From 12–17 May 2025, Pille Lill’s masterclass for opera singers took place in Kyiv.
The masterclass was supported by the Embassy of Estonia in Kyiv and Estravel.
Nearly 30 Ukrainian opera soloists participated in the masterclass.
Pille Lill and PLMF gave two young talents the opportunity to participate in the XI Rapla International Summer Academy 2025, under the guidance of Italian maestro Marco Camastra and coach Simone Maria Marziali in Tallinn.
The participation of the Ukrainian soloists was supported by the Ministry of Culture.
From Tallinn, Ukrainian soprano Hanna Boksha received an invitation to participate in a masterclass at the Carlo Bergonzi Verdi Academy in Italy in autumn 2025.
The masterclass in Kyiv took place at VERE MUSIC HUB (21/8 Malopidvalna Street, Kyiv) and was part of the VERE MUSIC ACADEMY programme.
Sincere thanks to Pavlo Piminov, one of the leading figures of the Vere Music Fund.
The participants were:
Danylo Kotok (tenor), 25, Kyiv.
Oleksandr Vostriakov (bass), 22, Kyiv.
Oksana Panchenko (soprano), 30, Dnipro.
Sofiia Soroka (soprano), 27, Dnipro.
Solomiia Ivanchuk (mezzo-soprano), 31, Lviv.
Vanda Kozub (mezzo-soprano), 29, Kyiv.
Anastasiia Kishchuk (soprano), 27, Odesa.
Oleksandr Nikiforov (tenor), 27, Kyiv.
Hanna Boksha (soprano), 27, Kyiv.
Anastasiia Varha (soprano), 26, Kyiv.
Oleksandr Chyshii (tenor), 24, Kyiv.
Volodymyr Shchur (bass), 23, Kyiv.
Ivan Makarov (baritone), 21, Kyiv.
Mariia Antonevska (mezzo-soprano), 28, Kyiv.
Anastasiia Sidak (soprano), 24, Dnipro.
Valeriia Kolikova (soprano), 25, Kyiv.
Daryna Konoplya (mezzo-soprano), 22, Kyiv.
Sofiia Dmitrieva (soprano), 18, Kyiv.
Nataliia Chepchenko (soprano), 27, Kyiv.
Hanna Marynchak (mezzo-soprano), 31, Kharkiv.
Kateryna Dziundzia (soprano), 25, Kyiv.
Anton Boiko (bass), 26, Kyiv.
Olena Pinkovska (soprano), 29, Kyiv.
Mariya Valtina (soprano), 30, Kyiv.
Pille Lill and Music Trust PLMF sincerely thank all the participants and supporters.
PLMF is continuing, where possible, its cooperation and plans to organise a Ukraine–Estonia Opera Bridge gala concert on 28–29 January 2027 in Tallinn at the Mere Cultural Centre, as part of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2027 (URC27).