Kyiv Music Fest

Kyiv Music Fest (), is an annual international music festival in Kyiv, Ukraine, that profiles modern Ukrainian classical music. The festival aims to promote Ukrainian musicians in the context of world art. It was founded by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and the National Union of Composers of Ukraine.

The festival is held annually in late September to early October. The festival program features works by modern Ukrainian and foreign composers.

History 
Kyiv Music Fest is an annual international music festival held in Kyiv, Ukraine. The festival was first held in 1990. It was the brainchild of the Ukrainian composer Ivan Karabyts, who was the festival's musical director from 1990 to 2001. The co-founders of the festival were the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and the National Union of Composers of Ukraine.

Karabyts was succeeded by the Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk, who served as music director from 2002 to 2005, and again from 2013 to 2019. The composer Ivan Nebesnyy directed the festival from 2006 to 2012; since 2020, its director has been the Ukrainian composer Ihor Shcherbakov.

The festival is held annually in late September to early October. The festival, which features contemporary works by composers of all nationalities, aims to promote Ukrainian musicians.

The main venues of the festival have included the National Opera of Ukraine, the National Music Conservatory of Ukraine, the National Organ and Chamber Music Hall of Ukraine (St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral), the Kyiv Conservatory, the Lysenko Column Hall of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine, and the Kyiv House of Scientists of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.

See also 
Kontrasty
Premieres of the Season (Musical Festival)

References

Sources

Further reading

External links
 Programs for the festivals from 1990 to 2007 from the official website
 XIX International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2008 (September 27 — October 5, 2008) — Program
 XX International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2009 (September 25 — October 4, 2009) — Program
 XXI International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2010 (September 25 — October 3, 2010) — Program
 XXII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2011 (September 24 — October 2, 2011) — Program
 XXIII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2012 (September 27 — October 8, 2012) — Program
 XXIV International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2013 (September 26  — October 6, 2013) — Program
 XXV International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2014 (September 24  — October 5, 2014) — Program
 XXVI International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2015 (September 26  — October 4, 2015) — Program
 XXVII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2016 (October 1  — October 9, 2016) — Program 
 XXVIII International Festival Kyiv Music Fest—2017 (September 30 — October 8, 2017) Program
 XXIX International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2018 (September 29 — October 8, 2018) Program Program
XXX International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2019 (September 27 — October 7, 2019)  Program
XXXI International Festival Kyiv Music Fest-2020 (September 26 — October 4, 2020) Program

Music in Kyiv
Classical music festivals in Ukraine
Annual events in Ukraine
Music festivals in Ukraine
Music festivals established in 1990
Autumn events in Ukraine