Pianist, composer, producer, founder and permanent leader of the Ukrainian jazz-rock band "Brothers of the Blues", member (since 2007) of the Austrian Union of Composers and Musicians — AKM
Milestones of biography
1963 — born in the family of Levitsky Vira Ilkivna (elementary school teacher) and Roman Evgenovich Levitsky (doctor);
1974-1980 - studied piano at the Kalusa Music Studio, music school;
1980-1984 — graduated from the Ivano-Frankivsk Pedagogical Institute, majoring in music teacher;
1982-1984 — musician via "Rosinka" (Ivano-Frankivsk);
1983-1985 — musical director and musician (keyboardist) via "Barvy" (Kalush);
Future famous musicians brothers Myroslav (right) and Oleg with their parents (1968)
1985 — accompanist for "House of a Schoolboy" (Kalush);
1985 — show group "Berkut", artist of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Philharmonic;
1986-1991 — musician (keyboardist) of the Zhaivir group (Rivne), musician (keyboardist) of the Weyland Rod group (Moscow), musician (keyboardist) of the Iryna Ponarovska group (Moscow);
1991 — musician (pianist) of the "Yurtsia and Steftsia" theater (Lviv) and the "Zagrava" group (Kolomia);
In 1992, together with his brother Oleg (saxophone), he decided to create a new musical formation that would be conceptually different both in terms of style and elements of performance from other bands that were popular at that time. Writes music and arrangements for the newly created group "Blues Brothers"
Within a year, at the "Red Route" in Donetsk, this formation won the grand prix. Soon, "Brothers" became one of the most popular music brands not only in the territory of the former USSR, but also in the world, which was confirmed by tours in the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Austria, Poland.
"Berkut" group of the Ivan-Frankivsk philamonomy. In the center is the keyboardist Myroslav Levytskyi
The Blues Brothers made history as the first band from Eastern Europe to perform on the main stage of the Sziget Festival in Hungary in 1998. They appeared on stage together with such celebrities as Goldie, Rammstein, Green Day
2001 — beginning of cooperation with musician and producer Rens Newland (Austria / Netherland), "Jive music" (Vienna, Austria);
2004 — participant (composer, pianist) of the international program "The Banff Center for the Arts" (Canada) producer — Ms. —Isobel Moore Rolston.
2001-2007 — co-organizer of the "Blues Brothers — Music Without Borders" project.
Concert activity
Concert tours in Ukraine
1986-1991 — Lutsk, Odesa, Koblevo, Mykolaiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Horlivka, Mariupil, Berdyansk, Henichesk, Uzhhorod, Mukachevo, Kharkiv, Ternopil, Chernihiv, Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Luhansk, Kramatorsk, Energodar, Dniprodzerzhinsk, Rivne, Sevastopol, Yalta...
(musician of Iryna Ponarovska)
Artist Myroslav Levitskyi before a concert in the "Russia" hall (Moscow, 1989)
International concerts in Ukraine
1996, 2000 — concerts (Blues Brothers) in honor of the visit of US President Bill Clinton to Ukraine (Kyiv);
2000 — concert (Brothers of the Blues), dedicated to the opening of the Swiss cultural fund "Pro — Helvetia" in Ukraine;
Concert tours in the republics of the Soviet Union (1986—1991)
Azerbaijan: Baku;
Belarus: Minsk;
Armenia: Yerevan;
Moldova: Chisinau, Tiraspol, Bendery;
Russia: Novosibirsk, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Ryazan, Grozny, Nakhodka, Orel, Tula, Ustkamenogorsk, Rybinsk, Moscow, Kostroma, Novgorod, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kaliningrad;
Kazakhstan: Alma-Ata, Tsilinograd;
Tajikistan: Dushanbe;
Uzbekistan: Tashkent;
Turkmenistan: Ashgabat;
(musician of Iryna Ponarovska's group)
Program of Iryna Ponarovska: "I start all over again" (1988)
Participants of Iryna Ponarovskaya's show program "Superstars of the Russian variety show". From right to left: Myroslav Levytskyi, Yuriy Shevchenko, Dmitry Stolyarov
A series of concerts in the hall "Russia" (Moscow)
(musician of Iryna Ponarovska's group).
Concert tours in Europe
1994-1997
Hungary (Budapest),
Slovakia (Pryasiv),
Germany (Munich),
France (Paris - UNESCO Hall),
Poland (Elblong, Warsaw, Sopot, Przemyśl)
(Blues Brothers)
2006
Austria: (Graz, Steyr, Linz, Wien — Vienna (Jazz Club Porgy and Bess (Vienna)[de]), Klagenfurt)
(Blues Brothers; Rens Newland)
Musical project "Brothers of the Blues - music without borders" (2001-2007)
The authors of the project were: Myroslav Levitskyi - keyboardist and composer of the Blues Brothers group, virtuoso guitarist Rance Newland from the Netherlands (who lives in Austria and is the president of the Jive Music company) and singer and guitarist Lionel Lodge from Canada.
The music of three composers, the founders of the project, was played.
The result, which specialists called the "Holiday of Music", was achieved by a combination of classical, rock, ethnic and jazz elements.
"It turns out that the combination of definitely unique musical cultures, presented in real time and in one place by several personalities, causes the effect of complete involvement in World Music in both musicians and listeners. Actually, this is what World Music is, in other words, World Music.”
As part of the project, a number of concerts took place in Austria and Ukraine in 2000-2002.
