The Royal Orchestra of Sweden Performed a Piece by Ukrainian Composer at the Nobel Prize Ceremony

During the prestigious Nobel Prize awards ceremony, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Sweden presented the composition "Evening Serenade" from the "Silent Music" cycle by the internationally renowned Ukrainian composer Valentyn Sylvestrov.

This year's Nobel Prize ceremony was broadcast on the official pages of the event on social media. 

Sylvestrov is recognized as a contemporary musical classic. Born in September 1937 in Kyiv, Ukraine, he became a symbol of creative resistance to the totalitarian Soviet system in the 60s, creating avant-garde and unconventional music in the eyes of communist dogma.

Valentyn Sylvestrov's composition 'Prayer for Ukraine' was the central focus of a charity concert at the Metropolitan Opera in March 2022. The Fourth Symphony was performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Eighth in the Lithuanian National Opera, and now Sylvestrov's 'Silent Music' was performed during the Nobel Prize ceremony.

It's worth noting that this year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Iranian women's rights activist Narges Mohammadi, currently in prison and declaring a second hunger strike.

Recalling, the Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Norwegian playwright Jon Fosse for his innovative plays and prose expressing the inexpressible.

The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz, and Anne L'Huillier for developing methods to study the dynamics of electrons in matter.

Harvard University professor Claudia Goldin received the Economics Prize for deepening our understanding of women's work in the labor market.

The honorary award in the field of chemistry was given to scientists Mungi Bawendi, Louis Brus, and Alexei Ekimov for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.

It's worth mentioning that in September this year, the Nobel Foundation revoked its previous decision to invite ambassadors from Russia, Belarus, and Iran to the award ceremony. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs then called it a 'victory for humanity.'

Recalling, in 2022, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the Ukrainian 'Center for Civil Liberties,' documenting crimes by Russia in Ukraine.

Previously, The Gaze reported that the prestigious Booker Prize was won by Irish writer Paul Lynch for the book 'Prophet Song,' telling the story of microbiologist Ailish Stack in an imaginary Dublin, who saves her loved ones while the usual 'democratic world' is replaced by a totalitarian regime.