Victor Mishalow ( uk, Віктор Мiшалов) (born 4 April 1960) is an Australian-born Canadian
bandurist
A banduryst ( uk, бандури́ст) is a person who plays the Ukrainian plucked string instrument known as the bandura.
Types of performers
There are a number of different types of bandurist who differ in their particular choice of instrumen ...
, educator,
composer
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Etymology and Defi ...
,
conductor, and
musicologist
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.
[Бандурист Віктор Мішалов http://www.banduryst.org.ua/index.php?menu=vk&lang=ua&rubr=vmishalov&city=out&nr=2]
Biography
Born 4 April 1960, in
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
, Australia, Mishalow began studying the
bandura
A bandura ( uk, банду́ра) is a Ukrainian plucked string folk instrument. It combines elements of the zither and lute and, up until the 1940s, was also often referred to by the term kobza. Early instruments (c. 1700) had 5 to 12 strings ...
in 1970 initially with
Peter Deriashnyj playing in the
Hnat Khotkevych Ukrainian Bandurist Ensemble
The Hnat Khotkevych Ukrainian Bandurist Ensemble is a vocal and instrumental Ukrainian folkloric performing ensemble in Sydney, Australia. It was founded in June 1964 by bandurist Hryhory Bazhul and since May 1971 was directed by Peter Deriash ...
and from 1974 with
Hryhory Bazhul
Hryhory Ivanovych Bazhul ( uk, Григорій Іванович Бажул transcribed as Georg Baschul) Note: Name was transcribed via German on Australian Government documents. (January 22, 1906 — October 17, 1989) was a Ukrainian bandurist ...
in Sydney.
He was the first in Australia to do his practical
HSC music performance exam at
Carlingford High School
Carlingford High School is a comprehensive school, comprehensive, co-educational government high school located in Carlingford, New South Wales, Carlingford, Sydney, Australia. The school has approximately 1180 enrollments and has achieved top ...
on the bandura.
In 1978 he received grants and scholarships from the
Australia Council for the Arts
The Australia Council for the Arts, commonly known as the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. The council was announced in 1967 as the Austra ...
and the
NSW Premier's Department to undertake advanced studies in bandura in North America where he studied under
Peter Honcharenko
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The Honcharenko Brothers—Alexander (1913–2005) and Peter (11 December 1910 – 19 September 2000)—became the dominant bandura-makers (bandura luthiers) and designers in the Ukrainian diaspora.
...
,
Peter Kytasty
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
,
Hryhory Kytasty
Hryhoriy Trokhymovych Kytasty ( uk, Григорій Трохимович Китастий) (January 17, 1907 – April 6, 1984) was a Ukrainian émigré composer and conductor. In 2008, he was honored with the Hero of Ukraine state decoration.
...
,
Vasyl Yemetz
Vasyl' Kostovych Yemetz ( uk, Василь Костьович Ємець; 15 December or 27 December 1891 – 6 January 1982) (2 August 1890 – 4 January 1982) (also went by Wassyl, Vassyl) was born in the village of Sharivka, 40 km from Kh ...
and
Leonid Haydamaka Leonid Haydamaka ( uk, Леонід Гайдамака) (27 April 1898 – 21 July 1991) has left his impression on the development of bandura art in the 20th century.
Born in Kharkiv the son of a Medical practitioner he studied at the Kharkiv ...
.
In 1979 he received a scholarship to attend the
Kyiv Conservatory
Pyotr Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine ( uk, Національна музична академія України імені Петра Чайковського) or Kyiv Conservatory is a Ukrainian state institution of higher music e ...
where he studied bandura under Professor
Serhiy Bashtan
Serhiy Vasylievych Bashtan (12 January 1927 – 10 January 2017) was a professor of bandura at the Kiev Conservatory.
Bashtan was born in the village of Novi Birochky, now Velykyj Khutir, Cherkasy Oblast. (Other sources state that he was born in ...
