"Unbreakable Spirit: Music of Resilience" at New Britain Museum of American Art

The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Connecticut presents

Unbreakable Spirit: Music of Resilience

GRAMMY® Award-winning Ukrainian-American pianist Nadia Shpachenko will perform beloved works by Frédéric Chopin paired with Chopin-inspired pieces by Ukrainian composers. The program will also include Connecticut premieres of new compositions by Ludmila Yurina and Ethan Gans-Morse about the war in Ukraine.

Myroslav Skoryk (1938-2020)
Melody (1982)

Ludmila Yurina (b. 1962)
Cuando la sirena se calma… (When the siren goes silent) (2024) Connecticut Premiere

Ethan Gans-Morse (b. 1982)
Bomb Shelter Variations based on Ukrainian song Ніч Яка Місячна (What a Moonlit Night) as performed by Vira Lytovchenko (2024) Connecticut Premiere

Sergii Leontiev (b. 1991)
Postlude (2020)
Connecticut Premiere

Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912)
Impromptu in the Style of Chopin, Op. 38 (1900)

Yuri Ishchenko (1938-2021)
Waltz No. 3 from Four Waltzes and Just a Touch of Chopin (2007) Connecticut Premiere

Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849)
Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2 (1836)

Piano Sonata in B-flat minor, Op. 35, No. 2 (1840)
I. Grave – Doppio movimento
II. Scherzo
III. Marche funèbre: Lento
IV. Finale: Presto