Vasyl Barvinsky, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vasyl Barvinsky

Ukrainian composer and pianist

Date of Birth: 20-Feb-1888

Place of Birth: Ternopil, Tarnopol Voivodeship, Ukraine

Date of Death: 09-Jun-1963

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist, music critic, music pedagogue

Nationality: Poland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Vasyl Oleksandrovych Barvinsky (Ukrainian: ?????? ????????????? ???????????) (20 February 1888 – 9 June 1963) was a Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor, teacher, musicologist, and music related social figure.Barvinsky was one of the first Ukrainian composers to gain worldwide recognition.
His pieces were published not only in the Soviet Union, but also in Vienna, Leipzig, New York (Universal Edition), and Japan.
Barvinsky directed a post-secondary musical institution in the city of Lviv (1915-1948) the Lysenko Higher Institute of Music, and was considered to be the head of musical life at the time.
Currently there is a College of Music named after Barvinsky in Drohobych city of Ukraine.