brightest _piano_
performer of the XX century -Vladimir Horovic confirm the high level of Ukrainian Music Art. Since early XVII
century till now Ukrainian composers created a big number of the
opera, symphonic, vocal and instrumental works.
Among the last the works for clavier and piano are widely represented. |
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Ukrainian piano repertoire by Iryna
Riabchun was created since the years of studying in Kiev State Lysenko
Music School and in National Music Academy, while she started to perform
the works by Ukrainian composers – D.Bortniansky, M.Lysenko, V. Sokalsky,
K.Stecenko, M.Stepovy, V.Dovzenko, M.Kolessa, A.Shtogarenko, M.Stepanenko,
M.Skoryk, V.Zubicky in the concerts and competitions. |
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In
1991 Iryna’s performing of the songs by M.Lysenko and M.Skoryk had
been transmitted by Greek television (channel THLE-TORA). In
the same year she had played Ukrainian music in her recital in the Khania
(Crete island, Greece), which had been transmitted by the
Cretan television. In 1994, in Athens she organized
Gala-concert “Dedication to Kiev”, performing in this concert
with the Greek artists, graduated from National Music Academy of Ukraine.
This performance had been represented by TV Channel “Makedonia”. |
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In
1995-7 Iryna Riabchun performed Ukrainian music in the concerts,
organized by society of Greek – Ukrainian friendship in the State Department
Hall in Athens and in the Public Theatre of Piraeus. |
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In
1998 Iryna organized and took part in the concert tour of the
young Ukrainian musicians in Greece. Two of the concerts were transmitted
by “MEGA” channel of Greek television. Pedagogical Society of Athens
awarded Iryna with the Silver Sign of Honor.
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In
2002 Iryna released her project "Ukrainian Piano Music of the XVII-XX
centuries" in the House of the Scientists and in the House of the
Actors in Kyiv. she also recorded "Ukrainian Suite" for the
Complete collection of the music by M.Lysenko. |
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The
same year (2002) Iryna Riabchun performed the program “Ukrainian
Piano Music of the XVII-XX centuries” with the colored light supplement
in Jakarta (Indonesia) in the program of the International Festival
JakArt. This concert had provoked positive reaction of Indonesian press
(the articles “Riabchun warms
the night with the lighting of Ukrainian sound” (Jakarta Post)
and “Colored concert from Ukraine” (Evening News). |
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In
January - February 2004 Iryna
Riabchun had performed the songs by M.Lysenko and M.Skoryk in India (India International center, New
Delhi and Sandre Hall
in The Calcutta Music School). The same time within her short
tour to Ukraine she had released the project “Mykola Lysenco’s Piano
Birthday (In the Lysenko’s “Living room” of the Kyiv Lysenko
Memorial Museum. It was the first in the history piano recital totally
dedicated to Lysenko’s piano music. Even the composer himself had never
played more then few his compositions in his piano recitals.
Ukrainian repertoire
by Iryna Riabchun can be represented in the following projects: |
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| Photo of the page: Piano
& Light performance in Erasmus House (Jakarta, Indonesia), 2002 |
| Soundtrack: M.Lysenko
Prelude “Good fellow” Piano- Iryna Riabchun. Video - M.Lysenko First Rhapsody; Gavotte |