Ukraine musician at West Cork Chamber Music Fest: 'Then came this urge to do something'
Anna Fedorova, Ukrainian musician playing at West Cork Chamber Music Festival.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine abruptly destroyed normal life in her home country, Anna Fedorova threw her mighty energy into doing her bit for the nation through music. Taking to the road with the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra, the 32-year-old piano virtuoso will make her first appearance in Ireland when she comes to Bantry the West Cork Chamber Music Festival.
The past three months have been a period of intense emotion and activity for Fedorova and her family. Her parents, both piano professors, fled Kyiv just before the bombing started and joined Anna and her husband Nicholas Schwartz at their home in the Netherlands.
