Vitaly Kyreiko
Vitaly Kyreiko (23 December 1926 - 19 October 2016) was a Ukrainian composer.
He graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory with a degree in composition from L. Revutsky (1944-1949), where he also completed his postgraduate studies (1952). His other accomplishments include: 1949-88 - Lecturer, Associate Professor (1961), Professor (1978) of the Kyiv Conservatory, and Candidate of Art History (1953).[1]
Selected works[]
Operas:
- The Forest Song, an adaptation of the play by Lesia Ukrainka (1957),
- On Sunday Morning She Gathered Herbs, an adaptation of the novelette by Olha Kobylianska (1966),
- Marko in Hell (1966)
- The Boyar Woman (2003)
Ballets:
- Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, an adaptation of the novella by Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky (1960),
- The Witch (1967),
- The Orgy (1977), based on the play by Lesia Ukrainka
Further reading[]
- Archimovich, L. (1968). Vitaly Kyreiko. Moscow.
- Maiburova, K. (1979). Vitaly Kyreiko. Kyiv.
- Shesterenko, I. (2006). "Malovidomi storinky biohrafii V. D. Kyreika [Little-known pages of VD Kireiko's biography]". Scientific herald of Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine. 55: 88–98.
- Shesterenko, I. (2005). "Nova ukrainska opera [New Ukrainian opera] [Little-known pages of VD Kireiko's biography]". Muzyka. 5: 88–98.
- Shesterenko, I. (2008). Tvorchist Vitaliia Kyreika v kursi istorii ukrainskoi muzyky [Legacy of Vitaliy Kireiko in the history of Ukrainian music]. Kyiv..
References[]
- ^ Kyreiko, Vitalii. Ukrainian music encyclopedia. Т. 2: [Е – К]. Kyiv 2008. P. 398-399.
External links[]
- Kyreiko, Vitalii, Internet encyclopedia of Ukraine
- Kyreiko, Vitalii, encyclopedia of Ukrainian history [in Ukrainian]
Categories:
- Ukrainian composers
- 1926 births
- 2016 deaths
- European composer stubs
- Ukrainian musician stubs