‘We remind people:don’t forget Ukraine’
‘We remind people: don’t forget Ukraine’
Mark Allan
Conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson tells Alexandra Coghlan why every note is about remembering.
“Ukrainians see us as galvanising audiences to support our cause, reminding them not to forget us. That’s the most important thing we do, we remind people. Don’t forget; don’t neglect us; don’t lose focus. Everybody has – it’s so frustrating. But that only makes me more determined to keep fighting.” Keri-Lynn Wilson and the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra perform Verdi’s Requiem at St Paul’s Cathedral on 18 August 2026
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