Lyrica Classic Will Present an Online Stream of Sergey Khrichenko's Cantata MarkingMusic of Remembrance: Lyrica Classic Will Stream Sergey Khrichenko's Cantata, Written in Response to the Events of September 11, 2001
By: Lyrica Classic On September 11, 2026, the 25th anniversary of the tragedy, Lyrica Classic will present a special online stream of a cantata by composer Sergey Khrichenko—a work created as an artistic response to events that changed the world. The stream will be available on the Lyrica Classic channel on YouTube on September 11. Twenty-five years later, the events of September 11 remain part of our collective historical memory. But memory exists not only in documents, photographs, and eyewitness accounts. It also lives on through art—in works created by those who sought to understand what had happened through the language of their own art. For Sergey Khrichenko, that language was music. The cantata was written in response to the tragedy of 2001. Its initial impulse came from grief and compassion for the victims and their families, as well as from the composer's attempt to grapple with the questions raised by what had happened. "I wanted to give this tragedy a musical voice and create a work that would remember the victims while reflecting the scale of human suffering," says Sergey Khrichenko. Music as Memory A quarter of a century later, the work takes on a new context. For those who lived through September 11, the music may evoke deeply personal memories. For a new generation born after the tragedy, it offers an opportunity to encounter the event not merely as a historical fact, but as a profoundly human experience. According to Khrichenko, music can preserve what documents alone cannot fully convey: fear, grief, confusion, hope, and questions about human nature. This is why the composer sees music as a kind of "emotional archive of humanity." Why This Music Matters Today Sergey Khrichenko's cantata is an example of how contemporary classical music responds to the history of its time. A work born out of a specific historical event can, over the years, take on a more universal resonance—as a reflection on the fragility of human life, memory, responsibility, and the ability of art to speak about tragedy. For Lyrica Classic, this broadcast also continues the organization's mission to expand the classical repertoire and create a space for works by contemporary composers. On September 11, Lyrica Classic invites audiences to join the online stream of Sergey Khrichenko's cantata and remember together the tragedy that changed the world 25 years ago. Date & Time: September 11, 2026, 7:30 PM Moscow Time Format: Online stream Platform: YouTube — Lyrica Classic Link: https://www.youtube.com/@ End
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