Concert
Maidan 2014: Prayer for Ukraine

In the beginning of 2014, demonstrators gathered in the streets and town squares of Ukraine to protest against the then pro-Russian regime. These demonstrations engaged thousands of people across Ukraine, with Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) in Kyiv becoming a central focal point for the events. Those intense days were marred by terrible violence and many demonstrators were injured or lost their lives as a result.

In the aftermath of this revolution, Valentin Silvestrov composed a piece that captures the events and, above all, the emotions of those days. The music intertwines hymns to the nation and the sacred. The piece concludes with a lullaby, symbolising the fragility of our social bonds, and through this ending, Silvestrov seeks to preserve and safeguard a future peace.

Tickets for the concert can be purchased at Kulturcentralen or at the doors.

Performing

Malmö Academic Choir
Daniel Hansson, conductor

Buy tickets from Kulturcentralen (in Swedish)