Kyiv Camerata
Kyiv Camera is the Ukrainian leading chamber orchestra, which over 40 years has played a major role in commissioning and performing new works by outstanding Ukrainian composers. Captivating audiences with artistic excellence and its vivid interpretation, the ensemble is renowned for its commitment to contemporary Ukrainian music and for collaborations with outstanding musicians from around the world.
Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson is the founder and musical director of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, which has performed in cities and at festivals across Europe and the United States during the summers of 2022, 2023, and 2024. Established in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the orchestra released a recording of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony under her musical direction. In August 2024, she was awarded the Order of Princess Olga by the President of Ukraine for her contributions to Ukrainian culture. Throughout her career as an opera and concert conductor, she has worked with many of the world’s foremost opera houses and symphony orchestras, including guest engagements at the Royal Opera House in London, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, the Opéra national de Paris, and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
Artistic Director
Bogdana Pivnenko
Music Director
Keri-Lynn Wilson
Violinist Bohdana Pivnenko is Head of the Violin Department at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine and a soloist with the National Ensemble Kyiv Camerata. A graduate with honours of the Academy, she has won prizes at several international competitions, including the IBLA Grand Prize and the Tadini International Music Competition. She has performed as a soloist with leading Ukrainian orchestras and appeared at major festivals and concert venues across Europe and the United States, including Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall. A dedicated advocate for contemporary Ukrainian music, she regularly premieres works by Ukrainian composers and is the soloist and producer of the Anthology of Contemporary Ukrainian Music project, which comprises 11 recordings featuring works by leading Ukrainian composers.