, conducting under Professor
Mykola Shchohol
Mykola ( uk, Мико́ла, Mykóla, ) is a Slavic variant, more specifically a Ukrainian variant, of the masculine name "Nicholas", meaning "victory of the people". It may refer to:
People
* Mykola Arkas (1853–1909), Ukrainian composer, wri ...
, and voice under Professor
Maryna Yehorychev.
While in
Kyiv
Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...
he also attended evening classes at Kyiv University and privately studied traditional ''kobzar'' art under
Heorhy Tkachenko
Heorhiy Kyrylovych Tkachenko ( uk, Георгій Кирилович Ткаченко; 5 May 1898 in Hlushkovo, Kursk region of the Russian Empire – 1993 in Kyiv, Ukraine) was a Ukrainian bard and bandurist.
Biography
Tkachenko was able to com ...
.
Returning to Australia, Mishalow started to popularise bandura by forming trios and ensembles and organising seminars in Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney.
He graduated from
Sydney University
The University of Sydney (USYD), also known as Sydney University, or informally Sydney Uni, is a public research university located in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and is one of the country's six ...
in 1984 with a double major in Musicology and Ethno-musicology, continuing post-graduate studies at the
Sydney College of Advanced Education
The Sydney College of Advanced Education was a tertiary education institution in Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. It existed from 1982 to 1989.[Kyiv Conservatory
Pyotr Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine ( uk, Національна музична академія України імені Петра Чайковського) or Kyiv Conservatory is a Ukrainian state institution of higher music e ...]
(1988) (M.Mus.).
In February 2009 he successfully defended his
Candidate of Science
Candidate of Sciences (russian: кандидат наук, translit=kandidat nauk) is the first of two doctoral level scientific degrees in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States. It is formally classified as UNESCO's ISCED level 8, "do ...
(equivalent to a PhD) dissertation on the "Cultural and artistic aspects of the genesis and development of performance on the Kharkiv bandura"
at the
Kharkiv State Academy of Culture
Kharkiv State Academy of Culture ( uk, Харківська державна академія культури) is a Ukraine, Ukrainian public academy in Kharkiv.
History
The academy was created on September 10, 1929 as the Institute of Polit ...
. His opponents were Dr
Igor Matsiyevsky
Igor Vladimirovich Matsiyevsky (uk: Мацієвський Ігор Володимирович, ru: Мациевский, Игорь Владимирович, born 1941) is a Ukrainian film music composer and music ethnographer.
Matsiyevsky was ...
from the
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory (russian: Санкт-Петербургская государственная консерватория имени Н. А. Римского-Корсакова) (formerly known as th ...
and Dr
Mykola Davydov from the
Kyiv Conservatory
Pyotr Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine ( uk, Національна музична академія України імені Петра Чайковського) or Kyiv Conservatory is a Ukrainian state institution of higher music e ...
.
Mishalow has performed widely throughout Australia, North America and Europe. He has been associated with a variety of artists, and artistic groups such as the
Tommy Tycho International Orchestra, the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1906, the TSO gave regular concerts at Massey Hall until 1982, and since then has performed at Roy Thomson Hall. The TSO also manages the Toronto ...
and
Orchestra Toronto, the
Sydney Theatre Company
Sydney Theatre Company (STC) is an Australian theatre company based in Sydney, New South Wales. The company performs in The Wharf Theatre at Dawes Point in The Rocks area of Sydney, as well as the Roslyn Packer Theatre (formerly Sydney Thea ...
, the
Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus
The Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus ( uk, Українська Капеля Бандуристів Північної Америки ім. Т. Г. Шевченка; full name: ''The Taras Shevchenko Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus of North America'') is a s ...
and numerous dance companies. His music has been aired in Australia on
ABC Radio and non-commercial stations.
In 1988 he settled in
Toronto
Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...
