Red violin

Red Violin – a concert film that transports viewers on a sonic odyssey where American avant‑garde meets Ukrainian resilience. Under the baton of conductor Carly‑Lynn Wilson, the National Ensemble of Soloists “Kyiv Camerata” opens with the soaring vision of Missy Mazzoli’s Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra, a work that reimagines the bow as a living chronicle of centuries, distorting chord patterns into a living language of time. Next, the hall reverberates with two masterworks of film music: John Corigliano’s Suite “Red Violin,” tracing the instrument through ages of human memory, and John Williams’ haunting “Schindler’s List,” an elegiac tribute that gives voice to compassion amid tragedy. The program then pivots to the Ukrainian heartland with Oleg Bezborodko’s four‑hand piano concerto “Steel. Violet. Rage,” a poetic testament to the defenders of Azovstal, the words of Maksym Kryvtsov, and the fierce longing for justice. Following this, the Kyiv Piano Duo (Dmytro Tavanets & Alexandra Zaitseva) and the National Ensemble of Soloists “Kyiv Camerata” bring a stirring, reflective finish through the pieces “Sofia” by Victoria Poleva and “Kyrie Eleison” by Bohdana Frolyak. In these closing movements the choir dissolves into a gentle prayer, letting light cut through pain, leaving a space where both God and Ukraine are heard, and where one can finally breathe again. Experience the cross‑cultural dialogue that binds memory, loss, and hope in a single, unforgettable cinematic performance.