namely get to Great Britain, Germany, Poland, Switzer- know their inner world. Such opportunities William Fong, a land, China, Lithuania, Romania, Montene- are not relevant for the daily learning process, famous pianist, winner of gro and Ukraine – students and experienced they are not suitable. One might never find prestigious international musicians, teachers of musical universities them, because there is no need. This is a very contests, Professor at the and schools met on the same stage. significant moment, since it helps the- per Royal Academy of Music Tetiana Vyerkina, Rector of Kharkiv former’s development. in London.

I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, How are the competition and the What are your impressions of the the creator of the project, Chairman of the Or- career of a musician interconnected? competition, were the expectations met? ganizing Committee and Honorary Head of I would not look at the competition There were some notably good the Competition Jury has invited the jury of solely from the point of view that this is performances, and that’s great. Each prominent musicians from modern perform- a place where you can «present yourself» pianist presented different facets of musical ing schools of Europe. Justas Dvarionas and and push your career. Not always a career is performances, showing not only his training Christian Hiltz () headed the jury. made of contests. I like when at the contest and school, but also his personality. And I’m The competition became a test of co- everyone has an opportunity to perform convinced that the same instrument sounds hesion for the student community of the before the enthusiastic public, and, above completely different when played by various University of Arts. Students from different all, the jury members, who are mostly participants. courses and post-graduate students were professionals. Not everyone will win but It’s very interesting to observe how each at the center of all unique events and made your performance will be remembered pianist discovers various possibilities of the a creative team of Anna Sahalova, the art di- and this moment may give more than even instrument and the audience. Some musicians rector of the contest. a victory in the competition. Competition is listen to the sound carefully and correct it. This large international project em- also an opportunity to meet colleagues who Others are distracted and do only what they braced, besides the competition program, come from different places. Such relations should. And this is always very noticeable. solo concerts and master classes of the jury may emerge unexpectedly through the years Did you make any discoveries in the members. All music lovers from different and help create a professional fate, I know contestants’ repertoire? For example, parts of Ukraine and the world could en- it from my own experience. The same yesterday there was played Bagatelle by joy the “alive creativity” of the performers happened to my life thanks to the contests in Liudmyly Shukailo, a Ukrainian composer through the broadcast from the conservatory which I participated as well as to the people from Kharkiv? concert hall. with whom I had to compete. I really was interested in Ukrainian Competition is a big event that music. There were works which I would like Blitz interview of the jury members. encompasses a lot of things. Was it difficult to get know better. Among them is the work Justas Dvarionas, Pro- to evaluate performers? of Mykola Lysenko, Bagatelhi’s music is fessor at the Musical Acad- It was hard to judge the participants but it very good, too. emy of Vytautas Magnus was pleasant to listen to them. Again, I would Alexander Lisichka. University in Kaunas like young performers participating in the (Lithuania), Vice-Pres- contest not only to play but also to be present Wolfgang Manz, ident of The European at the performances of other contestants. Professor at Nuremberg Union of Music Competi- Listening to the whlole competition, the University of Music, tions for Youth (EMCY). performer gets invaluable knowledge about graduate of Hanover He studied under Professor L. Vlasenko the existing level of performance and High School. and Professor M. Pletnev in Moscow State awareness of his strengths and weaknesses. What would you wish to the young Tchaikovsky Conservatory. Finally, the contest gives them an opportunity pianists, contestants? dominanta Competitions 5 I wish them patience, diligence, I see that my young colleagues from «Kharkiv assemblies»: competition accumulation of knowledge, practice, Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities have taken of professional musicians improvement of professional skills. Pianist’s advantage of this competition, which opens ability to concentrate is important. If you up many prospects for musicians. They came The award ceremony and the gala have it new creative horizons will open in to Kharkiv and showed their talents. concert of the winners of the Third front of you. The contest became a part of a musical Competition of «Kharkiv Assemblies» holiday, XXV Festival of «Kharkiv took place for the first time in a wide Anna Yeremus Assemblies». The concert life is booming international format at Kharkiv Levandovska, Professor of in the city, wonderful concerts of the jury I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of the Ignacy Jan Paderewski members take