- Valeri Kikta
Valeri Kikta (born 1941,
Donetsk ,Ukraine ) is a Ukrainian classicalcomposer .He was educated at the
Moscow Choral College, then at theMoscow Conservatoire . On the recommendation of Shostakovich he moved on to post-graduate study.Kikta's compositions include
ballets , symphonic, organ and choral works. These include "Beyond the Verge of Darkness" fortenor and orchestra, and "Frescos of the St. Sofia Cathedral ofKyiv " forharp and orchestra.He was recorded extensively by the
USSR state recording company,Melodiya in the 1970s and 1980s.
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