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On 2 June, Kyiv hosted the presentation of "Empowered", a multimedia project by the Watch Ukrainian! Association. The initiative brings together Ukraine’s first vinyl album of contemporary classical music, documentary films, photographic exhibitions, musical events, and other artistic formats. Its purpose is to introduce the world to the individuals whose work, talent, and resilience are shaping contemporary Ukraine.
05.06.2026
Among those attending the presentation were Victor Sydorenko, President of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine; Oles Sanin, Vice-President of the Academy; Serhiy Mykhalchuk, Corresponding Member of the Academy; and Peter Gelb, Foreign Member of the Academy.
The concert programme featured works by Ukrainian composers performed by the National Ensemble of Soloists "The Kyiv Camerata" under the baton of the Canadian opera and symphonic conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, founder and music director of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra and recipient of the First Class Order of Arts of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine.
The photographic exhibition presented during the event was created by cinematographer Serhiy Mykhalchuk — Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine, laureate of the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine, and Merited Artist of Ukraine.
The project "Empowered" is being realised by the Watch Ukrainian! Association within the framework of the "Culture vs War" initiative. The Association is chaired by producer and cultural manager Andrii Rizol.