, Ontario,
Canada
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where he teaches bandura in musical schools, while also touring and performing as a soloist-instrumentalist. In 1991 he founded the
Canadian Bandurist Capella
In 2013 he became an Adjunct Research Fellow at
Monash University
Monash University () is a public research university based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Named for prominent World War I general Sir John Monash, it was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. The university has a ...
, Melbourne, Australia.
Awards
Victor Mishalow was awarded the title of
Merited Artist of Ukraine
Merited (Performing) Artist of Ukraine (also translated as Honored (Performing) Artist of Ukraine, uk, Заслужений артист України) is a state honorary title of decoration awarded by the Ukrainian SSR and later Ukraine for o ...
by Ukrainian president
Leonid Kuchma
Leonid Danylovych Kuchma ( uk, Леоні́д Дани́лович Ку́чма; born 9 August 1938) is a Ukrainian politician who was the second president of Ukraine from 19 July 1994 to 23 January 2005. Kuchma's presidency saw numerous corrup ...
in October, 1999.
In August 2009 he was awarded the
Order of Merit
The Order of Merit (french: link=no, Ordre du Mérite) is an order of merit for the Commonwealth realms, recognising distinguished service in the armed forces, science, art, literature, or for the promotion of culture. Established in 1902 by K ...
3rd class, by Ukrainian president
Viktor Yushchenko
Viktor Andriyovych Yushchenko ( uk, Віктор Андрійович Ющенко, ; born 23 February 1954) is a Ukrainian politician who was the third president of Ukraine from 23 January 2005 to 25 February 2010.
As an informal leader of th ...
and the Medal of "Cossack Glory" from the
Hetman
( uk, гетьман, translit=het'man) is a political title from Central and Eastern Europe, historically assigned to military commanders.
Used by the Czechs in Bohemia since the 15th century. It was the title of the second-highest military co ...
of the Ukrainian
Cossacks
The Cossacks , es, cosaco , et, Kasakad, cazacii , fi, Kasakat, cazacii , french: cosaques , hu, kozákok, cazacii , it, cosacchi , orv, коза́ки, pl, Kozacy , pt, cossacos , ro, cazaci , russian: казаки́ or ...
for his services to Ukrainian musical culture.
Recordings
Solo
* 1982 – ''Bandura'' –
Yevshan YFP 1017
* 1985 – ''Bandura 2'' – Yevshan YFP 1035
* 1986 – ''The Classical Bandura'' – Freefall Free-002
* 1988 – ''Cossack songs of the 17-18th century'' – Yevshan 1050
* 1989 – ''The Classical Bandura'' – Yevshan
* 1990 – ''The Best of Bandura'' – Yevshan 1070
* 1997 – ''Bandura Magic'' – Yevshan 1153
''Bandura Magic''
samples for download
* 1998 – ''Bandura Christmas Magic'' – Yevshan 1154
Compilations
* 1983
The Huldre Folk
* 1984
The Huldre Folk – Adelaide Folk Festival
* 1984 – The Huldre Folk – In concert
* 1985 – Victor and Yuri – The Huldre Folk
* 1985
True Believers (with Paul Hemphill) – Freefall
* 1986 – Victor and Yuri in Concert at the National Folk Festival
* 1987
The Drover's Dog (with Paul Hemphill) – Freefall
* 1988 – The NorthWest Folklife Festival – Volume 10
* 1988
The Huldrefolk Live in London
* 1991 – 20 years of Folklife CD (Seattle, USA)
* 1993 – Other Worlds – The Ukrainian Bandura – Jack Straw Productions JSPOW3
* 1996 – V. Kikta – Oratorio "Sacred Dnipro" (with Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Canadian-Ukrainian Opera Chorus).
