Ukrainian bandurist, researcher of kobzar music, composer, conductor.
Mishalov accompanied by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by T. Tiko
Mishalov is the artistic director of the Canadian Bandurists' Chapel
Biography
Born on April 4, 1960 in Sydney (Australia). Graduated from the Faculty of Music of Sydney State University (1984), Sydney Pedagogical Institute (1986). From 1970, he studied playing the bandura with Deryazhny, Bazhul, and then on a scholarship of the Australian Arts Council in North America with Honcharenko, Hryhorii Kitasty, Petr Kitasty, Yemets and Haydamaka. At the Kyiv Conservatory from 1979-84, bandura class (Prof. Bashtana), conducting (Prof. Shchogol), vocals (Prof. M. Yegorycheva and Mykola Kondratyuk). At the same time, in Kyiv, he studied playing the old world bandura with George Tkachenko.
Worked as a teacher in schools in Australia and since 1988 in Toronto (Canada). Since 1988, the concertmaster of the Ukrainian Bandurist Band named after Shevchenko. Founder of the Canadian Bandurist Chapel (1991). Since October 1999, he has been an Honored Artist of Ukraine. Order "For Merit" of the III century. (August 2009).
He gave concerts in Australia, Europe and North America with solo concerts on the bandura, as well as accompanied by a symphony orchestra. The first CDs of bandura instrumental music were released (1982, 1985, 1988, 1989), the first CD (1992) and other CDs accompanied by an orchestra (1998, 2000), a video tutorial on playing the bandura (2001), a CD performed by the Canadian Band bandurists (2005, 2009). The author of more than 90 articles and references related to Ukrainian music, kobzarstvo and the history of bandura. Researcher of the work of Hnat Hotkevich and Kharkiv bandura. Author of music for several documentaries.
In 2007-2008, he was a graduate student at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. In February 2009, he defended his dissertation on the topic "Cultural and artistic aspects of the genesis and development of performance at the Kharkiv bandura" from the specialty 26.00.01 — theory and history of culture for the degree of candidate of art history at the Kharkiv State Academy of Culture. (Opponents: Ihor Matsievskyi and Mykola Davydov)
In 2012, he entered doctoral studies at the Institute of Linguistics, Folklore and Ethnography of ANU.
Since 2013, a researcher at Monash University, in Melbourne, Australia.
In 1988, one of the founders of the first Ukrainian-Canadian joint venture JV Kobza, which specialized in musical and cultural activities.
Musical compositions
String Trio (1977)
String Quartet (1983)
Sonata for violin and F-no (1984)
Sonata for F-No (1984)
Rhapsody on folk themes (for symphony orchestra) (1985)
Slavic dance (for sim. orchestra) (1986)
Concerto for bandura (1998)
Elegy (in memory of Vasyl Shevchuk) (String trio) (2007)
Christmas fantasy (for symphony orchestra) (2014)
For bandura
Freckle (1977)
Ukrainian Rhapsody (1981)
Crimean Fantasy (1983)
24 Etudes for bandura in the Kharkiv style (1984)
Carpathian Rhapsody (1988)
A Christmas Fantasy (1991)
Bakhchisarai Fountain (1998)
Variations on folk themes "I would take a bandura", "Oh don't go Gritsya", "Waltzing Matilda", "Greensleeves", "Haiduk",
Elegy (2012)
Waves of the Dnipro (2013)
Solo singing
Asters — sl. O. Olesya
Mazepa's song — sl. M. Stepanenko
The song about Sahaidachny — sl. V. Onufrienko
Once I tried in the parish - sl. M. Domontovych
Brody — sl. V. Mishalova
Choirs
Mazepa's song — sl. M. Stepanenko
The song about Sahaidachny — sl. V. Onufrienko
Village lawyer — sl. M. Domontovych
About hunger - sl. O. Veretenchenko
Brody — sl. M. Mykhaylova
Blind people - sl. O. Olesya
Oh, on the river in Jordan — sl. folk
Dramatic performances and films
Red Renaissance (documentary)
(2011) She paid the ultimate price (documentary)
(2012) Luba, simply Luba (One-man show) Toronto
(2015) Wormwood (Chernobyl) — Tarragon Theatre, Toronto
Printed works
Mishalow V. Pages from the history of the Bandura // News from Ukraine #22 1980
Mishalow V. The Renaissance of the Kobza // News from Ukraine #28 1980
Mizynets V. About the fate of kobzars in Soviet Ukraine // "Bandura", 1985, No. 11/12, — P.31-37
Mizynets V. Coryphey of kobzar art (About kobzar I. Kuchuguru-Kucherenko) // "Bandura", 1985, No. 13/14, — P.45-48
Mizynets V. Mykola Domontovych // "Bandura", 1986, No. 17/18, — P.55-57
Mizynec V. Folk Instruments of Ukraine - Bayda Books, Melbourne, Australia, 1987 - 48p.
