Project Overview
The festival’s closing concert coincides with the final act of the Ascona Choral Academy. The Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, a prestigious Ukrainian youth orchestra, has been largely living in exile since the beginning of the war and is now forced to rely on residency partnerships in order to conduct its rehearsal activities. Through this partnership, the festival aims to send a clear signal of solidarity and humanity. Under the direction of Oksana Lyniv, the orchestra will tackle Antonín Dvořák’s Stabat Mater together with Nigel Short and the Ascona Festival Choir, integrating this project as a central element of the Ascona Academy.
Key Points
- Music direction: Oksana Lyniv
- Participants: young Ukrainian musicians (orchestra)
- Accommodation: Locarno Youth Hostel
- Daily rehearsal: Monday, Oct. 5-Saturday, Oct. 10, 2 rehearsals per day of 2.5 hours each, Additional section rehearsals
A bridge with the people and the festival
- The initiative fosters a meeting between young Ukrainian musicians, participants of the Ascona Choral Academy and the public.
- The presence of the musicians in Ascona’s public spaces will contribute to the creation of a shared festival atmosphere.
- Above all, their participation represents a concrete gesture of solidarity and humanity in support of an important Ukrainian cultural and educational institution.