* 1999 – A Union of Strings CD – (Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
* 2001 – Strings of Soul – Canadian Bandura Foundation
* 2002 – Under the Skin (with Maia Kuze) – SMK Productions, SMKCD-0004
Videos
* 2001 – ''Playing the Bandura'' – Yevshan YV 201
Film music
* 1988 – Kobzar Viktor Mishalow (Kyiv television documentary films)
* 1990 – Sledovat' na sever mozhet (Director Stanislav Klymenko)
* 1998 – Millennium (Dir: H. Kuchmiy) national Film Board
* 2001 – Strings of Soul (Canadian Bandura Foundation)
* 2005 – Chervonyj Renaizan
* 2009 – William Vetzal – Bandura maker
* 2012 – She Paid the Ultimate Price
* 2014 – Strings of Survival
* 2014 – The Babas of Chernobyl
Compositions
Victor Mishalow received the Australian Composers Fellowship Award from the Australia Arts Council in 1986.
Classical works
* String trio (1977)
* String quartet (1983)
* Sonata (v-ln & piano) (1984)
* Sonata (piano) (1984)
* Rhapsody on Ukrainian folk themes (sym. orchestra) (1985)
* Slavonic Dance (sym. orchestra) (1986)
* Bandura concerto (1998) (3 movements)
* Elegy for William (2007) String trio
* Ukrainian Christmas Fantasy (sym. orchestra) (2014)
For bandura solo-
* Spring song (1977)
* Ukrainian rhapsody (1981)
* Crimean fantasy (1983)
* 24 etudes for the Kharkiv bandura (1984)
* Carpathian rhapsody (1988)
* Christmas fantasy (1991)
* The Bakhchisarai Fountain (1998)
* Folk-song variation sets («Взяв би я бандуру», «Ой не ходи Грицю», «Waltzing Matilda», «Greensleeves», «Гайдук»).
Vocal-
Numerous vocal and choral works.
Selected articles
* Мішалов В. Традиція, трансформація та інновація в бандурному виконавстві української діаспори Австралії // Вісник Київського національного університету культури і мистецтв – Серія: Музичне мистецтво К. 2019. (ст. 163 – 174)
* Mishalow V. Tradition, Transformation and Innovation in Bandura Playing in the Ukrainian Diaspora of Australia // Вісник Київського національного університету культури і мистецтв – Серія: Музичне мистецтво К. 2019. (ст. 163 – 174)
* Mishalow V. Tradition and Innovation in the Bandura performances of Vasyl Yemetz. // Вісник Київського національного університету культури і мистецтв — Серія: Музичне мистецтво К. 2020. (ст. 59–71)
* Мішалов В. Спогади про зустрічі з бандуристом Василем Ємцем // Синергія виконавця і слухача в кобзарсько-лірницькій традиції – Збірник наукових праць науково-практичної з міжнародною участю. (Київ – Харків, 6 червня 2019 року.) К. , НЦНК «Музей Івана Гончара». Х. 2020. (ст. 136–145)
* Mishalow V. Tradition and Innovation in the Bandura performances of Vasyl Yemetz. // Синергія виконавця і слухача в кобзарсько-лірницькій традиції – Збірник наукових праць науково-практичної з міжнародною участю. (Київ – Харків, 6 червня 2019 року.) К. , НЦНК «Музей Івана Гончара». Х. 2020. (ст. 146–156)
* Mishalow V. Tradition and Innovation in the Bandura performances of Vasyl Yemetz. // Синергія виконавця і слухача в кобзарсько-лірницькій традиції — Збірник наукових праць науково-практичної з міжнародною участю. (Київ — Харків, 6 червня 2019 року.) К. , НЦНК «Музей Івана Гончара». Х. 2020. (ст. 146—156)
* Мішалов Віктор До пошуків колиски феномену кобзарства // ХІ. Internationale virtuelle Konferenz der Ukrainistik «Dialog der Sprachen — Dialog der Kulturen. Die Ukraine aus globaler Sicht» Reihe: Internationale virtuelle Konferenz der Ukrainistik. Bd. 2020. Herausgegeben von Olena Novikova und Ulrich Schweier. Verlag readbox unipress Open Access LMU, München, 2021. (с.604-627)
* Мішалов Віктор Кобза та бандура, кобзарі та бандуристи як знаки української культури // XII. Internationale virtuelle Konferenz der Ukrainistik "Dialog der Sprachen - Dialog der Kulturen. Die Ukraine aus globaler Sicht" Reihe: Internationale virtuelle Konferenz der Ukrainistik. Bd. 2021. Herausgegeben von Olena Novikova und Ulrich Schweier. Georg Olms Verlag - UB Ludwig-Maximilians München, 2022. ISBN 978-3-487-16305-5 (print) ISSN 2629-5016 (print) ISSN 2629-5024 (online)
* Мішалов Віктор Марко Мішалов - учень Михайла Злобинця. Спогади. с.77-84 // Просвітник та бандурист Михайло Злобинець / авт. уклад. О. Силка, В. Козоріз - Харків, Видавець Олександр Савчук. 2023 с.192
Books
* Mizynec V. – Folk Instruments of Ukraine – Bayda Books, Melbourne, Australia, 1987 – 48с.
