The Opening of the Edvard Grieg Society in Ukraine
takes place on May 4-5, 2016 in Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Program for the opening
Wednesday May 4:
Philharmonic Hall – Grand Opening
17.00 – the Unfinished opera Olaf Tryggvason’s Ukrainian Opening night;
– Concert of students and professors of the Zhytomyr Music College
19.00 – Festive dinner
Thursday May 5:
The Zhytomyr Music College – Musicological conference “Norway-Ukraine: the dialogue of the cultures” – a presentation of current research of the Grieg’s and Ukrainian composers’ music
9.00: Registration
9.30: The first meeting
11.50: Coffee break
12.10: The second meeting. Conclusions. Closing of the conference.
14.10-15.00: Lunch
The cultural program:
15.30: Concert of Ukrainian music (Hall of the Space Museum)
16.30: Visit to the Sviatoslav Richter’s Memory Rooms,
the Museum of Borys Liatoshynsky