The New York Times – Music:
Members of the touring Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine have watched the devastation of war from a distance.
Category: Ukraine
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Big Risks and Big Rewards for Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open
The New York Times – Sports:
The Belarusian, who beat Elena Rybakina to win her first Grand Slam title on Saturday, held the trophy in triumph while the war in Ukraine remained a brutal reality.
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War and Motherhood Sidelined Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina. She’s Ready to Return.
The New York Times – Sports:
Rather than struggling to compete on the WTA Tour most of 2022, the tennis star focused on her new daughter and raising money to help her fellow Ukrainians.
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‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas Staple From Ukraine, a Century Later
The New York Times – Music:
It started as “Shchedryk,” a song about a little bird that was first performed in the United States in 1922. Its enchanting melody has since been sung by Beyoncé and Barenaked Ladies.
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Americans Will (Probably) Be Able to Vote in Eurovision Next Year
The New York Times – Music:
For the first time, people in nonparticipating countries will be allowed to vote for their favorite songs. The contest announced changes after it found “voting irregularities” in the 2022 competition.
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As Tennis Honors Sergiy Stakhovsky of Ukraine, He Reflects on War
The New York Times – Sports:
His career came to and abrupt end in February, when Russian forces invaded his country and he became a soldier.
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Ukrainian Teenager Who Fled War Will Play at Carnegie Hall
The New York Times – Music:
Dmytro Tishyn, who left his hometown with only a backpack and his father’s bassoon, will be playing with the New York Youth Symphony on Sunday.
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Anton Filatov, Ukrainian Film Critic, Drafted Into Real-Life War
The New York Times – Film:
Anton Filatov was pulled into a theater he never expected or wanted to enter: the front lines of war, where he now writes movingly of the scene in the trenches instead of what’s on the screen.
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Daria Kasatkina’s Tumultuous and Triumphant Season
The New York Times – Sports:
The tennis star has spoken out against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and come out as gay with her partner, the figure skater and fellow Russian Natalia Zabiiako. And she’s winning.