* Мішалов В. – Видатний будівничий бандурного мистецтва – Гнат Хоткевич – Сідней, Австралія. 1983 – 68с.
* Мішалов В. і М. – Українські кобзарі-бандуристи – Сідней, Австралія, 1986 – 106с.
* Мішалов В. – Збірник творів для харківської бандури N.Y: TUB, 1986 – 48с.
* Mishalow V. – Collection of works for Kharkiv Bandura – Society of Ukrainian Bandurists, NY, USA, 1986 – 48с.
* Хоткевич Гнат "Підручник гри на бандурі" // Глас, Х.:2004 – С.3-17
* Гнат Хоткевич – «Бандура та її можливості» Вип 1.// Глас, Х.:2007 – С.92
* Гнат Хоткевич – «Твори для Харківської бандури» Вип. 2// Глас, Х.:2007 – С.254
* Гнат Хоткевич – «Бандура та її репертуар» Вип. 3// Харків: Фонд національно-культурних ініціатив імені Гната Хоткевича, 2009 — С.268
* Мішалов В. (ред. упорядник та передмова) Г. М. Хоткевича – Вибрані твори для бандури Вип. 4. // Фонд національно-культурних ініціатив імені Гната Хоткевича Торонто-Харків: 2010. 112 С.
* «Гнат Хоткевич — Бандура та її конструкція» Вип. 5// Харків: Фонд національно-культурних ініціатив імені Гната Хоткевича, 2010 — С.289.
* Мішалов Віктор – «Харківська бандура» // видавець О. Савчук, Х.:2013 – С.352
* Мішалов Віктор - Народна бандура: витоки, будова, особливості становлення // Формування національних основоположних підстав сучасного народознавства та літературознавства – Колективна монографія Випуск ІІІ / Упорядник О. Вертій Київ – Мюнхен, Рута 2023 с. 42 - 106
External links and resources
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References
Bibliography
* Кравченко, П. "Віктор Мішалов – бандурист'' ("Victor Mishalow – bandurist"), ''Альманах українського життя в Австралії'' (pp 892–894) Sydney, 1994
* Литвин, М. – Струни золотії – "Веселка", К.:1994 (117с.)
* Markus V. (ed) Encyclopedia of the Ukrainian Diaspora Vol 4. (Australia-Asia-Africa) Австралія-Азія-Африка) Shevchenko Scientific Society and the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv—New York—Chicago—Melbourne, p. 40 1995 (Ukrainian)
Австралийский музыкант Виктор Мишалов
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1960 births
Living people
Bandurists
Kobzarstvo
Canadian people of Ukrainian descent
Composers for bandura
Ukrainian musicians
Recipients of the title of Merited Artist of Ukraine
Australian people of Ukrainian descent
Chevaliers of the Order of Merit (Ukraine)
20th-century Ukrainian musicians
21st-century Ukrainian musicians
Kyiv Conservatory alumni