Solidarity concert with Kyiv soloists

Before the conference dinner on Wednesday afternoon, we invite all participant to a solidarity concert in Kirkenes Church. It is performed by an Arctic Philharmonic String quartet with former members of the Kyiv soloists

Tickets for this concert will be available for conference participants on Wednesday.

In 2022, the Arctic Philharmonic welcomed the Ukrainian orchestra Kyiv Soloists, who were on tour in Europe when the war broke out in their homeland. Together with local businesses in Bodø, the Philharmonic gave the musicians both a place to work and accommodation in a very difficult situation. Now you can hear three of the musicians from Kyiv in concert with the Arctic Philharmonic’s concertmaster Oganes Girunyan.

Barents Spektakel and the Kirkeneskonferansen invite you to a concert with the string quartet with elements of folk music and classical music from both Norway and Ukraine. The concert, which marks the finnisage of the festival and the opening of The Kirkeneskonferansen. 

The ticket revenue goes to Flyktninghjelpen.

Doors open 18.00