TWO musicians from the Ukraine will give a special performance at Bolton Castle near Leyburn this month to raise funds for Ukraine charities.
Julia Kogut-Kalynyuk and Kateryna Trachuk are classically trained professional musicians from Lviv, who form the duo Dvi Doli.
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They specialise in playing the Badura, a beautiful string instrument used in traditional folk music across the Ukraine.
The pair arrived in the UK, via Poland, in May as the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to wreak tragedy on their home country.
The duo's performance at Bolton Castle on June 27 will include classical Ukrainian folk songs and jazz accompanied by the bandura and voice.
The bandura is Ukraine's unique national folk instrument with 65 strings.
It combines elements of the zither and lute and has 17 more strings than the classical harp.
Julia and Kateryna have been playing the bandura since they were five and nine years old.
They obtained Masters degrees in bandura and voice from the renowned Mykola Lysenko Lviv National Music Academy, Ukraine’s leading musical conservatory.
Tickets to their performance at 6.30pm on June 27 are £15 per person, with all proceeds going to Ukraine charities.
For concert tickets, visit the Bolton Castle website boltoncastle.co.uk.
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