FESTIVAL IDEA

The Heart of Europe Beats in Ukraine
The Eighth Annual Bouquet Kyiv Stage Festival will be held on August 14-17, 2025, at Saint Sophia.
The festival will traditionally bring together music, Ukrainian visual art, cinema, theatre, guided tours, children’s programmes, and “Conversations beneath the Ash Tree”.
Over the course of four days, more than 40 cultural events will unfold.
The central theme, “The Heart of Europe Beats in Ukraine,” resonates more powerfully than ever in our present reality, reflecting a united Europe standing with Ukraine in a shared struggle of Light against darkness.
“Ukraine has always been, and will always remain, part of Europe!For the civilised world, Europe has long stood as a symbol of humanism, freedom, and dignity. In the clash of epochs, civilisations, past and future, European values have found their last stronghold. 

 
Today, the heart of Europe beats here – in Ukraine, in Kyiv, in Saint Sophia. Ukraine is the heart of Europe.
Oleksandr Dubovyk, who gifted the festival its iconic Bouquet symbol, is a great Kyiv-based artist and visionary. Through his work, he shapes the Future.
Dubovyk’s Bouquet is more than an image – it is a Meta-symbol.
The Bouquet is a Gift. It is Unity. It is Variety in harmony. On a metaphysical level, it reflects the very essence of the European Union – an alliance of equal, sovereign nations joined by shared values of humanism and freedom. Every flower in the bouquet is unique and beautiful on its own, but together they form a work of art. 
The strength of such a Union is being tested today – on the frontlines in Ukraine.”
Evgeni Utkin, Co-founder of the Bouquet Kyiv Stage Festival

MUSIC FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

AUGUST 14 |5 P.M.STAGE

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ManifestConcert of Music by Roman Grygoriv

Chamber Choir “Kyiv”
Mykola Hobdych, conductor
Roman Grygoriv, soloist
National ensemble of soloists Kyivska Camerata 


AUGUST 14 |7 P.M.
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Liberated MusicConcert of Works by Ukrainian Composers: V. Barvinsky, P. Senytsia, K. Shypovych

Latoshynsky Capella Orchestra
Anna Khmara, piano
Kateryna Nikolenko, conductor


AUGUST 15 |4 P.M.
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The Birds’ ConversationMusical performance

Natalia Polovynka, singer-actress, director
Taras Kompanichenko, musician-researcher, soldier of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Early music ensemble Khoreia Kozatska
Steppe Chant Laboratory Yevshan-Zillya
Oleksii Zaiets, folk singer and ethnographer
Serhii Kudrynetskyi, pianist, musician
Actresses of the Theatrical Center “Word and Voice”

AUGUST 15 |8 P.M.
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Contemporary and Timeless
Concert of music by contemporary Ukrainian composers:
Y. Stankovych, V. Sylvestrov, V. Poleva, S. Lunyov, L. Sydorenko, M. Shalyhin

Kyiv Chamber Orchestra
Natalia Ponomarchuk, conductor



AUGUST 16 |3 P.M.
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Concert "Chopin's Tenderness and Passion"

Mateusz Krzyżowski (piano, Poland)


AUGUST 16 |4 P.M.BAKERY

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Concert "In the Orbit of Pierre Boulez"

Yevhen Hromov (piano)


AUGUST 16 |5 P.M.
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Concert "At the Turning Points of Time: Beethoven and Lyatoshynsky"

Academic Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine
Conductor – Vincent Kozłowski (Poland)

AUGUST 16 |7 P.M.
BAKERY

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The Roaring 1920sA concert of music by Ukrainian composers Borys Yanovsky and Kostiantyn Shypovych

Tymish Melnyk (piano)

AUGUST 16 |8 P.M.
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Visual 2
Album Presentation Concert

Øystein Sevåg (piano, Norway) Lakki Patey (acoustic guitar, Norway)  

AUGUST 17 |2 P.M.
BAKERY

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Leo Ornstein Music Concert

Roman Repka (piano)


AUGUST 17 |3 P.M.
STAGE

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Songs of Odysseus
Electroacoustic performance for bells and electronics

Alla Zagaykevych (electronics)
Heorhii Chernenko (bells)

AUGUST 17 |4 P.M.BAKERY

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Swimming in raspberries
Lecture and concert of music by young Ukrainian composers: A. Zvarych, M. Ivanov, O. Shmurak

