Last Sunday night, on the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kyiv Mozart Orchestra was putting on a special performance. It had come to a hotel ballroom on the west bank of the semi-frozen Dnipro river to play a haunting series of pieces by Ukrainian composers. Hundreds of Kyivans, many in evening gowns and formal attire, had defied the minus 10 degrees on the capital’s streets to attend. For a magical hour they escaped into another world.
上周日晚上,在俄罗斯全面入侵乌克兰三周年的前夕,基辅莫扎特乐团(Kyiv Mozart Orchestra)在半冻结的第聂伯河西岸的一家酒店宴会厅举行了一场特别演出,演奏了一系列令人难忘的乌克兰作曲家的作品。数百名基辅市民,许多人穿着晚礼服和正式服装,冒着首都街道上零下10度的严寒前来参加。在这神奇的一个小时里,他们仿佛进入了另一个世界。