A concert for Ukraine: Anna Fedorova

A concert in aid of Ukranian music students is planned for The Queen's Hall, Edinburgh, this coming October.

The principal performer will be the outstanding Ukranian pianist Anna Fedorova, founder of the Davidsbündler Academy in The Hague which supports young Ukrainian performers and students in flight from their home country. It relies entirely on her performance fees and fundraising concerts at the Academy.
    
From an early age, the Ukrainian-born pianist Anna Fedorova showed an innate musical maturity and amazing technical abilities. Her live recording of Rachmaninoff’s 2nd Piano Concerto has more than 35 million views on YouTube and is highly acclaimed by critics and world-renowned musicians.

She regularly performs at the world’s most prestigious concert halls such as the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, New York's Carnegie Hall, Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City, Tonhalle Zürich, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Bunka Kaikan in Tokyo, and many others. 

Aurora Ensemble is an amateur orchestra based on Edinburgh, set up in October 2023. The ensemble comprises musicians from Edinburgh, Glasgow and beyond, including students from Edinburgh University, Queen Margaret University, and The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

Programme

Anna Fedorova will perform:

Sylvestrov Messager
Chopin, F. Nocturne Op.27 No. 1 in C sharp minor
Chopin, F. Nocturne Op.27 No. 2 in D flat major
Phamie Gow 'Peace Song for Ukraine'
M. De Falla Suite 'El Amor brujo' Movements: 'Pantomima', 'Danza del terror', 'El círculo mágico', 'Danza ritual del fuego'

The Aurora Ensemble will perform:

Sibelius 'Finlandia' 
Smetana 'Sarka' from 'My Country' 
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies 'Farewell to Stromness'
Helen MacKinnon 'The Pearl of Scotland'