The first concert from the "Music without Borders" series was held on June 9in the city of Linz (Austria) as part of the "East-West" festival. The next one is the Kyiv action, which was supported by the embassies of Canada, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
Musicians Myroslav and Oleg Levytsky give an interview to French television at the "Pepsi-Sziget fest" festival in Budapest (Hungary, 1998)
2001 - "Linzfest" festival (Linz, Austria);
Myroslav Levitskyi (Ukraine) — composer, keyboards;
Rance Newland (Netherlands) — composer, guitar;
Lionel Lodge (Canada) — composer, guitar, vocals;
Vitaly Ivanov (Ukraine) — saxophone;
Volodymyr Sorochenko (Ukraine) — bass;
Volodymyr Mykhalchenko (Ukraine) — drums;
Kyrylo Stetsenko (Ukraine) - violin;
concert style: (blues, country, jazz-rock, fusion)
2002-2003 — "Music without borders" concert series. (Kyiv)
Rance Newland - composer, guitar;
Myroslav Levitsky — composer, keyboards;
Lionel Lodge - composer, vocals, guitar;
Oleg Levytskyi - saxophone;
Kyrylo Stetsenko - violin;
Volodymyr Sorochenko - bass;
Volodymyr Mykhalchenko - drums;
string ensemble "Camera" conducted by Valery Matyukhin.
2006 — concert tour: Blues Brothers + Rance Newland — / Acoustics /
Austria: Graz ("Stockwerkjazz"), Stoer (klub "Unta da lindn"), Linz ("Smaragd"), Vienna (klub "Porgy & Bess"), Klagensfurt ("Innenhofkultur") Myroslav Levytskyi - composer, piano;
Rance Newland - acoustic guitar;
Oleg Levytskyi - saxophone;
Kyrylo Stetsenko - violin;
2007 — "Architecture and Design" festival (Kyiv);
Myroslav Levitsky — composer, piano;
Oleg Levytskyi - saxophone;
Rance Newland - guitar;
Oles Mordyuk - violin;
Myroslav Levitsky — solo concert in Vienna (Austria, 2006)
Concerts in North America
2003: USA (New York)
(Blues Brothers)
2004: Canada (Edmonton) — solo piano concerts, Banff (Alberta) — solo piano concerts at Rolston Hall and joint concerts with: Sheila Jordan (USA), Brigitte Mortensen (Denmark), Erik Hegdal (Norway), Claire Dolby (Great Britain), Jeffrey Goldberg (USA), X. Fraiser (Canada), Chris Jennings (Canada), Knut Voran (Norway).
Participation in festivals
Festivals in Ukraine
1995 - Ukraine (Slavutich): "Ukraine. Spring. Slavutych."
(Blues Brothers)
1997 — Ukraine (Kakhovka): "Tavrian Games"
(Ani Lorak + Blues Brothers)
International festivals
1988 — Poland (Warsaw): Moscow Days in Warsaw (Concert Hall of the Polish Seimas)
(musician of Iryna Panarovska's band
1994 — Belarus (Vitebsk): "Slavic Bazaar"
(Blues Brothers)
1998 - Hungary (Budapest): "Pepsi - Sziget"
(Brothers of the Blues — concert on the "Main Stage" — / Big Stage /)
2001 - Austria (Linz): "Linzfest" - Myroslav Levytsky + Rens Newland + Lionel Lodge
(Ukraine Netherlands Canada).
Cooperation
2004
Rens Nland and Myroslav Levitskyi (Graz, Austria, 2006)
Banff Arts Center {Canada, Banff (Alberta)};
The Banff Center For The Arts (Banff, Albert, Canada)
Sheila Jordan (USA);
Sheila Jordan (USA)
Brigitte Mortensen (Denmark): Brigitte Mortensen (Denmark)
Erik Hegdal (Norway)
Erik Hegdal (Norway)
Jeffrey Goldberg (USA);
Jeffrey Goldberg (USA);
Claire Dolby (Great Britain);
Claire Dolby (UK);
Myroslav Levytskyi with the famous violinist Clara Dolby (Great Britain) on the program of The Banff Center For The Arts (Canada, 2004)
Chris Jennings (Canada);
Chris Jennings (Canada)
Knut Voran (Norway);
Knut Voran (Norway)
2001—2012
Rance Newland (Netherlands / Austria);
Rens Newland (Netherlands/Austria)
2001—2003
Lionel Lodge (Canada);
Lionel Lodge (Canada)
1994/1995/1997/2000
Myroslav Levitskyi with the famous musician Goldie at the "Pepsi - Sziget fest" festival in Budapest (Hungary, 1998)
Ani Lorak;
2011
Asia Ahat
1998—2012
Kyrylo Stetsenko
Awards
"Red Ruta" festival (Donetsk, (1993)
the group "Brothers of the Blues" - Grand Prix";
the composition "Authentic Life" was recognized as the best musical work;
Myroslav Levitskyi is the best composer and keyboardist of the festival
Festival "New Stars of the Old Year" (1993)
Myroslav Levytsky — entered the top three musicians of Ukraine regardless of genre;
"Blues Brothers" - the best rock group of the year;
"Blues Brothers" is the best group regardless of style and genre;
The composition of Myroslav Levytsky: "Authentic Life" was recognized as the best musical piece of the year.
Festival "Song Vernissage" (1995)
Special diploma of the festival for the combination of music and choreography (joint production of the group "Blues Brothers" and the modern ballet "Aquarias" by Oksana Lan to the composition "Authentic Life"
