Ukrainian composer Vitaliy Kyianytsia who received the «Travel grant for artists» from the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation took part in the festival «The ACC First Anniversary Performing Arts Festival «Symphony for Asia» in Gwangju (South Korea).
«This festival was timed to the anniversary of the opening of a super-modern complex «Asia Culture Center», that has a vast territory, many pavilions, and buildings, its own theater, library, four conference rooms, research and cultural exchange center etc. In the festival, to which I was invited as a composer, about 100 musicians and composers from all over the world (USA, Germany, France, Britain, Poland, Japan, China, South Korea, Ukraine, Latvia, etc.) took part. During four days there were organized 16 events, including concerts of symphonic and chamber music, presentation of a national art of South Korea and China, theatrical performances, concerts of electroacoustic music, lectures and master classes. My work «A Secret landscape» for piano quintet was presented on November 26 during the final competition of composers ACC, which was part of the festival» - Vitaliy Kyianytsia shared his impressions.
He said that five composers` works from Ukraine, South Korea, Hong Kong, Cyprus and Indonesia were selected to the final of the competition. The works of composers were performed on public during the festival by skilled group «Classikan Ensemble».
«The festival was very important for me. This trip provided an opportunity to present Ukrainian music at prestigious international festivals. During the festival I got a new experience and a lot of international contacts, which will certainly affect my future work» - composer made a conclusion.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
Vitaliy Kyianytsia is a young Ukrainian pianist and composer.
Vitaliy is winner of several prestigious international competitions as a pianist and a composer, including: Orleans Piano Competition 2016 (France) - André Boucourechliev Prize, Transatlantyk Instant Composition Contest (Poland), «Masterpiece Management Composition Competition» (Germany), Karl Filtch International Piano Competition (Sibiu Romania), Anton Rubinstein Competition «Singer-Composer» (St. Petersburg, Russia). Winner of Prize of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine for outstanding achievements of young people in the development of Ukraine (2008).
Vitaliy is a permanent member of the leading European academies and residences in contemporary classical music, including the Lucerne Festival Academy, Impuls Academy, Klangspuren Schwaz Festival, Synthetis Summer Course and others.
In 2015 Vitaliy received a scholarship of the Ministry of Culture of Poland «Gaude Polonia», and within 6 months he was an intern in Warsaw under the guidance of Professor Zygmunt Krauze. His works were performed in Italy, France, Poland, Lithuania, Germany, Russia and South Korea.
He is a permanent member of leading Ukrainian festivals of contemporary music as a composer and pianist, founder and pianist of the contemporary music ensemble Sed Contra Ensemble. He is also a winner of the Revutsky Prize (2016).
The Open Ukraine Foundation provides travel grants for travel costs for Ukrainian artists to exchange artistic experience at the international level and to improve cooperation between Ukrainian and foreign artists. These grants give Ukrainian artists the opportunity to present their achievements around the world.
