Yuri Shevchenko “We Are”: Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra & Keri-Lynn Wilson

Yuri Shevchenko’s arrangement of the Ukrainian National Anthem, the encore from the performance of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra conducted by Keri-Lynn Wilson at Lincoln Center’s Damrosch Park, New York on August 20, 2022. Keri-Lynn Wilson is the founding conductor and music director of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra. An ensemble created in 2022 in collaboration with the Metropolitan Opera and Polish National Opera, it is composed of leading Ukrainian musicians. It was formed to defend Ukraine’s cultural legacy as the country fights for its freedom. Now under the patronage of Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will come together each summer to tour capital cities and festivals of the world. Yuri Shevchenko (1953-2022) "WE DO EXIST!" Paraphrase to the melody by M. Verbytskyi (National Anthem of Ukraine) for violin and strings For additional information, please visit: https://www.keri-lynnwilson.com/ukrai... http://www.keri-lynnwilson.com Follow Maestro Wilson on social media: instagram:   / kerilynnwilsonmaestro   twitter:   / kerilynnwilson   facebook:   / kerilynnwilson   Maestro Keri-Lynn Wilson's international career as a guest conductor spans over twenty years, leading some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras - such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Bayerische Rundfunk - and operas at the world’s top opera houses, including the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the Bayerische Staatsoper, the Bolshoi Theatre, and the Wiener Staatsoper. Ms. Wilson's has been praised as “vividly shaped and nuanced” by The New York Times, and “elegantly incisive” by The Telegraph. In 2020, she was nominated for an Opus Klassik award as "Conductor of the Year."