The ensemble was founded by in 1977. Initially, Kyiv Camerata specialized in modern Ukrainian music; later its performances expanded to works of different epochs and genres. In 1993, Kyiv Camerata was granted the status of a state ensemble. In 2000, it became the national ensemble. Over the years, the ensemble has performed a large number of premieres of contemporary Ukrainian composers:
Valentyn Silvestrov, Volodymyr Zubytskyi,
Ivan Karabyts,
Yevhen Stankovych,
Myroslav Skoryk, Oleh Kiva, Yurii Ishchenko,
Ihor Shcherbakov,
Hanna Havrylets,
Karmella Tsepkolenko, I. Kyrylina, O. Levkovych, V. Hubarenko, V. Zahortsev, J. Vereshchahin,
Zoltan Almashi,
Oleksandr Shymko and others. The ensemble also collaborates with vocalists
Nina Matviienko, Oleksandr Vasylenko, and Liudmyla Voinarovska. The ensemble participates in academic music festivals in Ukraine. Furthermore, Kyiv Camerata have toured Germany, Austria, France, the US, China, Poland, Greece, Russia, the Baltics, Armenia, and Georgia. The ensemble has the status of the official orchestra of the All-Ukrainian Open Music Olympiad "Voice of the Country". After Valerii Matiukhin's death in 2023 the ensemble was taken over by
Bohdana Pivnenko, and from 2024 the principal conductor was
Keri-Lynn Wilson. == References ==