Ivan Karabyts
Ivan Karabyts | |
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Іван Карабиць | |
Karabyts photographed by Yu. Mosenzhnyk, June 1986 | |
| Born | 17 January 1945 Yalta, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Died | 20 January 2002 (aged 57) Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Resting place | Baikove Cemetery, Kyi |
| Alma mater | Kyiv Conservatory |
| Era | 20th century |
| Children | Kirill |
Ivan Fedorovych Karabyts (Ukrainian: Іван Федорович Карабиць; 17 January 1945 – 20 January 2002) was a Ukrainian composer and conductor, and a People's Artist of Ukraine.
He was born in the village of Yalta, Donetsk Oblast in eastern Ukraine, and graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory in 1971, where he studied under Borys Lyatoshynsky and Myroslav Skoryk. Karabyts conducted the Dance Ensemble of the Kyiv Military District and the Kyiv Camerata. He also taught at the Kyiv Conservatory.
Ivan Karabyts wrote works for solo piano, orchestra, voice, piano, and voice, as well as different combinations of instruments. His works have been performed throughout the nations of the former Soviet Union, many European nations, and the United States. He died in Kyiv, aged 57.
His son is the conductor Kirill Karabits.