Performers join forces in concert to benefit The Ukrainian Museum (03/17/96)

Performers join forces in concert to benefit The Ukrainian Museum

NEW YORK - A concert to benefit The Ukrainian Museum in New York City will be held on Sunday, March 31, at 3 p.m. at the Merkin Concert Hall, 129 W. 67th St.

The concert will feature baritone Oleh Chmyr, soprano Ludmyla Djoi, cellist Natalia Khoma, the New American Trio, pianists Mykola Suk and Volodymyr Vynnytsky, bass Stefan Szkafarowsky and actress Svitlana Vatamaniuk. Oksana Protenic and Mr. Vynnytsky will provide piano accompaniment.

The program will consist of the works of composers Gaspar Cassado, Frederic Chopin, Franz Joseph Haydn, Mykola Kolessa, Hryhorij Kytastyj, Franz Liszt, Mykola Lysenko, Yurij Orlov, Gioacchino Antonio Rossini and Ihor Sonevytsky.

Mr. Chmyr, baritone, a graduate of the Moscow Conservatory, has appeared in leading roles at the Kyiv Opera, the Lviv Opera, the Bolshoi Opera and at the Wroclaw Opera in Poland. Mr. Chmyr specializes in German lieder and was awarded a special prize in the Glinka International Competition.

Ms. Djoi, soprano, is a graduate of the State Conservatory of Music in Odessa. Since 1992 she has made numerous operatic appearances with the State Philharmonic Society, the Theater of Musical Comedy and the State Conservatory of Music in Odessa.

Ms. Khoma, cellist, studied at the Lviv and Moscow conservatories. She is the winner of top prizes in many international competitions and has appeared extensively as recitalist and soloist with major orchestras throughout Europe, the United States and Canada.

The New American Trio: Vyacheslav Bakis studied piano at the Kyiv State Conservatory, and appeared as soloist and chamber pianist on major stages in Europe. Peter Krysa, son of renowned violinist Oleh Krysa, studied violin at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto and at the Manhattan School of Music in New York City, and has performed at a number of music festivals. Cellist Rachel Lewis Krysa studied at the New England Conservatory, the Juilliard School and at the Guildhall School in London, and has appeared as soloist and chamber player with major orchestras. She and her husband are co-founders and artistic directors of the Lake Winnipesaukee Music Festival.

Ms. Protenic, pianist, studied at the Juilliard School of Music, the Catholic University of America in Washington, abroad in Austria and Italy. She has an extensive repertoire and is equally at home in an opera house and on a concert stage.

Mr. Suk, pianist, studied at the Kyiv Music School and at the Moscow Conservatory. Winning the Liszt-Bartok International Competition in 1971 gained him international recognition. Mr. Suk has appeared as soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe and made his American debut at Weill Recital Hall in 1991. A brilliant interpreter of traditional and contemporary music, Mr. Suk premiered a number of works written expressly for him.

Mr. Szkafarowsky, bass, studied at the American Opera Center at the Juilliard School of Music and was a regional winner of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions. He quickly made his mark as one of America's promising young artists. He has appeared in important roles on numerous prestigious opera stages such as the Lyric Opera of Chicago, the Dallas Opera, Opera de Montreal, as well as in opera houses in South America. As a concert artist, Mr. Szkafarowsky has performed with such renowned orchestras and conductors as the Pittsburgh Symphony, with Michael Tilson Thomas, the National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mstislav Rostropovich, and many others. He is the recipient of the Tito Gobbi Award from the Rosa Ponselee Foundation.

Ms. Vatamaniuk, theater and film actress, studied at the Karpenko-Karyj Institute in Kyiv. Ms. Vatamaniuk has performed throughout Eastern Europe and in the United States. She teaches drama at the Karpenko-Karyi Institute.

Mr. Vynnytsky, pianist, studied at the Lviv Music Institute and the Moscow Conservatory. In 1983 he was a laureate of the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Competition in Paris. Mr. Vynnytsky has appeared as a soloist with symphony orchestras in Ukraine, Poland and in the United States, as well as with chamber ensembles.

Tickets for the concert, priced at $25, may be purchased at The Ukrainian Museum, 203 Second Ave., New York, NY 10003, (212) 228-0110; Surma Book and Music Co., 11 E. Seventh St., New York, NY 10003, (212) 477-0729; and before the concert at the box office.

A reception will be held following the concert at the Conservatory Cafe, in the Mayflower Hotel at 15 Central Park West (between 61st and 62nd streets). Tickets, at $50, may also be obtained at the museum and at Surma.

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