place at the university. Arts on October 12. Academy of Music in Poznań, The contest participants received a powerful The winners of the first and graduate of the Voice and incentive and direction for the further second prizes took part in the concert. Acting Department of Music professional promotion. Nicole Wacker and Thomas Kelly “in- Academy in Lodz. How would you comment on the framed” the concert and showed the What are your impressions of the contestants’ programs? exclusiveness of performing skills in such competition? The requirements of the competition works as Kunigunda’s aria from the comic I really enjoy the fact that the are demanding and strict, they require opera «Candide» by Leonard Bernstein III International Musical Contest in Kharkiv a long-term training from the contestants, and Etude in C minor, op. 2, no. 3 by takes place within the festival «Kharkiv accordingly a random person cannot enter the S. Prokofiev. The winner of the first prize in Assemblies». Young people and students competition. The program seems balanced, the senior group Daniil Saenko performed perform on one stage with their masters. the only thing that I think should be added one of the most difficult F. Liszt’s etudes This aspect highlights the importance of is the indication of the time or decade when “Mazeppa” related to Ukraine. The sec- the event. It is the second time when I come a contemporary work was written. ond prize winner Lee Chivum sang the to Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National What would you wish the students prelude by a renowned Korean composer University of Arts and it is nice to meet my who are preparing for competitions in the Uzong Choe and the 24th etude by Chopin, friends and colleagues again. future? with unexpected strength for such a fragile

Vocal training is a challenging task. I would wish to take from the teachers as girl. Sergei Kazantsev played one of the Not only the technique of singing, but much as possible and, of course, as long as best-known works by F. Liszt Hungarian concert performances, the ability to prove you study, and, in general, to take everything Rhapsody No. 2, but in a more complicated oneself on the stage demand a hard day-to- that the university can provide, and, believe version of V. Horowitz. Igor Sediuk day practice. In Poland we love to play music me, it can provide a lot. I advise you to be (2nd prize in the senior group) presented to paying attention primarily to the shades and interested in what happens in other faculties, the audience A. Scriabin’s Etude, equally colors of performance but at the same time to attend concerts of not only piano music, difficult both technically and artistically. we work on the technique. but also symphonic, chamber, vocal music. Second Prize Winners in the “Vocal” The contest is not going to be easy, I also advise you to broaden your horizons category pleased Kharkov public with because the performers need a repertoire that and understanding of music apart from play- their mastery. Gabriel Skromanaite and singers with high professional training have. ing your instrument. Nikita Burtsev (junior group) performed I hope I’ll listen to lots of young talented Students studying at universities have arias from the operas of G. Puccini and people with beautiful voices. The organizers an idea that they are overloaded, which is D. Arakishvili (in Italian and Georgian of of the competition make great efforts to this difficult for them. Believe me, it will be more course). business and we will do our best to meet their difficult, so master the skills now. Three laureates of the second prize in expectations. Maryna Derbas the senior group Eva Martina Murzinovska, The interview was prepared by Marina Julia Piskun and Viktoria Melnik sang arias Derbas and Oleksandr Lysychka from operas of the 19th century composers Maryna Derbas R. Wagner, G. Verdi and G. Rossini. Thomas Kelly (Great Moreover, special prizes were awarded Oleh Bezborodko is Britain) to Nicole Wacker (Switzerland) for the a composer and pianist. Had a really memorable best performance of Clara Schumann’s He received musical time in Kharkiv, enjoying my piece, Thomas Kelly (Great Britain) for education at Tchaikovsky first trip to Ukraine with great the performance of Fantasia on the themes National Music Academy of friends! I was fortunate to be of B. Britten’s opera “Peter Grimes”. Ukraine (class of Professor awarded 1st prize and was Sergei Kazantsev (Ukraine) got an I. Pavlova), where he currently teaches at especially excited to receive invitation from the State body of the Special Piano Department. a collection of stunning piano transcriptions self‑government of Ukrainians in Hungary What are your impressions of the by Sergey Yuchkevitch. Thank you to Anna to play a solo concert in the Budapest competition, were the expectations met? Sagalova and Justas Dvarionas for organizing Philharmonic Hall. I am here, at the competition, for the such a successful festival and I really hope to Alexander Lisichka second time. It seems to me that this is a very return in the future! Kharkiv News, October 17, 2018. good idea that there is such a contest and the older age groups have become the icing on the cake. 6 Festival «Kharkiv Assemblies» dominanta Tetiana Vyerkina – about love «Playing the piano calls for common sense, heart and technical means» It sounded brilliant, masterful, without coming