Pentatone releases Silvestrov Postludium No. 3, together with cellist Matt Haimovitz and pianist Nadia Shpachenko, in February 2024.
In recognition of the two-year mark since the invasion of Ukraine, cellist Matt Haimovitz and Kharkiv-born pianist Nadia Shpachenko present Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov’s Postludium No. 3. To Haimovitz, playing Silvestrov’s music and celebrating Ukrainian culture with native-born Nadia Shpachenko has been a wonderfully meaningful experience. The collaboration on this recording gave Shpachenko an outlet to convey her pain about the war, while projecting hope.
Haimovitz’s recording of Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann’s Cello Concerto is currently nominated for a JUNO Award in the Best Solo Classical category. Shpachenko has been deeply engaged in supporting her native country, donating 100% of her album Invasion’s profits through Razom to benefit Ukrainian people affected by the war.
“Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov’s Postludium No. 3 merges the cello and piano organically into one celestial, loving breath, a metaphor for the power of music to unify in a divisive world. Playing Silvestrov’s music and celebrating Ukrainian culture with native-born Nadia Shpachenko has been a wonderfully meaningful experience. Slava Ukraini!”
Matt Haimovitz
“Silvestrov’s Postludium No. 3 is a touching, thoughtful, and deeply imaginative composition. Collaboration on this piece with the extraordinary cellist Matt Haimovitz gave me an outlet to convey my pain about the war, while projecting hope. Evoking memories of my childhood in Kharkiv, a city that has been under constant attack since the war began on my birthday exactly two years ago, this release is personal.”
Nadia Shpachenko
Digital Release Date: 23 FEBRUARY 2024
Released in digital formats for streaming and high-resolution downloads.
