concert recording: Kyiv, 19.04.2015, Din Liming, Guzheng, (China)Alla Zagaykevych, Electronics (Ukraine)

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I am a classical philologist, a guitarist and a composer/arranger.  Find me on my site www.demodokos.net.

Born on June, 22, 1978 in Brovary near Kyiv. Received musical education at Lysenko Special Music school in Kyiv and in National Musical Academy of Ukraine as pianist (under prof. V.Kozlov) and as composer (under prof. I.Karabitz).

As a pianist won prices in Rachmaninov (Tambov, Russia, 1996), Horovitz (Kyiv, 1997), Lysenko (Kyiv, 1997) international competitions. Collaborated with ensemble “New music in Ukraine” (leader – V. Runchak), played on festivals «KyivMusicFest», «Two Days and Two Nights of New Music». Piano repertoire include a range of classical compositions from different epochs, european (J.S. Bach, W.A. Mozart, F.Chopin and others) and Ukrainian (Lysenko, Lyatoshynski, Karabitz).

As a composer won prices in I&M Kotz composer’s competition (Kyiv,1994), International composer’s competition in St. Petersburg (2003). The list of compositions include: simfonic poem “2004” devoted to Orange revolution, four children ballets was performed by “Releve” choreographic ensemble with Master Class corporation’s assistance in 2009, and music for DVD «Cours de danse contemporaine» by Irena Tatiboit, a set of choir arrangements and piano compositions and arrangements of Ukrainian folk songs.

Since 2001 has been working in Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts as accompanist (choir, vocal and instrumental classes) and teacher (Music harmony and Music informatics/software). In 2006-2011 worked in National Academy of Government Managerial Staff of Culture and Arts as teacher of Music informatics.

In 2009 Andriy Bondarenko was a co-founder of Wikimedia Ukraine organization, a regional parthner of Wikimedia Foundation. In 2009-2021 wrote a lot of Wikipedia articles wikipedia, mostly devoted to music and musicians (mostly in Ukrainian, but also in English and Polish languages).

In 2012 established the project «World classic in Ukrainian» aimed to popularize Ukrainian translations of world classical vocal music. Within this project organized a series concerts of Ukrainian-translated vocal music two Vocal contests (2017, 2019).

In 2021 achieved PhD in Arts (dissertation on a theme “Electronic music in Ukraine late in XX- early XXI century”). Among publications – the textbook “Modern music art and software”.

Alla Zagaykevych (Ukraine) studied composition in Kyiv State P.Thaikovsky Conservatory (1985-1990). In 1995-1996 she attended annual course for composition and musical informatics at the Institut IRCAM (Paris). In 1986 -1999 participated in the folk  Ensemble "DREVO" (Kyiv).
List of Zagaykevych’s works  include symphonic, instrumental and vocal chamber music, electro-acoustic compositions, multi-media installations and performances, chamber opera, music for films.
In 1998 she created the Electronic Studio at the National Music Academy of Ukraine. 
Alla Zagaykevych - Artistic Director of International projects Electroacoustics, EM-VISIA (Kyiv, 2003 - 2010), Artistic Director of Electroacoustic’s Ensemble, Assistant Professor at the Composition and Computer Music Department of the National Music Academy of Ukraine


Zagaykevych’s compositions and performances were performed by:

The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Philarmonic Orchestras of Chernigiv, Rivne, ensembles CAT, Archi, Frescos, New Performance, Cluster, Ricoshet, Kyiv Camerata, Natalka Polovynka, Sergiy Okhrimchuk (Ukraine), ensemle Court-Circuit (France), Ensemble Contemporain de Montreal (Canada), Kammersymphoniker (Austria), ensemble Recherche (Germany), J.Isaac, (recorders, live electronics), (Hollande)
Lenka Zubrova (Germany), QNG - Quartet New Generation (Germany),  
ensemble für neue musik zürich (Switzerland), ), Anna  Zielinska (Poland), Silk Road Duo (Germany), Ilia Belorukov. Vladislav Makarov, Sergei Letov (Russia), Electroacoustic’s Ensemble (International project)
She participe in numerous concerts, conferences, festivals


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alla_Zahaikevych
