Oksana Lyniv and the Prague Philharmonia
Oksana Lyniv is a conductor with a dazzling international career and an artist dedicated to developing the classical music scene in her native Ukraine. She was the first woman to conduct at the Bayreuth Festival. Six years ago, she founded the Ukrainian Youth Symphony Orchestra, with whom she performed at the prestigious Lucerne Festival in 2022. At the invitation of the Prague Spring, she conducts the PKF-Prague Philharmonia, alongside soprano Julia Tkachenko and the winners of the Prague Spring International Music Competition, bassoonist Minju Kim and clarinettist Lilian Lefebvre. The concert includes W. A. Mozart's 'Prague' symphony, Richard Strauss's Duett-Concertino and a new work based on texts by Ukrainian poet Lina Kostenko, composed by his compatriot Eduard Resatsch.
Resatsch: Up in flames, Song cycle for soprano and orchestra (World Premiere); Strauss: Duet, Concertino for clarinet, bassoon and chamber orchestra; Mozart: Symphony No. 38 in D Major KV504 "Prague"