Just a few hours before members of the Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra performed to mark the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion, multiple explosions detonated a short distance from the Opera House, where they often perform. A police woman was killed, and dozens more were injured. It was another example of how every town and city in Ukraine is now, in reality, a civilian frontline. #itvnews #ukraine #orchestra | ITV News

Maestro Herbert Blomstedt and the New York Philharmonic dedicate this week's performances to the people of Ukraine. To honor them and to join them in longing for peace, the Orchestra performed the Ukrainian National anthem "Shche ne vmerla Ukraina." | New York Philharmonic

DEMONSTRATION OF HARMONY: Opera singers gather in the center of Lviv, western Ukraine, for a stirring rendition of the country’s national anthem. https://abcn.ws/3w4zxrH | ABC News

Today’s spotlight is on William Walton – Spitfire Prelude and Fugue (1942), in the performance by the National Philharmonic Orchestra of Russia conducted by Alexander Humala.Written for the film The First of the Few, this piece combines cinematic energy with strict contrapuntal craft. After the noble Prelude, Walton launches into a full fugue: the subject is presented clearly, then pursued across strings, winds, and brass, each entry tightening the texture.Humala and the National Philharmonic Or