‘We shall overcome someday’

For Ukrainian pianist, musicologist and cultural historian Taras Filenko, music carries a message of resistance, identity and, ultimately, hope. Speaking with The Korea Herald in Seoul after a concert commemorating the 35th anniversary of Ukrainian independence, Filenko expressed hope that Ukraine would regain its sovereignty and that cultural understanding could help build a more peaceful world. “We shall overcome one day,” Filenko said, invoking the gospel song that became associated with the

By The Korea Herald