32 Poland Hosts SUZUKI™ Ukrainian Violin Workshop international workshop, which was organised by the Ukrainian National Suzuki Association (UNSA). The Ukrainian Violin SUZUKI™ Workshop brought together more than 100 participants: Ukrainian and Lithuanian children, their parents, and teachers. The venue was Centrum Wydpoczynku "Jordanova", where nature itself inspired the participants. Young Ukrainian violinists came not only from Ukraine but also from Poland, Italy, Finland, Germany, and Austria, with whom we had previously only communicated with online. So, it was nice to hug one another and then play together. We were joined by students from Lithuania and we thank the parents of Suzuki Metodo Centras (Vilnius) for doing their utmost to ensure their children could join us. Participants came from IvanoFrankivsk, from the city of Sumy, Odesa, Dnipropetrovsk, Ternopil regions and from the city of Kyiv. We had almost three days that were filled with individual lessons and rehearsals of the ensembles and the orchestra. These classes with Ukrainian and Lithuanian students were conducted by teachers from different countries: Peter Nys (Belgium), Anna Podhajska (Poland), Jana Hrabaňová (Czech Republic), Jelena Bojarun (Lithuania), and Sofiia Fedorovych (Iceland/Ukraine). Ukrainian teachers Mariia Herasymenko, Antonina Hordovska Kyiv) and Sofiia Dimitriieva (Ivano -Frankivsk) conducted interesting and useful art therapy classes and music theory classes using games (Music Mind Games). Olena Obydenkova (Kyiv) and Olha Shymova (Odesa) were piano accompanists at this event and did everything possible to help the participants feel confident on stage during solo performances and at the final concert. The final concert of the Ukrainian Violin SUZUKI™ Workshop took place on the stage of Miejski Ośrodek Kultury in the city of Nowy Sacz. The workshop’s orchestra, which was conducted by Peter Nys, was the first on stage and performed L. Beethoven’s "Ode to Joy". This piece is the anthem of the European Union, which was deeply symbolic. Participants then performed arrangements of Ukrainian songs and pieces from the repertoire of Dr. Shinichi Suzuki. The ensemble of Lithuanian students, with teacher Jelena Bojarun, performed the work of the Lithuanian composer M. Ciurlionis "Mazurka". The event may be over, but we are still impressed. All these days we were united and strong because we were together. Thank you to everyone who joined this event. During this difficult period, it is very important for Ukrainian children and their families to be able to support each other. We do not know if music will really save the world, but we will do everything possible to ensure that Ukrainian children remember such wonderful moments of playing together on their little Violins. Nataliia Koptienkova From 24-27th April, an extraordinary event took place, the first
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