Mizynets V. The tragic fate of an outstanding bandurist (About Hnat Hotkevich) // "Bandura", 1988, No. 23-24, — P.22-30
Mizynets V. Outstanding builder of Ukrainian culture // "Ukrainian News" (Detroit) 10.IV.1988 — P.6
Mishalov V. Hnat Khotkevich - to the 100th birthday // "Young Ukraine", Toronto, Canada - November, 1977
Mishalow V. A Brief Description of the Zinkiv Method of Bandura Playing //"Bandura", 1982, No. 2/6, — P.23-26
Mishalow V. The Kharkiv style #1 — "Bandura" 1982, No. 6, — P.15-22 #2 — "Bandura" 1985, No. 13-14, — P.20-23 #3 — "Bandura" 1988, No. 23-24, — P.31-34 #4 — "Bandura" 1987, No. 19-20, — P.31-34 #5 — "Bandura" 1987, No. 21-22, — P.34-35
V. Mishalov. Beginner's course in Kharkiv-style bandura playingPart 4 — // Bandura 1987, No. 19-20, — P. 29-31, Part 5 — // Bandura 1987, No. 21-22, — P. 32-33, Part 6 — // Bandura 1988 , No. 23-24, — P.56-58
Mishalov V. Outstanding builder of bandura art - Hnat Hotkevich - Sydney, Australia. 1983 — 68 p.
Mishalov V. The Last Kobzar — Essay on H. Tkachenko // "Bandura", 1985, No. 13.14, — P.49-52
Mishalov V. and M. Ukrainian kobzari-bandurists — Sydney, Australia, 1986 — 106p.
Mishalov V. A collection of works for the Kharkiv bandura N.Y.: TUB, 1986 — 48p.
Mishalow V. Collection of works for Kharkiv Bandura — Society of Ukrainian Bandurists, NY, USA, 1986 — 48p.
Mishalov V. Bandurist Leonid Haydamaka // "Bandura", 1986, No. 17/18, — P.1-10
Mishalov V. and M. Ukrainian kobzari-bandurists — Sydney, Australia, 1986. — 132p.
Mishalov V. To the 110th anniversary of the birth of H. Khotkevich // "Young Ukraine", 1987, December 17-21
Mishalov V. and M. Ukrainian Kobzar Dumas — Sydney, Australia, 1990. — 138p.