beyond the strict ac- Volodymyr Horowitz ademic level. The concert of Tetiana Vyerkina’s students is always an important Cheerful climax takes the listeners to a deeply philosophical de- event in the life of the city, and it is always different. This time, Tetiana nouement of the musical plot. The young man, having endured the Borysivna came up with an idea of making a wonderful performance cataclysms of love tragedy, grew up and now he discovers the depths with its inner storyline. The theme of the performance is growing and of contemplative-philosophical reflections in F. Liszt’s Evening Har- maturing of a young empa- monies (Transcendental thetic soul that can not be etude № 11), presented by imagined without the pres- Denis Kashuba. ence of love in it. «I want to live in or- The first image of der to think and suffer,» – this soul was presented wrote O. S. Pushkin. by Olexandr Panchenko Dmitry Startsev was able through a clearly empha- to show thinking as the sized spectrum of into- eternal movement towards nations. He performed the goal while interpreting Scherzo in E-flat minor the stream of musical con- ор. 4 by J. Brahms. sciousness of J. Brahms in Pavlo Hulevych led three pieces, op. 118 – In- a sincere conversation termezzo in A‑Minor, In- about love feelings in the termezzo in A-Major and Variations on the theme Ballade in G-Minor. of Clara Wieck ор. 20 But, according to R. Schumann. Gregor Anderson, «life is Various facets of this more correct than mind,» feeling (passion, anguish, and therefore in the fi- painful fun, moments nal of the musical per- of heavenly enlighten- formance a well-known ment) were experienced Carmen Fantasy for Two on the stage by Pavlo Hmyrin who played Six intermezzi ор. 4 by Pianos was performed. This work was brilliantly performed by the R. Schumann. piano duo Ihor Sediuk-Oleh Kopeliuk, which is well-known interna- The performances of Petro Yanchuk and Serhiy Kazantsev were the tionally. The pianists presented a happy version of Carmen’s story in main climax of the concert-performance. Petro Yanchuk presented a kind a touching and ironical way. of diptych The First Sonata of R. Schumann ор. 11 – Petrarch Sonnet Such is an ethical and philosophical plot of the concert: from the № 104 in E‑major from the piano cycle «Wandering years» by F. Liszt, tragic perception of love – to the bright, harmonious, altruistic and which creates a movement from the method of love-tragedy, that seeks to even idyllic one. But the main thing, of course, is not the idyll, but overcome itself, to the catharsic sense of creatively light love. the way to it. And this way to harmony was shown to listeners by very Serhiy Kazantsev in the popular Hungarian Rhapsody № 2, young people, who, however, had a Teacher standing behind them... F. Liszt, brought a bright sense of love to its joyous climactic ending. Tetiana Kazakova “Music Lounge” formed pieces of great women, perform- an assistant – Yuri Sedletski, a musicology ers and composers like Clara Schumann, student. Nadia Boulanger, Polina Viardo and Fan- «I decided to unite these wonderful ny Mendelson. women with their interesting life stories. Yuri All the participants of this concert are and I had thoroughly selected the texts as talented, beautiful female singers and pi- our task was to make communication with anists: a diploma winner of international the audience warm and sincere. My students competitions Svitlana Klebanova (piano), who participated in the concert helped me a laureate of international competitions a lot. They studied creative work of the her- Oleksandra Kuzmina (mezzo-soprano), Ole- oines with interest and reflected on how to na Stanishevska (soprano), Natalia Chasovs- perform their music on stage. I’m grateful to ka (soprano), laureate of international com- all my listeners who attended the concert.» A concert of vocal music “Music petitions Marina Semko (piano). Svitlana Klebanova Lounge” took place in the Big Hall of Kharkiv The festival “Music Lounge” was like I. P. Kotliarevsky National University of Arts a dramatized fancy-dress on the eve of the closing ceremony of the event with its own story. XXV festival «Kharkiv Assemblies» where All the guests received the creative director of the project Honoured colorful invitation post- Artist of Ukraine Svitlana Klebanova per- cards with portraits of formed with her students and alumni of her four women hidden be- concert-chamber singing class. hind wonderful roses on According to the initiator and creative them. director of “Music Lounge” the purpose of Concert performances the project was to create the atmosphere of were accompanied with XIXth century music saloons, one of which interesting comments belonged to Felix Mendelson’s sister Fan- from life and creative ny Mendelson, a famous singer, pianist and work of heroines of the composer. program. They were added Since this year festival is devoted to by Svitlana Klebanova as women and their role in art, musicians per- usual and this time she had dominanta Festival «Kharkiv Assemblies» 7 The eleventh day of the festival became the day of Kharkiv premières and the focus of the festival’s gender theme – “Clara Schumann: A Woman in the Art – Muse, Skillfulness, Legends”. The concert program created a dual titions – PhD Olesya Pupina, Dmitry Start- “musical pendant” featuring cham- sev (Department of Chamber Ensemble), ber and instrumental compositions by