Vasyl barvinsky biography sample

Vasyl Barvinskyi (b.1888, Ternopil – d.1963, Lviv)
 Outstanding composer, pianist, musicologist, conductor, pedagogue, public figure

Vasyl Barvinskyi was born in Ternopil on February 20, 1888 into a respected Galician family (Halychyna).

Vasyl barvinsky biography sample

He began his music education at the age of 8, at the private school of Karol Mikuli, then studied under Vilém Kurz. After graduating from the gymnasium, he entered the Faculty of Law at Lviv University. From 1908 to 1914, Barvinskyi studied in Prague at Charles University, Department of Musicology and also at the Prague Conservatory (composition - Vítězslav Novák, piano - Vilém Kurz and Jakob Holfeld).

His works from the Prague period include: Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, piano cycle Love, five Piano Preludes; Sextet for piano and five string instruments, Ukrainian Suite, Canzona. Serenade. Improvisation (1922), art songs (romances), Ukrainian Rhapsody