Mishalov V. Pages from the history of the Bandurist Chapel named after T. Shevchenko // Program of concerts in Ukraine 1991 — P.11-33
Mishalov V. Protect your heritage // "Ukrainian Culture", No. 9/10, 1994 — P.34-35
Mishalow V. A Short History of the Bandura // "East European Meetings in Ethnomusicology" 1999, Romanian Society for Ethnomusicology, Volume 6, — P.69-86
Mishalov V. "Musical Instruments of the Ukrainian People" by Hnat Hotkevich // introductory article in - Hnat Hotkevich - "Musical Instruments of the Ukrainian People". Kh.: 2002. Reprint edition./ — P.5-9
Mishalov V. "The Kobzar heritage of Hnat Hotkevich in the diaspora" // Traditions and modernity in Ukrainian culture / Abstracts of reports of the International scientific and practical conference dedicated to the 125th anniversary of Hnat Hotkevich/ X.: 2002. — P.97-98
Mishalov V. "Hnat Khotkevich's manual of playing the bandura"//introductory article by Hnat Khotkevich — "The manual of playing the bandura"/, Glas, Kh.: 2004 — P.3-17
Mishalov V. — Leonid Haydamaka — The founder of bandur professionalism — Materials of the international scientific and practical conference — Kobzarstvo in the context of the formation of Ukrainian professional culture. October 14, 2005. Kyiv., 2005. 206 p. (p. 107-109)
Mishalov V. — Bandura in emigration centers in the interwar period (p.95-103) — "Karpacki Collage Artystyczny" — Biuletyn — Przemysl, 2005
Mishalov V. "Hnata Khotkevich and his work "Bandura and her possibilities""//introductory article in Hnata Khotkevich - "Bandura and her possibilities"/, Glas, Kh.:2007 - P.3-21 ISBN 978-966-372 -098-2
Mishalov V. (editor) - Hnat Hotklevych - "Works for the Kharkiv bandura" Glas, Kh.: 2007 - p.300 ISBN 978-966-8204-72-2
Mishalov V. — Practical tips for performing works by Hnat Khotkevich on the Kharkiv-type bandura — // Hnat Khotkevich — "Works for the Kharkiv bandura" Glas, Kh.: 2007 — P.146-191 ISBN 978-966-8204-72-2
Mishalov V. — Outstanding builder of bandura art — Hnat Khotkevich // Hnat Khotkevich — "Works for Kharkiv bandura" Glas, Kh.: 2007 — P.192-241 ISBN 978-966-8204-72-2
Mishalow V. - Hnat Khotkevych and the Bandura
Mishalov, V. — Practical tips for performing works by Hnat Khotkevich on the Kharkiv-type bandura — // Hnat Khotkevich — "Works for the Kharkiv bandura" Glas, Kh.: 2007 — P.146-191
Mishalov, V. — Outstanding builder of bandura art — Hnat Khotkevich // Hnat Khotkevich — "Works for Kharkiv bandura" Glas, Kh.: 2007 — P.192-241
Mishalow, V. — Hnat Khotkevych and the Bandura // Hnat Khotkevych — "Works for the Kharkiv bandura" Glas, Kh.: 2007 — p.242-299
Mishalov, V. To the 130th anniversary of the kobzar Ivan Kuchugura-Kucherenko, public figure and evangelist of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church. Ukraine is young (Number 123 dated 07.08.2008). Archive of the original for May 24, 2009. About I. Kucherenko
Mishalov V. To the 130th anniversary of the kobzar Ivan Kuchugura-Kucherenko, public figure and evangelist of the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church / "Young Ukraine" Number 123 dated 07/08/2008
Mishalov V. Corypheus of kobzar art — Kobzar Ivan Kuchugura-Kucherenko (1878—1937) / Kharkiv kobzar Ivan Iovych Kuchugura Kucherenko (1878—1937) Jubilee collection for the 130th anniversary of his birth. H. Golden pages, 2008 °C.8-16
Mishalow V. Kobzar Ivan Kuchuhura-Kucherenko / Kharkiv kobzar Ivan Iovych Kuchuhura Kucherenko (1878—1937) Jubilee collection for the 130th anniversary of his birth. H. Golden pages, 2008 °C.17-20
Mishalov V. The significance of Ivan Kucherenko for modern Kobzar and Bandur art and Ukrainian culture / Kobzar I. Kuchugura-Kucherenko Phenomenon of Life and Creativity Theses of the scientific and practical conference July 4-5, 2008. Kharkiv. Fund of national and cultural initiatives named after Hnata Hotkevicha, 2008 °C.7-10
Mishalov V. Problems related to authentic Kobzar performance / Kobzar I. Kuchugura-Kucherenko Phenomenon of life and creativity Abstracts of the scientific and practical conference July 4-5, 2008. Kharkiv. Fund of national and cultural initiatives named after Hnata Hotkevicha, 2008 °C.50-55
Mishalov V. Hnat Hotkevich and the construction of bandura / Herald of the Carpathian University. Art history. Issue XII-XIII Ivano-Frankivsk Airborne ForcesCIT, 2008 °C.156-162
Mishalov V. Yu. Cultural and artistic aspects of the genesis and development of performance on the Kharkiv bandura. Specialty 26.00.01 — theory and history of culture Author's abstract for obtaining the scientific degree of candidate of art history. KHDAK Kh.: 2009
V. Mishalov. The work of Hnat Hotkevich — "Bandura and her repertoire" // introductory article to the publication "Hnat Hotkevich — Bandura and her repertoire" // Kharkiv: Hnat Hotkevich Fund of National Cultural Initiatives, 2009 — P.3-23.
