Borys Demenko (born 20 April 1941, Lviv) is a pianist, musicologist, teacher, Doctor of Arts (1997). Professor (2000). Member of the NSCU (1991). Chairman of the Board of the Music Foundation of Ukraine (1994-96).
He studied at the Kyiv Conservatory (piano class of V. Nielsen, V. Topilin, V. Vorobyov, A. Lysenko, 1960-65), postgraduate studies at the Moscow Gnesin Music and Pedagogical Institute (headed by Y. Rags, 1975-79), and completed his doctoral studies at the Moscow Institute of Music and Education (scientific adviser O. Kostiuk, 1993-96). As a pianist, Demenko is a representative of the "style of analytical expressionism" (V. Silvestrov), he has performed all the works for piano by B. Liatoshynskyi, the first performer of certain works for piano by B. Buievskyi, V. Hodziatskyi, L. Hrabovskyi, V. Huba, V. Zahortsev, Y. Ishchenko, V. Silvestrov, P. Solovkin, Y. Stankovych, V. Filipenko, L. Pipkov, and others. He has recordings on Ukrainian radio.
He took part in the film "From the paths to the wide road" (dedicated to the 150th anniversary of M. Lysenko's birth, directed by Y. Suyarko); "B. M. Liatoshynskyi (on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of his birth, directed by V. Skvortsov).
Lecturer at the Kharkiv Institute of Arts (1965), Kyiv Pedagogical Institute (1967-1970), Kyiv Institute of Culture (since 1970). 1994-1997 - Head of the Department of Artistic and Aesthetic Problems of Culture of the Research Centre of the Institute of Culture. Since 1998 - Professor of the Piano Department, since 2001 - Professor of the Department of Music Theory and Music Education. He recorded L. Pipkov's cycle "Spring Motifs", sixteen metrical pieces, Op. 78, for the Ukrainian Radio.
Discography
External video files
B. Liatoshynsky. Three preludes op.38 performed by B. Demenko
CD - "Borys Lyatoshynsky, Vol. 2: Complete piano S" - TNC CD H1430/ tnc recordings, USA;
"Boris Lyatoshynsky: Works for piano. Performed by Borys Demenko" - TVE-025-02 - 2005, NRU.
Literary works
PhD thesis "Issues of Polyrhythmics in the Theory and Practice of Musical Art (piano performance aspect)" (Kyiv, 1983);
Doctoral dissertation "Specification of the Time Category in the Concepts of Music Science" (Kyiv, 1997);
Polyrhythmics - K., 1988;
Methodical advice for independent study of piano works by Soviet composers. - Issue 9: Lithuanian SSR. - K, 1986. - Part 1 (in co-authorship); 1987. - Part 2;
Methodical advice for independent study of piano works by J. Garšča. - K., 1987;
Recommended literature on the piano course. - K., 1990;
The pianist's work on polyrhythmic difficulties // Issues of piano pedagogy;
Rhythm in the genres of Bulgarian music // Ukrainian music. - K., 1991. - Issue 26;
Lysenko M. V.: Formation of National Musical Consciousness in Ukraine // Questions of Cultural Studies. - K., 1993. - Issue 12;
History of Ukrainian culture and cardinal issues of its scientific coverage II Issues of Cultural Studies. - K., 1994. - Issue 13. - Part 1;
Ethnomonism of the spiritual foundations of Ukrainian culture in the formation of national musical consciousness // 36;
The Problem of Time in the Interpretation of B. Liatoshynskyi's Works // The Musical World of Borys Liatoshynskyi. - Kyiv, 1995;
