100 years since the birth of VitaliyKyreyko: what is known today about the composer

According to Велика українська енциклопедія: On December 23, we celebrated 99 years since the birth of the outstanding Ukrainian composer and educator Vitaliy Kyreyko. He was born in 1926 in the village of Shyroke, which now belongs to the Kryvorizhsky district of Dnipropetrovsk region, and passed away in 2016 in Kyiv.

Kyreyko was a people's artist of Ukraine, a candidate of art studies, an associate professor, and a professor. He played an important role in Ukrainian musical culture of the 20th and 21st centuries, combining national and classical-romantic traditions. His work was extremely significant for the development of the Ukrainian composer's school, as he created his own style that combined classical form, complex polyphonic layering, and symphonic thinking with a romantic element.

Created his own style that combined classical composure of form, complexity of polyphonic layering of voices, and principles of symphonic thinking with romantic...

Kyreyko's creativity was an important synthesis of national and European traditions in music. His legacy remains immortal, and his contribution to the development of Ukraine's musical culture is relevant for modern generations.

This news tells about the tribute to the memory of the Ukrainian composer and educator Vitaliy Kyreyko, who made a significant contribution to the development of Ukrainian musical culture and remained a prominent figure in the history of the national music school.