Mishalov V. Bandurist M. Domontovych — Mykhailo Oleksandrovich Domontovych // "Hnat Hotkevich — Bandura and her repertoire" // Kharkiv: Hnat Hotkevich Fund of National Cultural Initiatives, 2009 — P.243-255.
Mishalov V. (editor, compiler and foreword) G. M. Hotkevich — Selected works for bandura // Hnat Hotkevich Fund of National Cultural Initiatives Toronto-Kharkiv: 2010. 112 p.
Mishalov V. The work of Hnat Khotkevich — "Bandura and its construction" // introductory article to the publication "Hnat Khotkevich — Bandura and its construction" // Kharkiv: Hnat Khotkevich Fund of National Cultural Initiatives, 2010 — P.3-18.
Mishalov V. Production of bandura in the Diaspora // "Hnat Khotkevich — Bandura and its construction" // Kharkiv: Hnat Khotkevich Fund of National and Cultural Initiatives, 2010 — P.123-127.
Mishalov V. Nomenclature of the parts of the bandura // "Hnat Khotkevich — Bandura and its construction" // Kharkiv: Fund of national and cultural initiatives named after Hnat Khotkevich, 2010 — P.128-133
Mishalov V. Thoughts regarding the construction and improvement of the bandura // "Hnat Khotkevich — Bandura and its construction" // Kharkiv: Fund of national and cultural initiatives named after Hnat Khotkevich, 2010 — P.245-268.
Mishalow V. Bill Vetzal — Master bandura maker // "Hnat Hotkevich — Bandura and its construction" // Kharkiv: Hnat Hotkevich Fund of National Cultural Initiatives, 2010 — P.266-269.
Mishalov V. List of Kharkiv type bandura masters // "Hnat Khotkevich — Bandura and its construction" // Kharkiv: Hnat Khotkevich Fund of National Cultural Initiatives, 2010 — P.270-272.
Mishalov V. Cultural and artistic aspects of the genesis and development of performance in the Kharkiv bandura // Davydov M. Performing art — Encyclopedic reference // Kyiv. National Music Academy of Ukraine named after P.I. Tchaikovsky, 2010 — P.277 — 287.
Mishalov V. Yu. Kharkiv bandura — Cultural and artistic aspects of the genesis and development of performance on the Ukrainian folk instrument — (Slobozhanskyi svit Series) — Kharkiv — Toronto, 2013—368p.
Mishalov V. Musical instruments of the Ukrainian people" by Hnat Khotkevich // G. M. Khotkevich Musical instruments of the Ukrainian people (Second edition) Publisher Savchuk O. O. Kharkiv: 2012 — pp. 448—452
Mishalov V. Organological analysis of lute-like instruments in the visual works of Taras Shevchenko // Taras Shevchenko and kobzarstvo / Materials of the second international scientific and practical conference August 22-24, 2013, Lviv, Ukraine. "Publishing House of the Lviv Polytechnic", Lviv 2016, pp. 236—239
Mishalov V. Something about the kobzar movement in Australia" by Hnat Khotkevich // Kobzarstvo of the 20th - early 21st centuries in the names: Its creators and keepers / Materials of the international scientific and practical conference November 9-10, 2015, Lviv, Ukraine "Kolo", Lviv 2016 P. 167—182
Mishalov V. To the problem of the scale and structure of the folk bandura // Traditional bandura: past, present, future // Materials of the International multi-scientific and practical conference June 18-19, 2016, Kyiv, NCSC, "Ivan Honchar Museum" / "Kolo", Kharkiv, 2016, pp. 64-82
Mishalov V. Accompaniments on the Kharkiv-type bandura //Traditional musical instruments of kobzars and lyre players: materials of a scientific and practical conference with international participation (June 2, 2017) point. K. Cheremskyi — Kharkiv: Oleksandr Savchuk Publisher: Ivan Honcharya Museum of the National Research Center, 2017. — 240 p. (p-40-46)
