The Symphonic Orchestra

of the National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine

The Symphonic Orchestra of the National Philharmonic Society of Ukraine was created in September of 1995. Since then the orchestra has been conducting its concert activity in the main concert hall of the capital of Ukraine – the Lysenko Hall of Columns, giving in concert seasons about 50 symphonic concerts.

Soloists taking part in the orchestra concerts are well-known musicians:E.Virsaladze, V.Krainev, N.Gutman, L.Isakadze, N.Sharkman, S.Stadler, V.Ovchinnikov, T.Grindenko and others.

It was conducted by outstanding composers such as K.Penderecki, R. Kofman, O.Dmitriev, M.Theodorakis, and Yu.Nikolaevsky. The Orchestra has appeared in Germany (Munich Philharmony, Berlin Philharmony, Cologne Philharmony and others), in Spain, France and Korea.

Mykola Dyadyura

(Ukraine)

Mykola Dyadyura was born in 1961 in Kyiv. He received his professional musical education at Kyiv Glier State College and the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine (Conducting under prominent conductor - Roman Kofman). He studied at Tanglewood Music Center (USA) under the guidance of Seiji Ozawa and Leonard Bernstein.

Mykola Dyadyura received International recognition in 1987 and 1988 when he became a laureate of the Ferencik International Conductors Competition in Budapest and the “Min-On” International Conductors Competition in Tokyo (4^th prize and Special Prize of the Association of Japanese conductors).

He began his conducting career as Principal Conductor of the Symphony Orchestra of Omsk, the Syberial Philharmonic. From 1991 to 1996 he was the Principal Conductor of Seoul Symphony Orchestra (South Korea).

Today Mykola Dyadyura occupies the post of Principal Conductor of the National Philharmonic of Ukraine and conductor of National Opera of Ukraine.

Virko Baley

(USA)

Virko Baley, conductor, composer and pianist, is the first American to be awarded Taras Shevchenko Prize in music (1996). He began his musical training in Germany, continuing in the United States at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music.

Mr.Baley is currently principal guest conductor and artistic advisor of the Kyiv Camerata and principal guest conductor of the Kyiv Music Fest, the International Music Festival in Kyiv, Ukraine. Other guest conducting appearances have included the St.Petersburg and Moscow Philharmonic Orchestras, Kyiv Opera Orchestra, Orquestra Filharmonica de la UNAM of Mexico City, the Winnipeg and Delaware Symphonies, Lexington Philharmonic, Cleveland Chamber Orchestra and the Washington Square Music Festival. He was also founder and Music Director of the Las Vegas Chamber Players and Nevada Symphony Orchestra.

A highly respected composer, Mr.Baley has received grants and commissions from numerous organizations, including the National Endowment for the Arts, Project 1000 and the Winnipeg Symphony, Cleveland Chamber Orchestra, Nevada Symphony and Continuum, and from individual artists. In 1989 Mr.Baley co-produced and composed the music for the film Swan Lake: the Zone, which won two top awards at Cannes, the first Ukrainian film ever to receive such prize.