Celebrated Slavic bard Oleksandr Malinin traditionally comes  to Lviv with his new concert  programme at the end of each year. This December 16 he filled Lviv’s Opera Theatre to capacity.  Malinin presented the audience  with two hours of dreamy ballads, well-known romances and Ukrainian folk songs. The highlight of the concert was when the artist greeted the audience with the refrain: “Glory to Ukraine!” which made the whole Opera House roar in response: “Glory to the heroes!”