Ivan Karabyts
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Donetsk Oblast
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– January 20, 2002 Kiev
Kiev
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) was a Ukrainian
Ukrainians
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composer
Composer
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and conductor
Conducting
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, People's Artist of Ukraine.
He graduated from the Kiev Conservatory
Kiev Conservatory
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in 1971 as a student of Boris Lyatoshynsky
Boris Lyatoshynsky
Boris Nikolayevich Lyatoshinsky or Lyatoshynsky was a Soviet Ukrainian composer, conductor, teacher. A leading member of the new generation of twentieth-century Ukrainian composers, he was awarded a number of accolades, including the honorary title of People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR and two...
and Myroslav Skoryk
Myroslav Skoryk
Myroslav Skoryk is a famous Ukrainian composer of diverse and impressive compositions. His music is contemporary in style and contains stylistic traits from two disparate folk traditions: Ukrainian and American.- Early life :...
. He conducted the Dance Ensemble of the Kiev Military District and the Kiev Camerata. He also taught at the Kiev Conservatory.
Ivan Karabyts has written works for solo piano
Piano
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, orchestra
Orchestra
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, voice, piano and voice, and works for different combinations of instruments. His works have been performed throughout former Soviet Union nations, many European nations, and the United States.
His son is the conductor Kirill Karabits
Kirill Karabits
Kirill Karabits is a Ukrainian conductor. His father was the conductor and composer Ivan Karabyts....
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