Dmitry Trenichev (Department of Spe- Clara Wieck‑Schumann and her husband cial Piano), as well as a student ensemble Robert Schumann, as well as Fanny Men- (Inna Uspenska, Alexander Bezkorovainyi delssohn and her brother Felix Mendels- (violin), Marharyta Solianyk (viola), Ar- sohn – Three Romances, Op. 22 for Vi- tem Lytovchenko (cello) – laureate of in- olin and Piano, Piano Trio G-Moll by ternational ensemble contests, which has Clara Wieck‑Schumann, Fantasy Pieces just returned from the VI International for Clarinet and Piano, Op. 73 by Rob- Leopold Auer Violin and String Quartets ert Schumann, Piano Trio D-Moll, Op. 11 Competition. by Fanny Mendelssohn, String Quartet The initiator and artistic director of the No 6, op. 80 F-moll by Felix Mendelssohn. project is the head of the Chamber Ensem- The performers were students Iri- ble and String Quartet Department, asso- na Hryhorenko, Olha Iliashenko, Yelyzaveta ciate professor Zhanna Dedusenko with Protsenko (violin), Vladyslav Petryk (clar- active participation and creative support of inet), Tatuli Abuladze, Arseniy Stavytskyi the senior lecturer Nikolai Udovychenko. (cello), Anastasia Borinova (piano), young Mariya Borysenko teachers, laureates of international compe- Closing ceremony of the XXV festival “Kharkiv Assemblies” On October 26 there was a solemn clos- his overture “Manfred” became a fruitful from the oratorio “Paradise and the Pery” by ing-concert of the XXV festival “Kharkiv laboratory for sincere and emotional perfor- Robert Schumann. Wonderful voices were Assemblies”, where the pieces of R. Shuman mance of this tragic and heart-touching com- emphasized by good acoustic in the concert were performed: Overture “Manfred”, Con- position. Schumann’s Manfred is a person hall. “You’ve got a marvelous choir,” said certo for Piano with Orchestra № 3, Oratorio who suffers from repentance for not being Konstantin Lifschitz after the concert. Some “Paradise and the Peri”. They were performed able to love unselfishly, but then he receives authorities say the conductor paid more at- by Academic Symphony Orchestra of Kharkiv forgiveness from his beloved. tention to the orchestra than to the choir but it Philharmonic (artistic director Yurii Yanko), It was amazing to see Konstan- didn’t prevent the choir from clear rendering Student Choir of KhNUA (artistic director tin Lifschitz both as a pianist and a conductor the composer’s ideas in German language. Serhiy Prokopov), and Konstantin Lifschits while performing the Third Piano Concerto The audience didn’t hurry to leave the (Switzerland), a conductor and soloist, by R. Schumann. For many people it was un- concert hall fast. They wanted to extend their member of the London Corps of the expected, but surely very interesting. Some sincere gratitude to the creative director of London Academy of Music, Professor at the people say that high art is becoming a show, the festival Tetiana Vyerkina who was pres- Conservatory of Lucerne. the others on the opposite think it is a gor- ent at the concert. It’s not a secret that the The finale is always a bit sad thing geous contact of a soloist and an orchestra. best renowned musicians come to Kharkiv -especially if it concerns such a festival as The frst part of the concert ended with loud from all over the world because of Tetia “Kharkiv Assemblies” which gives a very applause. na Vyerkina who is highly respected in the intensive rhythm of life and it is difficult to The main hero of the second part was the world of serious music. There was a wish to stop at once. That’s why it is important to put choir from the University of Arts. The stu- talk about future. a full stop which turns into a semicolon, be- dent’s choir whose leader and conductor is Creative life is going on! The example cause as soon as the festival is over the audi- Sergey Prokopov attracted attention with of Tetiana Vyerkina incites creative activity. ence start talking about the next one. the inspiring performance of some pieces Tetiana Kazakova The festival devot- ed to Clara Schumann closed with Rob- ert Schumann’s works. The double romantic overture “Manfred” that unites the views both of R. Schumann and R. Byron opened the concert. Byron’s thoughts about con- tradictions of human nature, people’s thirst for knowledge, which increases sorrow and becomes a burden, love desire, brought to the absolute to which no person can cor- respond, fear of the death and urge to it as a liberator from all the human sufferings and life difficulties, their interpretation by Robert Schumann in 8 In memory dominanta The concert in memory of university professors Maria and Natalia Yeshchenko took place in the Big Hall of Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts (MC – Ok- sana Tarasova). It became a historical university tradition to honor This year the theme of the “Kharkiv Assemblies” memory of great artists. Traditional memory concerts festival is “Clara Schumann. A woman in art – Muse, were initiated by Maria Oleksandrivna Yeshchenko proficiency, legends…” It was embodied in the ideas (1923–2000) when she was the Head of the Piano of the concert. Almost all the performers were women, Department. who showed professional skills and best traditions of Teachers of the Piano Department of Kharkiv different performing schools. National University of Arts took part in the concert The program featured Clara Schumann’s romance program: