Celebrating European Day: A Musical Evening in Odesa

To celebrate European Day, a vibrant concert was organized in Odesa's city garden by the Odesa Municipal Musical Theater named after the People's Artist of Ukraine O. Salik. 

The concert featured the Municipal Concert Band conducted by two talented conductors – Maximilian Maria Giannetti and Mykhailo Dzevik.

 The musical performance was enhanced by the incredible voices of the theater's vocalists, including Svitlana Kochanas and Oleksiy Konnov.

This event was made possible through the collaborative efforts of our partners. We sincerely thank:

• The Odesa City Center for Choreographic Arts (artistic director – honored cultural worker of Ukraine Yukhym Kogan)
• «Studio 117» and the exemplary choreographic studio «Dance Drum Show» (director – Ihor Tkachuk)
•  Aglaia Polychronidi, honored figure of pop art in Ukraine, deputy chair of the Federation of Greek Societies of Ukraine for cultural matters
•  The «Elpida» ensemble of the Greek community, the «Hellas» club, and the Greek Culture Foundation (artistic director and founder – Raisa Terepora, a distinguished educator of Ukraine)
•  The folk dance ensemble «Barvinok» and the Odesa House of Children's and Youth Creativity «Tonika» (director – Kristina Malinina)
•  The public organization «National-Cultural Society of Poles «Polish Note»
• The Art School No. 8, School No. 1, School No. 13, and other creative teams of the city

A special thanks to the host Aliya Digulyar, who added a unique warmth to the event.

All participants together created a true celebration of European values – cultural diversity and mutual understanding.