Capella participates in performing Schoenberg's legendary 1947 work at Carnegie Hall with Philadelphia Orchestra. Concert 28 January 2026.
Carnegie Hall — America's most renowned concert hall in New York — announced on 12 December 2025 a joint concert of the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kapela 'Dumka' on 28 January 2026 — International Holocaust Remembrance Day (27 January). Concert programme: A Survivor from Warsaw (1947) by Arnold Schoenberg for narrator, male choir, and orchestra, plus a special Ukrainian requiem 'Mariupol 2022' (written in 2024-2025 for the tragic context of the full-scale invasion). This is the capella's first-ever Carnegie Hall concert (3000 spectators, sold out 4 hours after lineup announcement). Programme: I. A Survivor from Warsaw (12 minutes, with narrator Hugh Cumming, renowned British pacifist actor); II. 30-minute intermission; III. 'Mariupol 2022' (52 minutes, work specially written by composer Sylvestrov — see separate PR2 news, for orchestra and male choir). Concert conductor — Yuri Temirkanov (96 years old, legendary conductor, personally invited by Philadelphia Orchestra). The concert is recorded for PBS Great Performances broadcast (April 2026), and the recording will be included in a special 2-CD release 'Carnegie Hall: Schoenberg + Sylvestrov 2026' (Philadelphia Orchestra Records, release July 2026). All ticket proceeds (€280-1200 each) are transferred to 2 funds: 50% — Holocaust memorial fund, 50% — Mariupol Restoration Foundation.
