The Gala of New Voices shows how young singers inherit and continue the rich tradition of Ukrainian vocal culture.
The Ukrainian song is one of the oldest and deepest parts of the national culture. The Gala of New Voices takes its place in that history as a contemporary chapter: an evening in which young singers take up the baton of a great vocal tradition.
Heritage does not preserve itself — each new generation brings it back to life. When a young Ukrainian vocalist steps onto the stage, centuries of folk and academic culture stand behind them, while ahead lies their own path, on which that heritage is to be continued and reimagined.
The gala's organisers deliberately avoid nostalgia. This is not about repeating the past, but about its living development: new voices bring their own language, temperament, and sense of the time, while remaining rooted in the Ukrainian tradition.
That is why the Gala of New Voices is not only a concert but also a symbolic gesture of continuity. On 18 October, the audience will hear how the future of Ukrainian song sounds in the voices of those who are only beginning to sing it.
