List of Ukrainian composers

This is a list of Ukrainian composers of classical music who were either born on the territory of modern-day Ukraine or were ethnically Ukrainian.

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For an alphabetical list of Ukrainian composers, see List of composers by nationality § Ukraine.

Music of Ukraine
General topics
Genres
Nationalistic and patriotic songs
National anthem
Shche ne vmerla Ukraina
Other
Regional music

List by century of birth

15th century
Composer Date City of birth Notable works
Sebastian z Felsztyna 1480/1490?–after 1543 Polish Felsztyn (now modern Skelivka in Ukraine) three motets

16th century
Composer Date City of birth Notable works
Marcin Leopolita 1537–1584 Lviv Missa paschalis

17th century
Composer Date City of birth Notable works
Mykola Dyletsky c.1630 – after 1680 Kyiv

18th century
Composer Date City of birth Notable works
Tymofiy Bilohradsky c. 1710–c.1782 Cherkasy? Lutenist who worked throughout Europe
Hryhorii Skovoroda 1722–1794 Chornukhy, Kyiv Governorate Liturgical music
Maksym Berezovsky 1745–1777 Hlukhiv? Sacred choral concertos; composed the earliest opera, symphony, and violin sonata by a Ukrainian composer
Dmytro Bortniansky 1751–1825 Hlukhiv Sacred choral concerti, operas, symphonie concertante, quintet, harpsichord sonata
Artemy Vedel 1767–1808 Kyiv Sacred choral concerti; see List of compositions by Artemy Vedel

19th century
Composer Date City of birth Notable works
Mykola Markevych 1804–1860 Dunaiets
Semen Hulak-Artemovsky 1813–1873 Horodyshche The first Ukrainian-language opera
Mykhaylo Verbytsky 1815–1870 Lemkivshchyna Ukraine national anthem
Petro Nishchynsky 1832–1896 Nemenka, Vinnytska Oblast
Sydir Vorobkevych 1836–1903 Chernivtsi Sacred music
Mykola Lysenko 1842–1912 Poltava oblast The "Father of Ukrainian music". Founder of Ukrainian nationalist school of music
Mykola Arkas 1853–1909 Mykolaiv
Filaret Kolessa 1871–1947 Lviv oblast Ukrainian ethnographic musicology
Reinhold Glière 1875–1956 Kyiv Numerous orchestral works, concertos, ballets, vocal works
Oleksandr Koshyts 1875–1944 Romashky, near Kyiv Sacred music (liturgies, songs), collecting and arrangements of folk songs
Serhii Bortkevych 1877–1952 Kharkiv Works by Bortkiewicz include two symphonies, three piano concertos, a violin concerto, and a cello concerto
Davyd Novakivsky 1877–1921 Malyn Synagogue music, choral, organ, and orchestral works
Mykola Leontovych 1877–1921 Selevyntsi (Podilia) Shchedryk which eventually became the "Carol of the Bells"
Stanyslav Lyudkevych 1879–1979 Yaroslav (present-day Poland)
Mykola Roslavets 1881–1944 Dushatyn, Chernihiv Orchestral and chamber atonal works, Known as the Ukrainian Schoenberg
Kyrylo Stetsenko 1882–1922 Cherkashchyna
Yakiv Stepovy 1883–1921 Kharkiv
Vasyl Barvinsky 1888–1963 Ternopil
Mykola Vilinsky 1888–1956 Holta, Ananiv povit Symphonic suites, music for piano, and arrangements for choir and solo voices of Ukrainian, Russian, Moldavian folk songs.
Levko Revutsky 1889–1977 Irzhavets, Pryluky
Sergei Prokofiev 1891–1953 Sontsivka, Donetsk 5 piano concertos, 9 piano sonatas, 7 symphonies, Suite from Romeo and Juliet, Suite from Lieutenant Kijé
Mykhailo Haivoronsky 1892–1949 Zalischyky
Pylyp Kozytsky 1893–1960 Letychivka, Cherkasy Oblast
Borys Liatoshynskyi 1895–1968 Zhytomyr Operas The Golden Ring (1929) and Shchors (1937), the five symphonies, the Overture on Four Ukrainian Folk Themes (1926), the suites Taras Shevchenko (1952) and Romeo and Juliet (1955), the symphonic poem Grazhyna (1955), his "Slavic" piano concerto (1953), and the completion and orchestration of Reinhold Glière's violin concerto (1956)
Viktor Kosenko 1896–1938 St. Petersburg Piano concertos, symphonies, solo piano music
Stefania Turkewich 1898–1977 Lviv Her opera "Mavka" is based on Lesia Ukrainka’s Forest Song

