ROMAN
HRYNKIV,
Professor, Orchestra and Bandura Faculties,
Tchaikovsky Kyiv National Music Academy
Represents the new generation of
bandura instrumentalists. He studied under Prof. Serhiy Bashtan at the Kyiv
Conservatory (now the National Academy of Music of Ukraine), graduating in 1993
as a solo bandura performer, exhibiting outstanding artistic and technical
potential. Since then, he has completed a master’s degree and has been teaching
bandura at the Conservatory since 1995. Since 1993, he has been an Associate
Artist of the International Menuhin Association. The varied repertoire of this
gifted musician consists of his own compositions, original works, classical
transcriptions, and Ukrainian folk themes; however, improvisational music is
what interests him most. He has performed with great success throughout
Ukraine, Europe and Australia participating in concerts and international music
festivals. In music competitions in Ukraine and abroad, he has garnered the
highest awards, and was the grand prize winner of the First Hnat Khotkevych
International Bandurist Competition held in Kyiv in 1993. He has been
recognized by such internationally renowned musicians as John Williams, Andreas
Vollenwieder and Al Di Meola (2003 recordings). He has also six recordings which
have been released and new materials which are being mastered. Mr. Hrynkiv’s
interests are quite varied - from perfecting the sound quality and structure of
the concert bandura, to seeking new possibilities of expression. He designed
and built his own instrument and has included the continued development of
bandura design as one of the main focuses of the Golden Chord Fund, a non-profit
organization he founded and heads.
REPERTOIRE
Traditional Bandura repertoire
Ukrainian Classical
Ukrainian Folk
Ukrainian Contemporary music
European traditional
European contemporary
Jazz/Improvisation (on contemporary Ukrainian music) |