Mar 18, 2014
By Jane Brown
A celebration honouring the birth of Ukraine’s greatest poet, Taras Shevchenko, is taking place in Toronto this weekend.
That’s renowned bass-baritone Pavlo Hunka singing My Testament. 54 year old Hunka was born to a Ukrainian father and English mother. He told The New Classical 96.3FM how he feels about Shevchenko in light of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine. “I don’t believe personally that it’s a coincidence that exactly 200 years after his birth, everything seems to have blown up. People believe in the hope that he gave. His most telling poem, My Testament, is actually a testament to his life and a cry to the Ukrainian people to fight for freedom.”
Pavlo Hunka joins The Gryphon Trio and several choirs and guest soloists on Sunday March 23rd at Koerner Hall for a sold-out event honouring Taras Shevchenko.
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