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Sebastian Studnitzky, Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra

BENEFIT FOR UKRAINE

“Odesa is an incredibly beautiful city, the sun was shining, and one constantly forgot that there is a war. And in the evening, the sirens went off.”

Last summer, Sebastian Studnitzky traveled to the Black Sea to Odesa, the city where Europe’s history condenses like in hardly any other, a melting pot of cultures. Now targeted by Putin's Russia. Rocket strikes, drone attacks, murdered civilians. And a lot of destroyed culture, very much. It is this culture that Putin is aiming for, the multicolored nature of the city, its Mediterranean nonchalance, its laissez-faire. In Odesa, a culture is being bombed that is Ukrainian and European like us.

As Sebastian Studnitzky, one of the great musicians in Europe, composer and jazz trumpeter, curator and pianist, well-educated and adorned with the most prestigious awards available in both industries, both jazz and classical. If he were to come solo, Studnitzky would be a phenomenon.

He comes with the Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra, with its chamber orchestra.

It is almost unbelievable when war dictates the conditions. And it is all the more urgent, MEMENTO ODESA is a homage to the city, to its residents and its culture, to their will to survive and their courage, their imagination, and their defiance - a tribute to all who resist Putin with everything they have.

The collaboration between Studnitzky and the orchestra from Odesa began before the war started, and after Putin's invasion, it changed. It had to develop and evolve, as if the live ticker accompanies the music like a metronome, and the images of the murders that Putin commits superimpose over the sheet music.

Can one still say in this perspective what is classical and what belongs to jazz, what comes from Studnitzky and what - just as an example - comes from Andrii Pokaz, the pianist of the ensemble?

It will be emotional, an evening that lets you hear how a Europe sounds that defends itself against Putin. The proceeds will go to local aid organizations in Ukraine.

With:

Odesa Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Volodymyr Dikiy
Sebastian Studnitzky | Piano & Trumpet
Andrii Pokaz | Piano
Anastasiia Pokaz | Vocals
Paul Kleber | Bass
Tim Sarhan | Drums

Event data provided by: Reservix

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