Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the fifth-largest in Ukraine, with a population of 717,273. It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine. Lviv also hosts the administration of Lviv urban hromada. It was named in honour of Leo, the eldest son of Daniel, King of Ruthenia.
Andriy Ivanovych Sadovyi is a Ukrainian politician. He is the mayor of Lviv, the administrative centre of the Lviv Oblast of western Ukraine, former leader of the Self Reliance political party, and co-founder of "Lux" media holding. Sadovyi was a candidate in the 2019 Ukrainian presidential election from 8 January until 1 March 2019, when he decided to withdraw.
Ivan Ivanovych Trush was a Ukrainian impressionist painter, a master of landscape and portraiture, an art critic, and active community patron of arts in Galicia or Halychyna – a historical region in western Ukraine. He was a son in law of Mykhailo Drahomanov.
The Kharkov Klezmer Band, also known as the Kharkiv Klezmer Band, is a klezmer band from Kharkiv, Ukraine.
"Prayer for Ukraine" is a patriotic Ukrainian hymn published in 1885, which became a spiritual anthem of Ukraine. The text was written by Oleksandr Konysky, and the music was composed by Mykola Lysenko, first with a children's choir in mind. The song became the regular closing hymn in services of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and other churches. It gained national significance when it was performed by mass choirs during the Ukrainian War of Independence in 1917–1920. The hymn was intended to be an official spiritual anthem of Ukraine. It has closed sessions of oblast councils, and has been performed at major national functions.
Stare Misto Lviv Rock Fest was a music festival which took place in Lviv, Ukraine annually between 2007 and 2013. It was organised by the First Private Brewery, a local brewery. Despite its small scale, it was occasionally referred to as one of the best festivals in Ukraine. It featured both Ukrainian and European bands, such as Kaiser Chiefs, Esthetic Education, Gogol Bordello, IAMX, Archive, Okean Elzy, and The Subways among others.
Kyiv Music Fest, is an annual international music festival in Kyiv, Ukraine, that profiles modern Ukrainian classical music. The festival aims to promote Ukrainian musicians in the context of world art. It was founded by the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine and the National Union of Composers of Ukraine.
Trystavisim – is a Ukrainian rock band from Uzhhorod, Zakarpattia, Ukraine.
Zaxidfest is an annual international music and art festival held in the middle of August near Lviv, Ukraine. ZAKHID was founded in 2009 as a festival of Ukrainian rock and ethno music. Later it has lost an attachment to some concrete music genre and was expanded by different foreign artists.
Madarash Oksana Stepanivna conductor, art director, teacher, Honored Artist of Ukraine (2008).
The Academic Symphony Orchestra of the Lviv National Philharmonic is one of the oldest symphony orchestras in Ukraine.
Kontrasty or Contrasts is an international festival of contemporary music held in Lviv, Ukraine, annually since 1995. The festival's concept is aimed at presenting "contemporary Ukrainian music in the context of World Music", and "revealing the diversity of modern forms, styles, genres, and interpretations." The festival usually takes place in September and October. Along with such festivals as "Two Days and Two Nights of New Music," "Kyiv Music Fest" and others, "Contrasts" is one of the leading festivals of modern classical music in Ukraine.
Ensemble Nostri Temporis(ENT) is a Ukrainian ensemble that specializes in performing contemporary classical music and promoting the work of contemporary composers, including Ukrainian. Ensemble Nostri Temporis also organizes art events in Ukraine dedicated to new music.
Collegium Musicum Lviv is an artistic community and music agency in Lviv, Ukraine that specializes in classical music. The activities of the music agency are aimed at promoting music and poetry, involving the public in co-creation, and bridging the gap between the performer and the listener.
Iryna Petrivna Fedyshyn is a Ukrainian singer and songwriter.
Hanna Ivanivna Cheberenchyk, known mononymously as Anytchka, is a Ukrainian singer.
The 2022–present bombing of Lviv and the Lviv Oblast began after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Lviv Oblast was attacked from March–November, and Lviv city from May–October 2022. The targets were both civilian and military, including electricity and railway infrastructure and a military base. Seven civilians were killed.
Natalya Romanivna Pipa is a Ukrainian politician currently serving as a People's Deputy of Ukraine representing Ukraine's 115th electoral district as a member of Holos. She is a member of the Ukrainian Galician Party. Prior to her election, she was a local leader of the Ukrainian Galician Party in the city of Lviv.
Kharkiv Music Festival is an annual international Festival of classical music that has been taking place in Kharkiv, Ukraine, since 2018. The festival includes not only a concert programme, but also an educational programme and activities to promote classical music. Festival events take place both in the concert halls of the Kharkiv Philharmonic Society and Kharkiv State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Mykola Lysenko, as well as in unconventional locations such as the subway, shopping malls, art spaces, and open-air venues. Some of the festival events are free of charge and have free admission.
Ukrainian Art Front (UAF) was launched in March 2022 in Lviv to raise funds for the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The project was created and implemented by Serhiy Fedorchuk, Ukrainian musician and organizer of musical events, and Olga Chertkova, owner of the Kyiv-based communication agency Top Media Communication.
Lviv Opera House hosts some concerts of the LvivMozArt Festival
A scene from the open-air LvivMozArt in Brody.
