In the 19th century, the Contracts House on Kyiv’s Kontraktova Square was not only a trading space but contained a concert hall where many of the era’s musical and literary luminaries performed their works. From Kontraktova Square recreates this Kyiv salon with a selection of art songs, chamber works inspired by literature, and poetry readings.

Vira Slywotzky performs Three Romances on Poems by Lina Kostenko by Yuri Povolotsky with Pavlo Gintov and “Farewell” after John Keats by Valentyn Sylvestrov with Margarita Rovenskaya.