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Volodymyr Sirenko
Ukrainian conductor and music pedagogue / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Volodymyr Sirenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Сіренко; born 1 November 1960)[1] is a Ukrainian conductor[2][3] and music pedagogue.[4] He is best known as chief conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine where he has been artistic director since 1999.[5][6] In 2008, he was honoured as People's Artist of Ukraine.[7]
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Володимир Сіренко | |
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Born | 1 November 1060 Pokrovs'ka Bahachka, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine |
Education | Petro Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine |
Occupation(s) | Conductor, University teacher |
In his early twenties, Sirenko made his conducting debut in the National Philharmonic Hall of Ukraine, Kyiv.[8] In 1989, he studied opera-symphonic conducting with Allin Vlasenko[9] at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine.[10]
In 1990, Sirenko was a finalist in the Václav Talich International Conducting Competition held in Prague. He was Principal Conductor of the Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra between 1991 and 1999.[11]
He is known for taking on the compositions of Ukrainian composers, such as Halyna Ovcharenko and Gennady Liashenko, which were included in a concert given by the Ukraine State Radio and Television Orchestra in December 2014.[12]