20th century
Composer Date City of birth Notable works
Roman Simovych 1901–1984 Sniatyn, then in Austrian Galicia Ballet, 7 symphonies, symphonic poems, symphonic overtures, suites, flute concerto, string quartet, two trios, works for violin, cello, piano, and mixed choir, piano concerto
Yuliy Meitus 1903–1997 Elysavet, now modern Kropyvnytskyi Considered the founder of the Ukrainian Soviet opera. Composed 18 operas, and about 300 songs.
Kostiantyn Dankevych 1905–1984 Odesa
Dmytro Klebanov 1907–1987 Kharkiv
Ihor Markevych 1912–1983 Kyiv
Dezső Zádor 1912–1985 Uzhhorod
Heorhiy Maiboroda 1913–1992 Kremenchuk
Platon Maiboroda 1918–1989 Pelekhivshchyna (Poltava Governorate)
Ihor Shamo 1925–1982 Kyiv
Oleksandr Bilash 1931–2003 Hradizhsk, Poltava Oblast Composer of popular songs, operas, ballads, oratorios, and film music
Yuriy Oliynyk 1931–2021 Ternopil Concertos for bandura and orchestra, music for solo bandura, piano, voice
Vitaliy Serhiyovich Hubarenko 1934–2000 Kharkiv
Oleksandr Krasotov 1936–2007 Odesa Symphony, chamber, vocal music
Valentyn Sylvestrov 1937– Kyiv Seven symphonies, three piano sonatas, piano pieces, chamber music, vocal works
Mykola Hirshevych Kapustin 1937–2020 Horlivka Jazz
Myroslav Skoryk 1938–2020 Lviv Operas, symphony, string quartets, music solo instruments such as piano
Virko Baley 1938– Radekhiv Symphony No. 1: Sacred Monuments, Dreamtime for chamber ensemble, Emily Dickinson Songbooks
Yevhen Stankovych 1942– Svaliava Orchestral, chamber, film music
Mykola Suk 1945– Kyiv
Volodymyr Ivasyuk 1949–1979 Kitsman Songs: Chervona Ruta, Vodohrai
Hanna Havrylets 1958–2022 Ternopil See: Works
Roman Yakub 1958– Vinnytsia Phonopolis for String Orchestra, Castalian Dances for chamber ensemble
Oleksandr Shchetynsky 1960– Kharkiv Annunciation, chamber opera (1998)
Roman Hurko 1962– Toronto Three Liturgies, Requiem for Victims of Chernobyl, Vespers
Yulia Homelska 1964–2016 Odesa "The Riot" for wind symphony orchestra, "Ukraine Forever" symphony, "Winter pastoral" for choir
Bohdana Frolyak 1968– Vydyniv See: Works
Vlad DeBriansky 1972– Kalush Jazz, blues
Svitlana Azarova 1976– Izmail, Odesa Oblast Chronometer for Piano, Asiope for chamber ensemble
Oleksandr Shymko 1977– Borshchiv Orchestral, chamber, electronic, theater music
Evgeny Khmara 1988– Kyiv Piano, orchestral
Bohdan Syroyid 1995- Lviv Syroyid is a Ukrainian-born Spanish composer.[1] Piano, chamber music.

Notes

    References
    1. "Exalumnos | Conservatorio Elemental de Música "Pablo Ruiz Picasso"". blogsaverroes.juntadeandalucia.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 December 2022.

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