Mykhailo Lavrushko (born January 1, 1945, Stalino) is a Ukrainian composer and teacher; member of the Union of Composers of Ukraine since 1975.
Biography.
He was born on January 1, 1945 in Stalino (now Donetsk, Ukraine). In 1961-1968, he worked as a concertmaster and led amateur groups in Kamianske-Shakhtynske and Donetsk. In 1968-1969, he was a teacher at a music school in Selydove. In 1974 he graduated from the Odesa Conservatory (class of Ihor Aseyev).
After receiving his musical education, he worked as a teacher at the Donetsk Music School, and in 1975-1977 - at the Donetsk Music and Pedagogical Institute. From 1989-2003 and since 2005 he has been working as an artist. Since 2003, he has headed the musical department of the Donetsk Puppet Theater.
His works include
String quartet (1973);
Choral Symphony "Red Color" (1974);
Sonata for violin and piano (1976);
for a cappella choir - "Address of War" (2010, poems by L. Horovyi);
romances;
concertos
for violin and orchestra (1974);
for piano and orchestra (1982);
children's vocal cycles
"Sunshine" (1975, lyrics by V. Orlov and O. Tetivkin);
"The Good Tree" (1988, lyrics by V. Orlov);
songs
"Ballad about Tetiana" (1976, lyrics by O. Holovko);
"Nocturne" (1976, lyrics by H. Frolov);
"The Highest Calling of Nature" (2002, lyrics by A. Navrotsky);
music for children's performances at the Donetsk Puppet Theater
"Ali Baba and the Robbers" (1985);
"Cinderella" (1988);
"The Goose" (1988);
"Manuk - Brave Heart (1989);
"The Frog Princess (1990);
"The Enchanted Fairy (2004).
