Stanyslav Liudkevych is a legendary figure of the Ukrainian western musical tradition. He lived to 100 and was creatively active for over 80 years! His style joins European Romanticism (akin to Richard Strauss or Brahms) with Galician folk melos and the drama of the Ukrainian word.
Key works: the Kavkaz symphony-cantata on Taras Shevchenko's poem, an epic canvas about peoples' struggle for freedom; the opera Dovbush on the legendary Hutsul outlaw; the Piano Concerto in F minor; the cantata-symphony Our Flag; choral works to texts by Franko, Shevchenko, and Lesya Ukrainka. Liudkevych was among the founders and longtime teachers of the Lysenko Higher Music Institute in Lviv.
