BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-// - ECPv4.6.19//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ukrainianinstitute.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261017T213000
DTSTAMP:20260930T091152
CREATED:20260929T010053Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260930T025611Z
UID:46222-1792263600-1792272600@ukrainianinstitute.org
SUMMARY:Music at the Institute
DESCRIPTION:MUSIC AT THE INSTITUTE  \nEuropean Voices: Bach\, Berezovskyi and Bortnianskyi\nSaturday\, October 17\, 2026 | 7:00 PM  \nMusic at the Institute (MATI) presents an evening bringing together the music of Ukrainian composers  Maksym Berezovskyi (1745-1777) and Dmytro Bortnianskyi (1751–1825)  with the sonatas of J. S. Bach. Born in Hlukhiv\, Berezovskyi and Bortnianskyi built remarkable careers in Europe’s major musical centers\, becoming leading figures of Ukraine’s 18th-century musical “Golden Age.” Heard alongside Bach\, their works reveal a shared mastery of counterpoint and highlight Ukraine’s deep and enduring place within the European classical tradition.  \nViolinist Solomiya Ivakhiv and harpsichordist Andrew Rosenblum unite to perform a program pairing masterpieces by J.S. Bach\, Maksym Berezovski and Dmytro Bortnianski.  \nHonoring the memory of author and poet Yuriy Tarnawsky\, a long standing and active member of the UIA. The evening is generously supported by the Tarnawsky family.  \nThe MATI program is a ticketed event and advance registration is requested. A light reception will follow the concert. \nGeneral Admission: $30\nUIA Friends\, Seniors\, and Students: $25\nUIA Members: $20 \n  \nTICKETS\n  \nPROGRAM\nJ. S. Bach\nSonata No. 1 in B minor\, BWV 1014\, for violin and harpsichord \nMaksym Berezovskyi\nSonata in C major\, for violin and piano \nDmytro Bortnianskyi\nSonata in F major\, for harpsichord \nJ. S. Bach\nSonata No. 4 in C minor\, BWV 1017\, for violin and harpsichord \nJ. S. Bach\nSonata No. 6 in G major\, BWV 1019c\, for violin and harpsichord \nPERFORMED BY \nSolomiya Ivakhiv\, violin\nAndrew Rosenblum\, harpsichord \n  \nABOUT THE PERFORMERS \nSolomiya Ivakhiv\, Professor of Violin and Viola and Head of Strings at the University of Connecticut\, and Professor of Violin at the Longy School of Music of Bard College\, was named a Merited Artist of Ukraine (2021). She is Artistic Director of Music at the Institute (MATI) in New York and the Caspian Music Festival in Vermont. Her recordings for NAXOS\, Brilliant Classics\, and Centaur feature both Ukrainian composers and major classical repertoire\, and she is a dedicated champion of new music with numerous world premieres to her credit. \nAndrew Rosenblum enjoys a multifaceted career as a pianist and harpsichordist\, having performed at major venues such as Carnegie Hall\, Alice Tully Hall\, and The Kennedy Center. A prize winner at the 2018 International Bach Competition Leipzig and the 2017 Prague Spring International Music Competition\, he has appeared as harpsichord soloist with the Leipziger Barockorchester\, Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic Orchestra\, Collegium 1704\, and Civic Orchestra of Chicago. Passionate about new music and lesser-known works\, he has served on the Piano Faculty of the Heifetz International Music Institute since 2015. \n  \nIN MEMORIAM  \nYuriy Tarnawsky (1934–2025)\, a Ukrainian-American poet\, writer\, linguist\, translator\, and scholar whose extraordinary life and work connected Ukrainian cultural heritage with the experimental artistic world of postwar New York. A cofounder of the New York Group\, he published some forty volumes of poetry\, fiction\, drama\, essays\, and translations in Ukrainian and English. His work was deeply shaped by Ukrainian language and heritage\, as well as by his lifelong engagement with experimentation\, linguistics\, and music. A trained engineer and linguist\, he worked in artificial intelligence at IBM and later taught Ukrainian literature and culture at Columbia University. His literary work drew inspiration from music\, including the structures of J. S. Bach\, and he wrote the libretto for Ukrainian-American composer Virko Baley’s opera Not Medea. Tarnawsky was awarded Ukraine’s Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise in 2008 and was inducted into the NCE 100 Hall of Fame in 2019. His literary archive is preserved at Columbia University.  \nMusic at the Institute
URL:https://ukrainianinstitute.org/event/2026-10-17-mati/
CATEGORIES:Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://ukrainianinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/2026.10.17-MATI-1600x900-1.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR