Soviet and Ukrainian composer, teacher, pianist. Honored Artist of Ukraine (1993). Laureate of the B. Lyatoshynsky Prize (1996). Laureate of the M. Verikivsky Prize (2003).
Biography.
Son of Mykhailo Kanerstein.
Graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory, composition class of B. Lyatoshynsky (1955), piano class of K. Mykhailov (1956).
After conductor N. Rakhlin's performance of Kanerstein's First Symphony in 1955, the Soviet Music magazine noted that the composer "made a serious bid to create a large form saturated with true symphonism."
Since 1957 he has been a teacher at the Kyiv Music School.
О. Kanerstein composed the opera "Skkuti odnoy chastoyu" ("Chained by one chain"); the ballet "Eupraxia"; a children's ballet on the historical and revolutionary theme "Malchysh-Kibalchysh"; musical and choreographic paintings: "The Pass", "Don Quixote and Dulcinea"; four symphonies; concertos for piano, violin, balalaika, oboe and bassoon with orchestra; cantatas: "We Are With You, Sister Russia" based on poems by O. Novytsky, "The Twentieth Century" based on poems by V. Korotych. All the works are unique in the use of expressive means, subordinated to the disclosure of the content.
Since 1957, he has been a teacher at the Kyiv Music College.
Honored Artist of Ukraine (1993). Laureate of the B. Liatoshynskyi Prize (1996), M. Verikivskyi Prize (2003).
Member of the National Union of Musicians of Ukraine.
His works include
opera - "Without bowing the head" (libretto by I. Komarova and H. Konkova based on the film script by D. Smith, 1967),
chamber operas - "Hotel of Love" (libretto by O. Stelmashchenko based on the novel "Hotel Tapatos" by A. Morois, 1994), "Meeting with the Past" (libretto by O. Stelmashchenko based on poems by anti-fascist poets, 1985);
ballets - "The Boy-Kybalchysh" (libretto by I. Kanyin, 1974-77), "Eupraxia" (libretto by O. Stelmashchenko based on the novel of the same name by P. Zahrebelny, 1982), "Anxious Youth" (1984)
musical and choreographic films - "The Pass", "Don Quixote and Dulcinea"
vocal and symphonic cantatas: "XX Century" (comp. by V. Korotych, 1986), etc.
for mixed choir, piano trio and cymbals - "Kyiv Diptych - Memories" (comp. by M. Zerov, 2001)
for symphony orchestra - 7 symphonies (1955, 1959-60, 1976, 1977-78, 1982, American - 1994, "Quo vadis aveum?" (with choir, words by V. Korotych. 1997), "Festival Overture" (1960). symphonic fresco "Kyivan Rus" (1982),
suites from ballets "Eupraxia" (1983), "Elusive in the City" ("Anxious Youth") (1999),
for chamber orchestra - "Images" (1973-1976), "Epitaph: September 29, 1941" (1991);
concertos - for piano (1966-1967), violin (1971), cello (1989), for oboe and bassoon (1985), for piano, wind and percussion quintet (1987, 2nd ed. 2001);
chamber instrumental ensembles - Piano Quintet (1990), string quartets (1954, 2002). Piano trio (1975);
for piano - Sonata (1953), Three Fugues (1956), etc:
Sonata (2000) for cello and piano;
for brass quintet - In memorian (1998),
pieces for violin, cello, trumpet, balalaika:
romances, songs, music for cartoons.
Music for cartoons
"The Tale of the Good Rhino"
"The Magic Glasses (1970)
"Vasya and the Dinosaur"
"Day Eight, or the First Lesson in Thinking"
"Dandelion - Fat Cheeks (1971)
"A Good Name (1971)
"The Tale of the White Icicle" (1974)
"A Robot Will Help Us..." (1975), etc.
