The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (Ukrainian: Національний Симфонічний Оркестр України) is one of the principal orchestras of
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...
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It was founded in 1918 as Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra.
Nathan Rachlin
Natan Grigoryevich Rakhlin (Russian: Натан Григорьевич Рахлин, Ukrainian: Натан Григорович Рахлін; in Snowsk near Chernihiv − June 28, 1979 in Kazan) was a Soviet conductor.
Natan Grigorievich Rakhlin ...
conducted the orchestra from 1937 until 1962. Subsequent directors included
Stephan Turchak
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* Stephan (given name), a masculine given name
* Stephan (surname), a Breton-language surname
See also
* Sankt-Stephan
* Stefan (disambiguation)
* Stephan-Oterma
* Stephani
* Stephe ...
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Volodymyr Kozhukhar
Volodymyr Markovych Kozhukhar (; 16 March 1941 – 3 December 2022) was a Soviet and Ukrainian conductor and academic teacher who focused on opera. Most notably, he conducted and taught in Kyiv and Moscow, among other places.
His first post w ...
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Fyodor Glushchenko
Fyodor, Fedor (russian: Фёдор) or Feodor is the Russian form of the name "Theodore" meaning “God’s Gift”. Fedora () is the feminine form. Fyodor and Fedor are two English transliterations of the same Russian name.
It may refer to:
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, and
Igor Blazhkov
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* Igor Volkoff, a professional wrestler from NWA All-Star Wrestling
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. The American conductor
Theodore Kuchar
Theodore Kuchar (born May 31, 1963) is an American and Ukrainian conductor of classical music and a violist.
Biography
Kuchar was born in 1963 in New York City.[Volodymyr Sirenko Volodymyr ( uk, Володи́мир, Volodýmyr, , orv, Володимѣръ) is a Ukrainian given name of Old East Slavic origin. The related Ancient Slavic, such as Czech, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, etc. form of the name is Володимѣръ ...]
since 1999.
The orchestra was on tour in cities across the United States in 2017.
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References
Ukrainian orchestras
Musical groups established in 1918
Ukrainian classical music groups
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