The museum received from the Leipzig Conservatory Archive 23 manuscript works by Mykola Lysenko from the period of his studies in 1867-1869 — rare material from the Leipzig student era.
In November 2025 the Mykola Lysenko Memorial Apartment Museum received in its collection twenty-three manuscript works by the composer from the period of his studies at the Leipzig Conservatory (1867-1869). The transfer was made by the German Leipzig Conservatory Archive within the framework of international partnership with Ukraine. The set includes: student fugues (performed under the guidance of composition professor Carl Reinecke), piano etudes (from the class of professor Ignaz Moscheles), the first Ukrainian arrangements of folk melodies, two chamber sonatas for violin and piano (previously unknown authentic works).
The special historical weight of the collection — this is the most complete collection of Lysenko's Leipzig period that now returns to Ukraine. The Leipzig Conservatory — one of the oldest and most prestigious music academies in Europe (founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn) — formed Lysenko's technical foundation and convinced him of the necessity of building a national Ukrainian musical school to European standards. Manuscript restoration will continue until spring 2026. The first scientific presentation — a lecture-demonstration with performance of the two discovered sonatas — in March 2026 in the memorial apartment.
