Arvo Pärt, Galina Ustvolskaya and Svitlana Azarova are musically connected in militancy. Pärt’s minimalism and Ustvolskaya’s penetrating symphonies reflect the power of art in times of oppression. Azarova’s Hyperion is a manifesto for hope. The Ukrainian-Dutch composer wrote the work as a call for a new world after the destruction of war.

With her new work Hyperion, Svitlana Azarova sketches a future after destruction and conflict. Is music a promise of hope, or a mirror of our deepest fears?

Program:

Galina Ustvolskaya – Symphony nr.5 ‘Amen’
Arvo Pärt – Stabat Mater
Svitlana Azarova – Hyperion (world premiere)
Arvo Pärt – Fratres