Honoured Artist of Ukraine Svіtlana Kle- “The Quiet Lotus-Blossom”, Op. 13, which was per- banova, Honoured Art Worker of Ukraine Yevhe- formed by Oleksandra Kuzmina and Svitlana Klebano- nia Nikitska, lau- va, as well as pieces by J. Bizet, J. Brahms, G. Verdi, reates and winners F. Mendelssohn, M. Metner, S. Rachmaninov, B. Sme­ Olha Fekete of international and tana, F. Chopin. national contests In 2001 there was organized a Music Foundation Zhanna Dedusen- of M. Yeshchenko which established a grant for talent- ko, Olha Fekete, ed students of Kharkiv Secondary Specialized Music Maria Bondarenko, Boarding School and students of Kharkiv Conservato- Hanna Sahalova, ry. Concerts in honor of Maria Yeshchenko are held by Kira Tymofeieva, the Foundation twice a year. Hanna Pompeieva This year such a concert was the first of its kind to (soprano), Olek- be held within the framework of the fesrival and was sandra Kuzmina devoted to both sisters, Maria and Natalia Yeshchen- (mezzo-soprano), ko. The Foundation also supported the organization Olha Illiashenko of the Third International Competition of Musical Art Maria Bondarenko (violin), Artem Li- «Kharkiv Assemblies». Hanna Sahalova tovchenko (cello). Maria Borisenko Student’s initiative of Vitalii Lashko On February 20, in the Big Hall of Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts there was a concert “Ukrainian song” dedicated to the mem- ory of Borys Hmyria (to the 115th anniversary of his birth). The performers were students of the Solo Singing Department: Vitalii Manchenko, Mykhai- lo Momot, Daria Parkhomenko, Sofiia Anisimova, Liliia Mazokha and Vi- talii Lashko. The goal of the concert was to raise funds for painting and buying a portrait of Borys Hmyria, which will decorate the walls of the University of Arts, because he graduated from the Kharkiv Conservatory in 1939. Vitalii Lashko honors his favourite musician. He wrote his master’s work (supervisor Iryna Ivanova – Professor of the Department of History of Ukrainian and Foreign Music) about Borys Hmyria, namely about his performance of F. Schubert’s cycles “The Winter Path” in comparison with the performances of other prominent German singers. The event began with the showing of fragments of the documentary film “Borys Hmyria” (1983, director – Oleh Byima). Hmyria’s voice rang out above the hall: “I am looking at the sky ...” – and somehow we all drowned in that voice ... Wonderful concert – young voices and Ukrainian songs. Perhaps singing right after Hmyria is somewhat scary, but the audience very cordially wel- comed talented singers who sang Ukrainian songs with a sincere soul, an open heart and professional voices ... The concert ended with a wonderful perfor- mance of the song “Nich yaka misiachna” (“Moonlight night”) by all the par- ticipants of the memory concert. Tetiana Kazakova On February 23–24, 2018, the Fifth Scientific and Practical Conference in the memory of Yevhenii Rusabrov was held at the Theatre Faculty of Kharkiv I.P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts. An important event became the presentation of the collection of research papers “Selected Materials of Scientific and Practical Con- ferences in Memory of the theater expert Yevhenii Rusabrov 2014–2018”, which manifested and systematized significant achievements over the years of the conference. The collection includes materials from conferences of the previous years, a list of creative events of these conferences, a bibliography of publications dedicated to the memory of Y. Rusabrov. During two days of the conference there was an exchange of scientific achievements among students of different specialties and teachers of various departments from Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, colleagues from K. S. Stanislavsky Kharkiv Specialized Music and Theater Library, Central Scientific Library of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, T. G. Shevchenko Kharkiv State Academic Ukrainian Drama Theatre, PhD students of Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts, Kiev National I. K. Karpenko-Kary Theatre, Cinema and Television University, doctorate students of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. There has become a good tradition for the Department of The- ater Studies of Ivan Franko National University of Lviv to support the conference. This year, four students from Lviv gave presentations. Quite a big number of participants used to be students of Y. Rusabrov or his colleagues at different times, so during the conference they shared personal memories of him, which gave the conference a special, not just academic tone. Olha Dorofieieva dominanta In memory 9 On March 2, at the initiative of Elena Kostenko, Honored Artist of Ukraine, Associate Professor of Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National Univer- sity of Arts and Kharkiv dulcimer players, the Big Hall of the University hosted a concert in memory of Taras Mykhailovych Baran – an outstanding musician, researcher, teacher, who would have turned 60 years old next year. His life was devoted to a renewed attitude to the instrument which reflected our national consciousness – dulcimer. His monograph “Dulcimer World”, published in four languages, became widely known in Ukraine and abroad. At the concert evening there were performed songs dedicated to T. Baran’s memory (a song by P. Yusypchuk), as well as music by