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‘Ukrainian Carols of Hope’ Christmas concert 2025
St Pancras International Station (venue for performances by Elton John and Alicia Keys), London, UK-
2025
Role: composer, arranger, pianist
A joint performance with Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, which set a record for the largest audience in the station’s history (over 1,000 people). Mariia created an arrangement for piano and string quartet especially for the event, in collaboration with Svyatoslav. They also performed ‘Shchedryk’, ‘Podolyanochka’, ‘The Grey Cat’ and the composer’s own works on Elton John’s legendary piano.
Participants: the ‘Lihtar’ choir (conducted by Maksym Levytskyi), a string quartet, and Nazar Lekh (ethnic wind instruments).
Organisers: Campaign for Ukraine, Olena Ivashchenko.