Petrichor EnsemblеAkim Zvarych, violin
Maxim Ivanov, flute
Alexey Shmurak, piano

MUSIC PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS


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Boys and Youth Choir of the Kyiv State Music Lyceum named after M.V. Lysenko

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Chamber Choir Kyiv

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Mykola Hobdych (conductor)

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Roman Hryhoriv (rocket)

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Liatoshynskyi Capella Orchestra

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Kateryna Nikolenko (conductor)

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Anna Khmara (piano)

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Kyiv Chamber Orchestra

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Natalia Ponomarchuk (conductor)

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Mateusz Krzyzowski (piano, Poland)

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Yevhenii Hromov (piano)

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Tymish Melnyk (piano)

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Academic Symphony Orchestra of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine

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Vincent Kozlowski (conductor, Poland)

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Øystein Sevåg (piano, Norway)

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Lucky Patey (acoustic guitar, Norway)

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Alla Zagaykevych (electronics)

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Heorhii Chernenko (bells)

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Oleksiy Shmurak (piano)

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Petrichor Еnsemble

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Akim Zvarych (violin)

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Maksym Ivanov (flute)

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Natalia Polovynka (voice)

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Taras Kompanichenko (kobza)

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Ancient Music Ensemble "Khoreya Kozatsʹka"

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Theater Center “WORD AND VOICE”

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Creative laboratory of steppe singing "Yevshan-Zillya"

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Oleksiy Zaets' (voice)

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Serhiy Kudrynetsky (piano)

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Roman Repka (piano)

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National Ensemble of Soloists "Kyiv Camerata"

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Nikoloz Rachveli (conductor, Georgia)

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Bohdana Pivnenko (violin)

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Maryana Holovko (voice)

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Ihor Sayenko (bayan player)

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Artem Zamkov (cello)

EXHIBITION PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS

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Oleksandr Dubovyk

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Tiberiy Silvashi

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Vasyl Riabchenko

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Stepan Riabchenko

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Mykola Matsenko

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Ganna Kryvolap

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Anastasia Budnikova

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Sasha Makarska

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Yuri Denisenkov

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Maryna Skugareva

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Nata Trafandir

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Serhii Savchenko

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Vasyl Savchenko

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Anastasia Podervianska

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Andriy Gurenko

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Oleksiy Litvinenko

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Serhiy Kornievsky

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Oleksandr Lyapin

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Olesya Trofymenko

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Oleg Zhyvotkov

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Valery Shkarupa

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Phoebe Walsh (Great Britain)

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Philip Norman (Great Britain)

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Carmela Corbett (Great Britain-USA)

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Serhiy Mykhalchuk

AUGUST 16 |4 P.M.KINOMOBILE

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Presentation of the “Kino-Kolo” Magazine

Headliners and authors of the four issues

KINOBOUQUET PARTICIPANTS

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Andriy Rizol (film producer)

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Volodymyr Voitenko (film critic)

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Kadim Tarasov (director)

THEATRE FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

AUGUST 16 |4 P.M.ASH-TREE

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Lazy and Tender
Musical performance based on poems by Yuriy Izdryk

Kyiv Academic Theatre on Pechersk
Olha Larina, director

THEATRE PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS

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Theater of Veterans

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Akhtem Seitablaev (director)

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Kyiv Academic Theater on Pechersk

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Olha Larina (director)

CONVERSATIONS UNDER THE ASH TREE PARTICIPANTS

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Edward Akrout (actor, Great Britain)

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Shelby Wilder (journalist, USA)

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Philip Norman (artist, Great Britain)

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Yevheniy Stasinevych (literary critic)

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Maksym Strikha (scientist, translator)

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Natalia Starchenko (historian)

KIDS FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

AUGUST 16 |12 P.M. GARDEN

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Ukraine - the heart of Europe
Master class for children and adults

Maria Matienko, artist

AUGUST 17 |12 P.M.GARDEN

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Flower - soul
Master class for children and adults

Oksana Svizhak (Svizhak Studio), artist

KIDS PROGRAMME PARTICIPANTS

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Maria Matienko (artist)

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Oksana Svizhak (artist)

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Євгеній Стасіневич (літературний критик)

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Максим Стріха (науковець, перекладач)

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Наталія Старченко (історикиня)

MATERIALS FOR MEDIA

Festival press release

Festival photos

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