Between Wednesday 13 – Saturday 23 August, Chetham’s International Piano Summer School brings world class and legendary musicians to a vibrant, supportive community in central Manchester. Alongside lectures, open lessons and opportunities to develop new skills, you can discover a daily programme of recitals from world-class performers.

Chetham’s International Piano Summer School 2025 – Day Four

The Stoller Hall

Illia Ovcharenko, just entering his 20s, is captivating audiences worldwide with his remarkable talent.

Music Toronto: Illia Ovcharenko

St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts

Four outstanding pianists come together for a programme which starts and ends with Mozart but encompasses a wide range of repertoire in between, including Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov’s 1977 Kitsch Music.

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Alexander Melnikov piano; Alexei Lubimov piano, fortepiano; Mikhail Shilyaev piano; Olga Pashchenko piano

Wigmore Hall

Sweden's Radio Symphony Orchestra meets Ukrainian musician colleagues on Ukraine's Independence Day. We will feel the presence of Ukrainian folk music, including in the newly composed Reflections on a Folk Song by Leonid Desyatnikov, but also experience music that borrows tones from completely different times and places, as in the modern classic Der Bote , where Valentin Silvestrov weaved together music by Mozart with a contemporary tonality. The music knows no borders, but the heart of this concert is in Ukraine.

Looking towards Ukraine

SR Berwaldhallen

With repertoire spanning the canon to contemporary works, this beloved series is unparalleled in ambition and depth. Under the inspired curation of new Director of Chamber Music Paul Wiancko, globally renowned chamber musicians present 11 ingenious programs rich in revelry and fellowship. Paul’s inaugural season welcomes composer-in-residence Reena Esmail, along with an array of talented first-timers and Festival favorites ready to rock the Dock.

Bank of America Chamber Music

Dock Street Theatre

This performance is free. Tickets are required.

Finale

Severance Music Center

There’s a special magic when a singer performs with a handful of instrumentalists. Soprano Anna Crookes and friends from Pixels Ensemble explore the secrets of the human soul, including the music of Valentin Silvestrov: Ukraine’s greatest living composer.

Pixels Ensemble

The Music Room

This performance is free with no tickets required. Free parking is available in the church parking lots.

Blue & Gold: Colors of the Bandura

St. Vladimir Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral

Student Recital: Nadezda Soroka

Carnegie Mellon University

Beethoven’s 5th

Merrill Auditorium

Join the BBC Philharmonic and their Chief Conductor John Storgårds for an afternoon concert at MediaCityUK.

John Storgårds and Simone Lamsma with the BBC Philharmonic

MediaCityUK

FIGHTING: Ukranian War Photographers

FotoFest

This trio of works shines a light on some of the world premieres that PNB’s New Works Initiative has created in recent years. Donald Byrd’s haunting Love and Loss premiered in 2019, Alexei Ratmansky’s stunning tribute to his homeland of Ukraine, Wartime Elegy, followed in 2022, and inventive Australian choreographer Danielle Rowe will create something brand new for PNB dancers this November. Come bask in the glory that is new works at PNB!

Love & Loss

Seattle Center

Gabriella Teychenné’s music-making has been described as ‘radically passionate’ and the programme she presents for her debut will show that to the full. The string pieces by Russian émigrée Victoria Borisova-Ollas and Ukrainian Valentin Silvestrov are emotionally charged, whilst Nicholas Maw conjures up vivid pictures inspired by illustrations of the famous 11th century Persian epic story, Shahnama. Finally, we hear a world premiere from the 2022 Rushworth Composition prize-winner, Christopher Cook.

Ensemble 10:10

Yoko Ono Lennon Centre

In accordance with Carnegie Mellon’s COVID-19 mitigation policies, all visitors to the university’s campus age 12 and older are required to be either fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or, if not fully vaccinated, must have received a negative COVID-19 test result within three days of the event.

Student Recital: Evan Nygard

Schenley Farms Historic District

Experience the unmatched energy of this PNB fan-favorite extravaganza, complimented by the joyous, pure dance spectacle of George Balanchine's Allegro Brillante, an early PNB Balanchine acquisition, and a world premiere by Alexei Ratmansky (Don Quixote, Pictures at an Exhibition).

Carmina Burana

Get ready for a night of sonic fireworks and bold musical colour at Slavic Virtuosity: Prokofiev & Mussorgsky. Conductor Thomas Leduc-Moreau leads the NSO through a program brimming with passion and power, starting with Valentyn Silvestrov’s “Silent Music”, a haunting and meditative gem that whispers its emotional depth. The evening’s centrepiece features world-renowned cellist Stéphane Tétreault in Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev’s brilliant Symphonie Concertante, op. 125—a virtuosic tour-de-force that’s equal parts elegance and electricity.

Then, prepare to be dazzled by Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, in the shimmering orchestration by Ravel—a vivid, musical stroll through an imaginary art gallery that bursts with character and drama.

Slavic Virtuosity: Prokofiev & Mussorgsky

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Silvestrov’s Quiet Music sets a calm and reflective tone with gentle melodies that take listeners on a meditative journey, away from the noise of everyday life.

Northern Lights

Lesher Center for the Arts

Our season concludes with music that inspires peace and hope in times of upheaval and uncertainty. The tranquility of the English countryside in The Banks of Green Willow, Silvestrov's serene and meditative prayer for Peace in Ukraine, and the sacred a cappella choruses of The Peaceable Kingdom lead us to Haydn's powerful and climactic choral work. Widely acknowledged as a call for peace, the jubilant finale reflects strength and hope.

Valentin Silvestrov

Events

Upcoming events

Feb 6, 2026

Slavic Virtuosity: Prokofiev & Mussorgsky · Newfoundland Symphony Orchestra

21 - 22 Mar, 2026

Northern Lights · Lesher Center for the Arts

Apr 12, 2026

Symphony Of Peace · Rochester Symphony Orchestra

Past events

Aug 16, 2025

Chetham’s International Piano Summer School 2025 – Day Four · The Stoller Hall

Mar 5, 2025

Music Toronto: Illia Ovcharenko · St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts

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