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BARON KNOOPF IS CROSSING THE BORDERS »
Cremona of the Middle Ages, a legendary town of the great Italian masters, who gave their musical instruments a unique voice, which have survived their creators for centuries.
Moscow, the populous capital of the mighty Soviet empire, a city of great cultural traditions.
The sunny Odessa, a city of unique character, which has given the world a plethora of great names.
The antique Lviv, a bulwark of culture in Galichina.
The majestic city on the Neva, built by Czar Peter.
In an astonishing way through centuries and borders the fate of the people and instruments born in these cities has led the five musicians of different generations to the Golden-Domed Kiev. They all gathered together for two unique concerts: 24 June 2002 in Odessa, and 27 June 2002 in The Lysenko Hall of Columns of the National Philharmonics of Ukraine.
For the first time Ukraine will be hearing The Baron Knopf, the best violin built by the great P.Guarneri in 1743. The instrument's owner, Pavel Vernikov, one of the best students of the renowned David Oistrakh, - who was a world famous performer and the world level pedagogue, - was born and began his way in music in Odessa, and now lives and works in Italy.
Mystery surrounds the origin of another unique instrument, an old cello of 1773, whose creation is attributed to one of the greats from Cremona. The instrument will be sounding played by Boris Baraz, a musician born in Kiev. Boris Baraz studied music in Lviv and Moscow, and now lives and works in France.
The reputed musicians will be performing together with a well-known Ukrainian instrumental duo of Oles Semchuk (violin) and Anna Seredenko (piano), and The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine under the baton of Vladimir Sirenko, chief conductor and artistic director of the orchestra. Vladimir Sirenko, laureate of the Shevchenko State Award.
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