Disaster: Arnold Schoenberg archive is destroyed in LA fires
10.02.2025
Dear Belmont Music Publishing team and Arnold Shönberg’s family! National Philharmonic of Ukraine want to support you with your recent loses because of Palisades Pacific fires.
Belmont Music Publishing takes care of the full range of works by Arnold Schönberg – one of the most influential composers of the early 20th century. In particular, Verklärte Nacht and Pierrot Lunaire, which are fundamental to the classical repertoire of the 20th century.
On 13 of September 2024 Kyiv Chamber Orchestra performed Arnold Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht dedicated to the 150 anniversary of Arnold Schönberg at the festival of One Day.
Today, as a sign of support, we would like to present you a recording of an excerpt from this concert performed by the Kyiv Chamber Orchestra under instrument of maestro Natalia Ponomarchuk.
The team of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine is grateful to you for preserving the memory of Schönberg and his great contribution to the world musical heritage.
We understand this loss better than anyone, since in 1988 one of the best sheet music libraries in Kyiv, located in the Philharmonic Hall, was also lost due to a flood.
National Philharmonic of Kyiv also on the same path to digitizing our archives, in particular sheet music.
Thank you for your work and for the fact that you show an example of indomitability and optimism! Such a message resonates with the musicians of Ukraine!