T. Albinoni, I. Haidenko, V. Dmytrenko, D. Za- dora, B. Kotiuk, N. Lysenko, F. Liszt, E. Séjourné performed by soloists M. Kuzhba, A. Au- lova, A. Shmorhun and ensembles (duet, quartet of dulcimer players, ensemble “Sozhary”, chapel of bandura players “The Sun”). The concert was accompanied by a photo presentation and recollections of O. Kostenko, O. Savytska, M. Kuzhba, A. Haidenko, Yu. Alzhnieva, N. Melnyk and left a feeling of in- volvement in the creative enlightening life of the Ukrainian musician. Yu. Nikolayevska On April 23, a concert to the memory of Izabella Polian (1908–1987) was held in the Big Hall of Kharkiv Conservatory Outstanding musician of the last century, prominent accompa- nist, the head of the Accompani- ment Department in Kharkiv Con- servatory (for 14 years), has been known and respected by many distinguished musicians for all her life. Now her students testify their love for the dear Master, give her respect and blessed memory, dedi- cate concerts to her name. Recalling her teacher, Yevheni- ia Semenivna Nikitska uses epithets in superlatives: “For me, she is the best musician in the world. I have been to many competitions in dif- ferent countries; I have heard very well-known and even famous ac- companists but I have never heard before such an insightful touch to an instrument as Izabella Polian’s. Her initial touch is somewhat in- credible, beyond praise. I remem- ber her last concert, which re- mained deep in my memory. I had In memory of Liudmyla Salmanova (1944–2018) – musicologist and teacher

For almost 50 years, L. S. Salmanova taught analysis of musical works and solfeggio at the University of Arts. The concert host M. V. Bevz, dean of the Orchestra Faculty, sincerely shared warm memories that Liudmyla Savelivna Salmanova left in the hearts of her colleagues and students. She is remembered by everyone in our university as “intelligent, educated, friendly, selfless, wise, emotional and warm”. The life of L. S. Salmanova was closely connected with art. This harmonious connection was tight due to creative family roots. Her grandfather’s brother sang in Igor Sediuk and Vitalii Lashko Denis Kashuba M. Leontovych’s choir and had manuscripts of his works. His granduncle, Mytrofan Trokhymovych Khry­ the impression that there was nothing tant to the singer in their work on the stenko – the author of the first printed collection of in the world at all except the music that music piece, “extracting” the deepest Ukrainian dictations. His aunt, Inna Khrystenko, is sounded at the concert”. meanings from the musical composi- a Ukrainian writer. L. S. Salmanova worked at our Izabella Polian gave a profes- tions. Mykola Manoilo, Hizela Tsypola, university since 1970. Among her pupils are the award sional impetus to many musicians. Liudmyla Serhiienko, Nonna Surzhyna, winners of the Republican contests (O. Tsyhulov, She worked together with T. Ya. Veske and others went through I. M. Polian’s O. Zilberman), and in general, under her supervision, and not only met the strict requirements school. more than 100 undergraduate’s and graduate’s theses that reigned in Tamara Veske’s vocal Maryna Derbas were defended. class, but was always an active assis- Vashchenko Olena 10 ART-residence dominanta Art-Residence with the Participation of a European Colleague, the First Time in the History of the University So it is not surprising that on October world the repertoire type of the puppet the- 26th, the big hall of the theater department atre is practically non-existent, and the tone was absolutely full with those who wanted of festivals is usually set by “soloists”-uni- to hear Professor Vashkel’s lecture on the versals. Among them, as M. Vashkel told in modern theater of animation in the world. his interactive lecture, was an outstanding A non-virtual meeting with Marek Vashkel Japanese puppeteer, Hoichi Okamoto, in gave two and a half hours of communi- philosophical performances which striking- cation with a person who was able to talk ly revealed the universalism of the human about complex artistic events in a simple nature of the man / woman, and the puppet way, who talked with the audience with hu- (more precisely in the case of Okamoto – mor, tolerance and unforgettable warmth. tantamaresque, mask) could look paradox- M. Vashkel described his own concept ically “More alive” than the actor himself. of animation theater as a theater, historical- Animation practice,alternative to the ly addressed to the adult audience (accord- tendency of soloists-virtuosos,is represent- ing to the professor, the puppet show for ed in Europe by performances of political children emerged at the end of the 19th cen- and social orientation. Among them are the tury, when the world‑wide “revolution” British animators “Hotel Modern”, whose took place in Germany). Then the master synthetic performances focus on the nega- switched to video examples of the modern tion of the war as such, or on the tragic ex- theater movement. Out of the two dozen perience of concentration camps (after such video materials quoted and commented festival performances, as M. Vashkeltold, On October 26–28 the Theater Facul- by Professor M. Vashkel, in fact, only the they are traditionally discussed with the ty of Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National opus of Frank Zenne, a pupil of the bril- veterans of wars). University of Arts testeda new format of liant marionette