In 2022 the Metropolitan Opera collaborated with the Teatr Wielki–Polish National Opera to form the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, which raised funds to assist the victims of the Ukrainian War during tours to Europe and the United States.
The tour program included Valentin Silvestrov’s Seventh Symphony; Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 2, performed by Anna Fedorova; “Abscheulicher!” from Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fidelio, performed by soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska; and either Johannes Brahms’ Fourth Symphony or Antonin Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony.
Canadian-Ukrainian conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson led the combined orchestra.
“I wanted to bring the best orchestral musicians of Ukraine together, from both inside and outside of their country, in a proud display of artistic unity,” she said. “I look forward to leading these gifted musicians across Europe and to the United States. This tour is an expression of love for their homeland and to honor those who have died and have suffered so much.”
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