Pianist

Musical ambassadors for their homeland, the NSOU tonight pay homage to our nations’ bond with works from both Ukraine and England. Maxim Berezovsky’s Symphony in C, the first Ukrainian symphony, is a landmark in the country’s musical history. And music doesn’t get more English than Delius’s sumptuous ‘On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring’.

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National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

The Bridgewater Hall

Beethoven didn’t have much time for tyrants. “If I understood war as well as I understand music, I would conquer him” was his verdict when Napoleon invaded Austria – and judging from the daring, the charisma and the sheer, elemental force of his ‘Eroica’ (Heroic) Symphony, he might have had a point.

The commitment and skill of Ukrainian musicians always receives a warm welcome here at Cadogan Hall, and tonight, one of Ukraine’s most-admired pianists takes the spotlight in the majestic ‘Emperor’ Concerto – music of unbreakable grandeur and defiance, and the perfect complement to the ‘Eroica’.

Cadogan Hall 

We're delighted to welcome back this wonderful orchestra, whose last concert here was one of the highlights of 2023. They begin with what is believed to be the first symphony written by a Ukrainian composer, completed while studying in Italy and recently discovered in an archive there.

National Symphony Orchestra Ukraine

The Anvil

We welcome back the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine for an evening of fabulous music. No one knows how the Emperor came by its name, but it is entirely apposite for the prince among concertos. It is on a massive scale and provides some of the most exhilarating writing for solo piano in the repertory. It also includes a beautiful slow movement which was featured in the score of The King’s Speech. Beethoven’s 7th Symphony is one of the best loved of all. With its haunting slow movement, sparkling scherzo and electric finale it opens with a movement described by Wagner as ‘the apotheosis of dance’.

Pianist

Maria Pukhlianko

Events

Upcoming events

Mar 16, 2026

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine · The Bridgewater Hall

Mar 17, 2026

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine · Cadogan Hall

Mar 19, 2026

National Symphony Orchestra Ukraine · Anvil Arts

Mar 21, 2026

Beethoven Night with National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine · Perth Theatre and Concert Hall

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 5 (Emperor) by Beethoven

Perth Theatre and Concert Hall

Piano in Symphony in C major by Berezovsky

Cadogan Hall

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 5, Emperor by Beethoven

Cadogan Hall

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