virtuoso Albrecht Roser, A real splash was made in professional educational art-residence which is wide- illustrated the contemporary development circles during the showcase of fragments of spread in Europe. Residents of the labo- of the puppet theater. The rest were various the performance “War horse” by the Royal ratory were not only students and teach- forms of animationtheater. With comments London Theater. The performance involved ing staff of the faculty, but also guests of of M. Vashkel, we could see Fabrizio Mon- drama actors, but for the sake of this project Kharkiv – managing directors of theaters tecchi, an Italian puppeteer, who animates they had to master the technique of oper- and directors from five cities of Ukraine various figures; Dudo Paiva, a Brazilian ating large puppets – whether the horses, (Khmelnytsky, Odessa, Zhytomyr, Zapor- dancer and puppeteer; Ilka Schönbeinan or their skeletons (both puppets,made by izhzhia, Kyiv) as well as actors of Kharkiv impressive, partly shocking German mis- artists from South Africa, and the entire Academic Puppet Theater named after. tress ofa human puppet’s metamorphoses production became a sensation in the the- V. Afanasiev. (mask, hypernaturalistic sculpture). There atrical world, and even Broadway released The format of the creative laboratory were also less known masters but those who a replica of the large-scale British perfor- with the support of the Cultural Bridges have already announced their own develop- mance-blockbuster). program made it possible to invite Marek ments in the theater of animation and visu- The professor does not see the prospect Vashkel (Poland), a leading European re- al theater: Nicola Unger, Nick Steuer, Ni- of defending the purity of the “genre”. Ac- searcher, puppet theatre practitioner and cole Mossoux, Juan Baixas, Neville Kanter, cording to him (and experts of international teacher, to visit Kharkiv. Personally, I could Mark Down, Christophe Bogdanski. festivals of puppet theaters) “animating” only dream of meeting a professor at the Unlike our latitudes, where it is tradi- stones performances and those productions, Warsaw Academy of Theater Arts named tional to talk about the director’s theater of where reality is created with the help of cin- after O. Zelverovich, because, teaching the animation, a colleague from Poland based ematic means, can be also attributedto the discipline “History and the theory of ani- his conclusions on the trends in the devel- theater of animation. mation”, I constantly feel lack of informa- opment of this kind of art around prominent Julia Shchukina tion on the world trends in the development artists, since in the European part of the of this type of theater. I was already well familiar with the culture of professional thought of Mr. Marek Vashkel, in absentia. Firstly, I read his memoirs about Yevhen Rusa- brov, – head of the Department of Anima- tion Theatre Acting and Directingof our university (Vashkel M. Puppeter of the future theater // “Evgeniy Teodorovich Ru­ sa­brov, Creative heritage and memories of contemporaries” – Kharkiv: Collegium – 2013) . Secondly, I got information from our teachers and students about the festi- val of animation theaters “A Puppet is not a Doll”, which takes place in Białystok with the active participation of Vashkel. In addi- tion, the Polish colleague had already been- to Ukraine, however, not so far from the border with Poland. M. Vashkel is a partic- ipant of the large-scale festival “Christmas Mysteries”, which, together with an inter- national scientific conference, traditionally takes place at the Volyn Academic Puppet Theater. Marek Vashkel and Oleksandr Iniutochkin dominanta Anniversary 11 Together with Olivier Messiaen Academy shared her deep reflec- tions on two pieces by Messi- aen – “Pièce for Piano and String To expand the boundaries of the sacred … Quartet” (written a year before his Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National Uni- death) and “Quadruple concerto”. versity of Arts joined the 110th birthday cele- It was a real feast of intelli- bration of the cult composer gence and feelings which gave of XX century, French “mu- a very good taste! sic guru” Olivier­ Messiaen. The round table was followed A round table conference by the concert “The Origin of Har- “Travelling with O. Messi- mony: J.-Ph. Rameau – O. Messi- aen: in search of harmony” aen” within the framework of the was held on April 24 where project “Echo of Time” (an inte- scientists from Kharkiv and gral part of the International Fes- 1 Kyiv took part. A mono- tival “French Spring” in Kharkiv), 2 graph ”Poemes pour Мi” curator – Iryna Denysenko, Ph.D. as a reflection of the creative universum of in Art Studies, senior lecturer of Kharkiv Na- transformed it in search of “new space of O. Messiaen, written by Tetiana Zharkikh, tional University of Arts. a musical sound”. Associate Professor of Solo Singing, had been In search of harmony: J.