Following her operatic performances in London, and in a show of solidarity for the Baltic nations united in their support of Ukraine, Mrs. Wilson travels to Vilnius to conduct the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra on April 13th in a concert featuring the pianists Kamile Zaveckaite and Marcel Lazar. The program includes Diptych by Ukrainian composer Myroslav Skoryk, Concerto for two pianos and orchestra in A flat minor, Op. 88a by Max Bruch and the Enigma Variations , Op. 36 by Edward Elgar.

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The highlight of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra’s 2023 European tour was its emotionally charged performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No 9, with Schiller’s great poem “Ode to Joy”, his cry of freedom, resistance and progress against the forces of oppression, memorably sung by the soloists and chorus in Ukrainian.

Following her extended run of ten performances of “La Bohème” at the Royal Opera House, Keri-Lynn Wilson remains in London to conduct Jenufa at the English National Opera next month. Jennifer Davis sings the title role in Janacrk’a gripping domestic drama directed by David Alden, with Susan Bullock as Kostelnicka, Richard Trey Smagur as Laca, and John Findon as Steva.

Performances on March 13,16, 20, 22, 25, 27.

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Ms. Wilson returns to the Royal Opera House in London this month to conduct Richard Jones’ recent production of La Bohème. Sopranos Ruzan Mantashyan and Yaritza Véliz share the role of Mimi, Stefan Pop and Leonardo Caimi play Rodolfo, Mikhail Timoshenko and Gihoon Kim are the Marcellos, and Danielle de Niese and Andrea Carroll are the Musettas.

Performances are on January 24th, 27th, 29th, 31st; February 2nd, 8th, 10th, 11th, 13th and 16th. Tickets and more information can be found here.

On December 16th as a sign of solidarity and support Keri-Lynn Wilson, Canadian Ukrainian music director and conductor, will lead Lviv National Opera Orchestra and Chorus at the special event dedicated to Ukrainian struggle for independence and peace. The concert “In Dedication of Invincible Ukraine” will feature Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with a new performance edition sung in Ukrainian. Changing the German word for “Joy/Freude” to the Ukrainian word for “Glory/Slava,” Ukraine’s rallying cry for victory, the concert will be the symbol of moral support for a nation at war. The concert program will commence with a Ukrainian premiere by Viktoriya Polyova “Nova – dedication to the courage of Ukraine” written in 2022.

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Ms. Wilson makes her pandemic-delayed debut at Opéra de Paris, where she conducts Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon. She was originally scheduled to debut with Carmen in 2020, but COVID brought a close to the rehearsals just days before the scheduled opening. Cendrillon is directed by Mariame Clément and features Jeanine De Bique in the title role, Paula Murrihy as Le prince charmant, Caroline Wettergreen as La Fée, Emy Gazeilles as Noémie, Marine Chagnon as Dorothée, Laurent Naouri as Pandolfe and Daniela Barcellona as Madame de La Haltière. 

Performances take place on October 25th & 29th; November 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th, 14th and 16th.

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Maestro Wilson’s first performance of the new season takes place this Friday, September 22nd with the Sinfonieorchester St Gallen. The program features Robert Schumann’s Second Symphony and his piano concerto in A Minor, as well as Clara Schumann’s Piano Cocnerto in A minor. Lithuanian pianist Guoda Gedvilaitė is the soloist for both concertos. 

The performance takes place at the Tonhalle on 22nd September. Tickets can be found here. 

This August and September, Ms. Wilson leads the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, an ensemble comprised of prominent Ukrainian musicians hailing from across the war-torn country on a second tour of Europe and the UK. Founded in 2022 by Keri-Lynn Wilson, with the support of the Metropolitan Opera and the Polish National Opera, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra also includes Ukrainian refugees living in Europe and Ukrainian members of European orchestras.Their inaugural tour of Europe and the United States took place last summer. Now under the patronage of Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelenska, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra will assemble annually each summer to tour capital cities and festivals of the world.

