Oksana Lyniv weeps for a fallen Ukrainian fighter

Message from the Ukrainian chief conductor of the Teatro Communale Bologna:

Ukrainians, friends! Very sad news came to our house today. My beloved Volodymyr Kowalski died heroically, defending our hometown of Bucha in the morning battle, not allowing the orcs to reach Kyiv. He was and will always be an example of courage and honor 💪✊ not only for me and our 6-year-old son, but for all of us. Volodya was a reserve officer. In 2014 he went to defend the Maidan, and in 2015, enlisting in the ranks of volunteers, he went to defend Luhansk and Donetsk regions. In 2016, he exploded on an enemy mine and lost both legs, but it did not break him. He got up for prostheses, rehabilitation, the birth of a long-awaited firstborn, took part in competitions with the crossfit of the GAMES OF HEROES, set up his business, got behind the wheel – lived a full life. But no one expected that the enemy would go further – through the blood of the peaceful Ukrainian people. Volodya could not calmly watch the horror of the rush in our native Ukraine, and could not do nothing while sitting at home. Having received a weapon, he went to defend the peaceful streets of our city of Bucha, but will not return home. Kingdom of heaven… I love you! we love you We are proud of you! Forgive me for not saving you 😭 Rest in peace, and we will take revenge for you and for every dead person.

 
Oksana is also putting out a call for composers to write a new Adagio, in the manner of Samuel Barber, for the fallen of this war.