On the 28th of November, Svyatoslav Vakarchuk gave a concert at Stanford University, California. Here is the video of this event!
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| Stanford University, 28 Nov. 2017 © Rod Searcey |
First of all, I want to answer the question you're asking yourself right now :) and explain in a few words why Svyatoslav is currently in California.
At the press conference he gave before the Kharkiv concert on August 24, Vakarchuk said he needed a long break... and that the next O.E. concert would take place next year in Kiev for the Independence Day of Ukraine - in other words, on August 24, 2018!
One year off... Can you imagine Svyatoslav Vakarchuk wasting a whole year doing nothing? :) Of course not! In September he joined Stanford’s Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law (CDDRL) as a visiting scholar for the fall quarter.* And on the 28th of November, he gave concert for the benefit of the Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program at Stanford University…
A big thank you to my friend Inna who had the pleasure of attending this event and who shared with us the video of this performance! :)
* Svyatoslav Vakarchuk interacts with the Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program. Launched in 2016, the Program seeks to provide Ukrainian leaders with opportunities for professional growth and development, as well as the chance to work on a project over the course of a 10-month residency at Stanford.
