Mykola Lysenko

Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko was a Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist of the late Romantic period. In his time he was the central figure of Ukrainian music, with an oeuvre that includes operas, art songs, choral works, orchestral and chamber pieces, and a wide variety of solo piano music. He is often credited with founding a national music tradition during the Ukrainian national revival.

Other names:

Nikolay Lysenko,

Mykoła Łysenko

Gender:

Nam

Birthday:

10 thg 3, 1842

Death:

24 thg 10, 1912

Place of birth:

Hrynky, Poltava Governorate, Russian Empire [now Poltava Oblast, Ukraine]