Mykola Kolessa

Mykola Kolessa Микола Колесса
Birth name	Mykola Kolessa
Born	December 6, 1903
Origin	Lviv, Ukraine
Died	June 8, 2006(2006-06-08) (aged 102)
Occupations	composer, conductor, professor
Instruments	piano
Notable instruments
piano

Mykola Kolessa (6 December 1903  – 8 June 2006) was a prominent Ukrainian composer and conductor, born in the village of Sambir near Lviv and died in Lviv.

His father Filaret was a prominent Ukrainian ethnomusicologist and composer and his cousin was the celebrated pianist Lubka Kolessa. He studied in Prague under Vítězslav Novák and Otakar Ostrčil, and taught at Lviv Conservatory.

His works include two symphonies (1949 and 1966), symphonic variations (1931), a 'Ukrainian Suite' (1928), all for orchestra, and 'In the Mountains' for string orchestra (1972), and a number of chamber and incidental works as well as some song cycles. His composition style was tonal and conservative and has been likened to that of Alexander Glazunov.

External links

• Brief biography and worklist at Onno van Rijen's site
• Mykola Kolessa's works for organ

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Name	Kolessa, Mykola
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Date of birth	December 6, 1903
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Date of death	2006-06-08
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