-Ph. Ra- This idea was embodied by musicians published by the anniversary. meau – O. Messiaen and performers – teachers, post-graduate stu- Valeriia Zharkova, Professor of The purpose of the concert was to re- dents and students of the University of Arts, Ukrainian National Music Academy named veal the parallel between the works of two as well as guests of the project – laureates after P. I. Tchaikovsky gave a lecture “Uni- key figures of French art: The Baroque and of international competitions, pianists Iry- versal spiritual dimensions of Olivier Mes- Modern era. Yuliya Nikolayevska (PhD in na Denysenko (KhNUA), Oksana Rynden- siaen’s opera “Saint François d’Assise” Art Studies, Associate Professor of Kharkiv ko (NMAU), clarinettist Ruslan Kashirtsev where she presented her personal search for National University of Arts) told about these (KhNUA), student guitar orchestra under the interpretation of music as her own spiritu- deep links and her speech was accompanied guidance of the Honored Artist of Ukraine, al achievement and sincere reflexive story by a video prepared by an artist and art critic Professor Volodymyr Dotsenko. about inner work where life and research Yuliya Martynova (NUUE). Y. Nikolaevska- M. Borysenko, T. Kazakova were tied together into a single tangle that ya found that substance which united two would not be spread. artists of different eras – harmony, because 1 – Iryna Denysenko. Oksana Ryndenko, PhD in Art Studies, Rameau was one of the founders of the har- 2 – Oleksandra Kuzmina and student Associate Pprofessor of National Music mony theory, and Messiaen was the one who guitar orchestra. I Open Contest of Choir Conductors formances were provided by the leading accompanists of the Cho- ral Conducting Department of the University of Arts – H. O. Salama­ tova, O. O. Holenko, O. A. Rukina, O. B. Prokopovich, M. V. Fisun, H. V. Kolonei. The creative competition of choirmasters was open. It is pleas- ant to note that many people (not only from Kharkiv) were interested in it. Teachers and students came to us even from those cities of the 2 1 country that were not represented in the competition. In total, 30 appli- A unique event was held at Kharkiv cations were submitted from the education- I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of al institutions of 14 cities: Bakhmut, Ber- Arts – I Open Contest of Choir Conduc- dichev, Vinnytsia, Drohobych, Zhytomyr, tors within the XV Open Competition Ivano-Frankivsk, Kamyanske, Nikolaiev, “Kharkiv Assemblies” and this year the Alexandria, Sumy, Ternopil, Uman, Kharkiv, choral conducting department joined it for Khmelnytsky. the first time. Among the jury members were teachers Why only now? Because the organiza- of Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National Uni- tion of the Contest of Choral Conductors is versity of Arts, leading choirmasters of Slo- a large-scale and cumbersome business, be- bozhansky region: Honored Worker of Arts cause it involves not only conducting with of Ukraine, Professor, owner of state, munic- the piano accompaniment, but also the work ipal awards, head of the Choral Conducting with the choir team, the involvement of Department, artistic director of the university 3 a huge human resource. student choir Serhiy Prokopov (chairman); All-Ukrainian Competition, artistic director The competition for students of second- Honored Worker of Arts of Ukraine, Laureate of the Spring Voices Choir, Senior Lecturer ary music schools was held on May 4–6, of the Municipal Award, Chief Choir-Mas- Oleksii Fartushka. 2018, but on the eve of this event all the par- ter of the Opera Studio, PhD in Art Studies, From the article by M. Borisenko ticipants worked on the program of the first Professor Natalia Belik-Zolotareva; PhDs round in the university classrooms (work in Art Studies, Associate Professors Ele- 1, 2, 3 – Master class Sergiia Prokopova. with accompaniment). Most of them came na Batovska, All-Ukrainian Contest Win- without their accompanists, therefore per- ner Anna Savelieva; diploma winner of the 12 Lifestyle dominanta Caleidoskop

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1 – Stas Steshenko winner of the First Prize of the Contest of Performers at the Classical Guitar of Valencia, Spain, 11.2018. 2 – Arsenii Stavytskii winner of the I prize of the IV International 6 – Polina Cordovskaia laureate of the 3rd prize of the All- competition named after Svyatoslav Knushevitskii, Saratov, Ukrainian competition of student’s scientific works on “Music 05.2018. Art” and “Culturology”, NMAU named after P.I Tchaikovsky, Kyiv, 3 – Quest “Treasure Hunt for Science”. 05.2018. 4 – XI Festival of theaters “Milk”. The play “Stolen Happiness” 7 – Margarita Ushakova and Eugenia Prodоus winners of by Ivan Franko - directed by L. Petrenko - took 2nd place, and the II prize of the XII International Maria Yudina Competition; The also received a diploma for “The best solution to the play”. Sergii nomination “Piano duo”, 12-17.01.2018. Pakulaiev, a graduate of 2018, received a diploma for the “Best 8, 11 – Maxim Shadko is the Second Prize winner of the Second Male role”. Kyiv International Piano Competition, Kyiv, 28.10.2018. 5 – Nikita Burtsev is the winner of the 1st prize of the 9 – Margarita Ushakova winner of the III rd Award of the XXXIII international vocal competition. M. Magomayev, Truskavets, International B.Smetana Piano Competition, Czech Republic, 2018 11.2018. 10 – Project «Vacation at the university». © Kharkiv I. P. Kotlyarevsky National University of Arts, 2018 Release Editor: Maryna Derbas. Design and layout O. Maltsev Tel/fax: +380577311095 www. numkharkiv.ua e-mail: [email protected] Тranslation: Liudmyla Babaievska, Yuliya Laptinova, Maryna Honcharova Theatrical Faculty tel: +380577003640 e-mail: [email protected] Printed in print shop “Tsifra Print”, Danilevsky st., 30, Kharkiv