Taras Filenko

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Taras Filenko

Background information
Origin Kiev, Ukraine
Genre(s) Classical, jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, writer, ethnomusicologist
Instrument(s) Piano

Taras Filenko is a Fulbright Award-winning musician of 1998. He was born in Kiev, Ukraine to a musical family. He achieved his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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[edit] Background

Taras Filenko was born to Dr. Tamara Bulatand, a world renowned author,[1] and a musician father. Taras started to learn piano from his father and noticed his strong interest in music at a very young age. Taras continued to enhance his knowledge of the piano until at age 15, he started playing at local venues himself. He received a Fulbright Scholarship to the United States in 1998.[2]

[edit] Studies

Taras studied piano and musicology at the National Academy of Music in Ukraine.[3] He later achieved his Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of Pittsburgh.[4] Because of his unique knowledge and specialty in the history of Ukrainian Music, Taras has been envited to teach and perform at universities in England, France, Poland, Germany, Belgium, Austria, Russia, Yugoslavia, Canada, the Middle East and Asia, in addition to all over the United States.[5]

[edit] Publications

Taras has, in addition to direct musical learning, lent a hand in the publication of over 100 different works which "embrace ethnic studies, musical culture, politics, ethno/historical musicology, music, and poetry.[6] His latest work, The World of Mykola Lysenko: Ethnic Identity, Music, and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Ukraine, which features an in-depth look into the life of Mykola Lysenko, has won numerous international awards.[7] In 1989, Taras joined his mother in the publication and research of this book. Supplemented by UMF, the team of Filenko, and Bulat finally printed the book in 2001. It immediately received the "Book of the Year" award from the Publisher's Association of Ukraine.[8] It was also enthusiastically reviewed by the Ukrainian Ministry of Culture. A Ukrainian-language version is in the works, and 2002 was proclaimed Ukraine's "Year of Mykola Lysenko."[9] Taras also wrote a short Introduction to Ukrainian Classical Music at the Ukrainian Cultural and Humanitarian Institute.[10]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Background
  2. ^ Ukrainian Musical Foundation
  3. ^ Summary of Taras's Studies
  4. ^ Ph.D. Verification
  5. ^ World Traveler
  6. ^ Publications
  7. ^ Mykola Lysenko Book
  8. ^ Awards for the Book
  9. ^ More Awards
  10. ^ Intro to Ukranian Classical Music
  • Filenko, Taras (2002) An Introduction to Ukrainian Classical Music" [1]
  • Ukrainian Weekly (1996) "Ukrainian Composers in Refreshing Recordings" Recordings of Taras'
  • Ukrainian Millennium Foundation "The World of Mykola Lysenko: Ethnic Identity, Music, and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Ukraine" Review Review of Most Famous Work
  • Short Biography of Taras Filenko [2]