Mykola Kolessa

He also studied conducting with Pavel Dědeček. His works include two symphonies (1949 and 1966), symphonic variations (1931), a 'Ukrainian Suite' (1928), all for orchestra, and 'In the Mountains' for string orchestra (1972), and a number of chamber and incidental works as well as some song cycles. His composition style was tonal and conservative and has been linked to that of Alexander Glazunov, although influences from Bartok and the early 20th-century French school can be heard as well. During the course of his teaching career, Kolessa nurtured more than a hundred choral and orchestral conductors. He also taught composition, where one of his more notable students includes Ukrainian composer and teacher, Myroslav Skoryk.

Mykola Kolessa studied at Lviv Conservatory, Charles University and National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Training under Vítězslav Novák, Fedir Yakymenko and Zdeněk Nejedlý is recorded. Volodymyr Vasylevych and Stefan Turchak are recorded as having studied under Mykola Kolessa. The recorded working language is Ukrainian. The field of work recorded is music and music education. Employment is recorded with Lviv Conservatory, Mykola Lysenko Music and Drama Institute and Trembita. Distinctions recorded are Order of Lenin, Merited Artist of Ukraine, Order of the Badge of Honour and People's Artist of the USSR.

• Name — Mykola Kolessa • Born — 6 December 1903 • Birthplace — Sambir, Austria-Hungary (present-day Ukraine) • Died — 8 June 2006 • Place of death — Lviv, Ukraine • Honorific Suffix — Shevchenko National Prize laureate • Occupation — Composer, conductor, professor • Genre — Classical • Instrument — Piano

Mykola Kolessa is recorded as conductor, composer, music educator, writer and chorus master.