While in London conducting La Traviata at the Royal Opera House, Ms. Wilson takes a break from Verdi’s eternal tragedy for two shows at the BBC Proms, conducting live performance editions of the popular BBC educational series, Horrible Histories. In these special concerts on July 22 at Royal Albert Hall, Ms. Wilson will lead the English National Opera Chorus, Orchestra, and singing soloists in Horrible Histories: ’Orrible Opera. An irreverent look at the history of opera, Ms. Wilson will conduct well know operatic excerpts, as well as interacting with the cast of the Horrible Histories television program. Musical selections will come from Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Puccini’s Turandot, Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance, Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, and Wagner’s Ride of the Valkyries. It will be horrible fun!

The concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and on BBC TV.

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Ms. Wilson returns to the Royal Opera House in London this month to conduct Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. The timeless Richard Eyre production features Kristina Mkhitaryan as Violetta, Liparit Avetisyan as Alfredo and Juan Jesús Rodríguez and Christoph Pohl as Giorgio Germont.

Performances are set for July 10th, 13th, 17th, 19th, 21st, and 23rd. Tickets and more information can be found here.

Following its acclaimed 2022 inaugural tour of Europe and the United States, the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, conducted by its Canadian Ukrainian music director, Keri-Lynn Wilson, will regroup this August for a tour of major European festivals and cities in a continuing demonstration of Ukrainian artistry as the nation fights for its freedom. The 74-piece orchestra includes Ukrainian musicians from across the country, some of the male members having received special permission from the Ukrainian government to serve their nation through their music, as well as Ukrainian refugee musicians and Ukrainian members of European orchestras. Ukrainian violinist Valeriy Sokolov will be the soloist.

Ms. Wilson conducts Richard Strauss’ Salome for the first time when she makes her conducting debut at the Houston Grand Opera later this month. The Francisco Negrin production stars soprano Laura Wilde in the title role, baritone Ryan McKinny as Jokanaan, tenor Chad Shelton as Herod, and mezzo-soprano Karita Mattila as Herodias.

On March 11th and 12th, Ms. Wilson conducts the NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo in a special program celebrating the culture of Italy, featuring violinist Himari in the Paganini Violin Concerto.

“In memory of the Invincible”.

Dedicated to the anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion

Lviv National Opera invites you to commemorate victims of war

A year of fierce struggle, a year of fateful days and sleepless nights, a year of sad losses, but also a year of strength, courage, bravery, and, most importantly, faith in Victory! On February 22, on the eve of the first anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion, Lviv National Opera invites you to join the commemoration of the fallen soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and all the innocents whose lives were cynically taken by Russia.

On April 28th, Ms. Wilson makes her Houston Grand Opera debut, conducting Strauss’ Salome in a new production directed by Francisco Negrin. Soprano Laura Wilde sings the title role and baritone Ryan McKinny is Jokanaan.

Upcoming this February, Maestro Wilson conducts the Filarmonia Arturo Toscanini in Parma, Italy. The program includes the world premiere of Uzbekistani composer Aziza Sadikova's Angelo di fuoco, Rachmaninov’s Concerto no. 2 featuring pianist Ivo Pogorelich and Prokofiev’s Symphony no.5. 

Continuing with her symphonic concerts for the New Year, Ms. Wilson makes her debut with Poland’s NFM FilharmoniaWrocławska on January 20th.

Ms. Wilson returns to Wiesbaden for the New Year to conduct the Hessisches Staatstheater Orchester in a program of Kaija Saariaho’s Du Cristal, Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor, featuring pianist Mūza Rubackytė, and Sibelius’s Symphony no.2 in D major.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is a true culture war; Russia is seeking not just land but also the erasure of a nation’s artistic output and history. The brave soldiers fighting against that include the members of this pickup orchestra (which toured this summer under the assured baton of the conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson) and the Odesa Philharmonic, which traveled to Berlin for an inspiring performance in September. Throughout the year, powerful performances of Russian music — like a savagely colorful revival of Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk” at the Met this fall, with Wilson on the podium — gave the lie to Putinists’ claim that their country’s culture has been canceled in the West.

Ms. Wilson makes her second house debut of the season, conducting Tosca at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires. This Roberto Oswald production, staged by Aníbal Lápiz, includes soprano María Pía Piscitelli as Floria Tosca, Marcelo Puente as Mario Cavaradossi, and Željko Lučić as Baron Scarpia.