Volodymyr Sirenko

Volodymyr Sirenko
Володимир Сіренко
Volodymyr Sirenko
Born1 November 1960
Pokrovs'ka Bahachka, Poltava Oblast, Ukraine
EducationPetro Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine
Occupation(s)Conductor, University teacher

Volodymyr Sirenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Сіренко; born 1 November 1960)[1] is a Ukrainian conductor[2][3] and music pedagogue.[4] He is best known as chief conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine where he has been artistic director since 1999.[5][6] In 2008, he was honoured as People's Artist of Ukraine.[7]

In his early twenties, Sirenko made his conducting debut in the National Philharmonic Hall of Ukraine, Kyiv.[8] In 1989, he studied opera-symphonic conducting with Allin Vlasenko[9] at the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine.[10]

In 1990, Sirenko was a finalist in the Václav Talich International Conducting Competition held in Prague. He was Principal Conductor of the Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra between 1991 and 1999.[11]

He is known for taking on the compositions of Ukrainian composers, such as Halyna Ovcharenko and Gennady Liashenko, which were included in a concert given by the Ukraine State Radio and Television Orchestra in December 2014.[12]

  1. ^ Boustany, Wissam (2011). "Mirror of Eternity" (PDF). chandos.net. NI 6168. Retrieved 9 March 2024. He was born in the Poltava region of Ukraine on 1 November 1960...
  2. ^ Brown, Emily Freeman (20 August 2015). A Dictionary for the Modern Conductor. Scarecrow Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-8108-8401-4. LCCN 2021693909. The current conductor, Volodymyr Sirenko (appointed in 1999), has led many recordings.
  3. ^ Gorlach, Polina (6 March 2023). "Через відмову прибирати імʼя Чайковського із назви, із консерваторії звільнився другий викладач" [Second teacher resigns from the conservatory due to the refusal to remove Tchaikovsky's name from the title] (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 11 March 2024. Volodymyr Sirenko is a Ukrainian conductor, chief conductor and artistic director of the National Honored Academic Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.
  4. ^ "Сіренко Володимир Федорович" [Sirenko Volodymyr Fedorovych]. www.knpu.gov.ua (in Ukrainian). Committee on the Taras Shevchenko National Prize of Ukraine. 2011. Retrieved 9 March 2024. Диригент, викладач, професор. [Conductor, teacher, professor.]
  5. ^ "Volodymyr Sirenko". Fairfield Halls | Croydon. Retrieved 9 March 2024. Since 1999, he has been the Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine.
  6. ^ Clark, Edward (2024). "National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine/Volodymyr Sirenko". Musical Opinion Quarterly (1538): 54. ISSN 2631-8903. On October 19, London was graced with a visit by the National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, conducted by Volodymyr Sirenko, the orchestra's Artistic Director and Chief Conductor, at Cadogan Hall.
  7. ^ "Про нагородження працівників Національного заслуженого академічного симфонічного оркестру України, м. Київ" [Awarding employees of the National Honored Academic Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine, Kyiv]. Офіційний вебпортал парламенту України (in Ukrainian). 3 December 2008. Retrieved 11 March 2024. [Award of honorary titles: "National Artist of Ukraine"...Sirenka Volodymyr Fedorovych - artistic director...]
  8. ^ "The National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine". 10 July 2018. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2024. His conducting debut took place at the Kyiv Philharmonic Hall in 1983 with works by Stravinsky, Schoenberg and Boulez.
  9. ^ "Пішов у засвіти на 83-му році життя диригент Аллін Григорович Власенко" [Conductor Allin Hryhorovych Vlasenko passed away at the age of 83]. music-review.com.ua. Music-Review Ukraine. 23 November 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2024. [This is confirmed by the constellation of young talented masters whom he trained during almost 50 years of work at the P. Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine. Among them are leading Ukrainian conductors Volodymyr Sirenko,...]
  10. ^ "Recordings by Vladimir Sirenko | Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos". www.naxos.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024. He graduated from the Kiev Conservatoire in 1989.
  11. ^ "Володимир Сіренко - Художній керівник - головний диригент" [Volodymyr Sirenko - Artistic Director - Chief Conductor]. Національний Симфонічний Оркестр України (in Ukrainian). National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine. Retrieved 11 March 2024. Через рік був призначений на посаду головного диригента-художнього керівника Симфонічного оркестру Українського Радіо, яку займав до 1999 року. [A year later, he was appointed to the position of chief conductor-artistic director of the Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra, which he held until 1999.]
  12. ^ Onyshkevych, Larissa M. L. Zaleska; Rewakowicz, Maria G. (18 December 2014). Contemporary Ukraine on the Cultural Map of Europe. Routledge. p. 441. ISBN 978-1-317-47378-7. The following evening, the State Radio and Television Orchestra under the direction of Volodymyr Sirenko performed the remaining three compositions by Halyna Ovcharenko, Gennady Liashenko, and Zbigniew Baginski (Poland).