Lviv Philharmonic prepares a programmatic memorial concert marking the fifth anniversary of the composer's death. The programme includes 'Carpathian Concerto' and lesser-known archive manuscripts.
The Myroslav Skoryk Lviv National Philharmonic will host a memorial concert 'Five Years Without the Master' on 1 June 2026 — the fifth anniversary of the composer's death (Myroslav Skoryk passed away on 1 June 2020). The programme consists of three parts: classical works by the composer, orchestral arrangements of lesser-known piano miniatures, and the world premiere of a recently-discovered symphonic fragment 'Duma-2.' The performers are the Lviv Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko, with soloists: Oleksandr Hnatyuk (piano), Yaroslav Stasiuk (violin), and the 'Koliadka' choir. A separate premiere is 'Duma-2' — an orchestral sketch found among Skoryk's papers at the Lviv Art Museum in 2024. The composer wrote this composition in 1968-1969 but never completed it. The orchestral edition was prepared by Skoryk's younger colleague, conductor Taras Kosynsky. The concert will be broadcast live on UA: Radio Culture and UA: Pershyi. The concert partners with the Skoryk Foundation, founded in 2021 by the composer's family. All ticket-sale proceeds will be donated to the Foundation for grants to young Ukrainian composers. Separate events — a public lecture by musicologist Lyubov Kyyanovska in the main Philharmonic hall the day before the concert.