Mishalov V. Memories of Georgy Tkachenko //Traditional musical instruments of kobzars and lyreniks: materials of a scientific and practical conference with international participation (June 2, 2017) point. K. Cheremskyi — Kharkiv: Oleksandr Savchuk Publisher: Ivan Honcharya Museum of the National Research Center, 2017. — 240 p. (p-217-225)
Mishalow V. The Bandura and Kobzardom in Ukraine Today // Bulletin of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts // Series in Musical Art. Issue 1, 2018 pp. 83-89
Mishalov V. Bandura and kobzarstvo in Ukraine today // Bulletin of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts Issue 1, 2018, 2017. — 240 p. (p-83-89)
Mishalow V. Heorhiy Tkachenko and informed performance practice on the traditional Bandura. June 15-16, 2019. K., NCSC "Ivan Honchar Museum". (pp. 66-76)
Mishalov V. The problem of the origin of schools and methods of playing the bandura // Kobzar-lyrnytska epic tradition — Collection of scientific papers of the scientific-practical conference with international participation. June 15-16, 2019. K., NCSC "Ivan Honchar Museum". (Articles 124-129)
Mishalov V. Tradition, transformation and innovation in the bandura performance of the Ukrainian diaspora in Australia //Bulletin of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts — Series: Musical Art K. 2019. (articles 163—174)
Mishalow V. Tradition and Innovation in the Bandura performances of Vasyl Yemetz. // Bulletin of the Kyiv National University of Culture and Arts — Series: Musical Art K. 2020. (articles 59—71)
Mishalov V. Memories of meetings with bandur player Vasyl Yemts // Synergy of performer and listener in the Kobzar-Lyrnitsa tradition — Collection of scientific works of scientific and practical with international participation. (Kyiv — Kharkiv, June 6, 2019.) K. , NCSC "Museum of Ivan Honchar". Kh. 2020. (Articles 136-145)
Mishalow V. Tradition and Innovation in the Bandura performances of Vasyl Yemetz. // Synergy of the performer and the listener in the Kobzar-lyrnytsky tradition — Collection of scientific works of scientific and practical with international participation. (Kyiv — Kharkiv, June 6, 2019.) K. , NCSC "Museum of Ivan Honchar". Kh. 2020. (Articles 146—156)
Viktor Mishalov To search for the cradle of the phenomenon of kobzarstva // XI. Internationale virtuelle Konferenz der Ukrainistik "Dialog der Sprachen — Dialog der Kulturen. Die Ukraine aus globaler Sicht» Reihe: Internationale virtuelle Konferenz der Ukrainistik. Bd. 2020. Published by Olena Novikova and Ulrich Schweier. Verlag readbox unipress Open Access LMU, Munich, 2021. (p. 604-627)
Mishalov Viktor Kobza and bandura, kobzars and bandura players as signs of Ukrainian culture // XII. Internationale virtuelle Konferenz der Ukrainistik "Dialog der Sprachen - Dialog der Kulturen. Die Ukraine aus globaler Sicht" Reihe: Internationale virtuelle Konferenz der Ukrainistik. Bd. 2021. Published by Olena Novikova and Ulrich Schweier. Georg Olms Verlag - UB Ludwig-Maximilians München, 2022.
Tour activity
1978-79 — Concerts in North America (Toronto, New York, Detroit, London, Winsor, Winnipeg, Minneapolis)
1980 — France, England, Wales.
1983 — 26 solo concerts in North America.
1985 — 17 solo concerts in North America
1988 — North America, Ukraine, England and the Netherlands.
1990 — 83 concerts in Ukraine and the Kuban.
1991 — Tours of the Ukrainian Bandurist Band across Ukraine.
1992 — Tour of Ukraine with the dance ensemble "Rainbow" from Australia.
1993 — Western Canada and the United States
1996 — Western Canada and the United States
2003 — Tours in Poland and Western Ukraine with the Edmonton Men's Choir.
2010 — 68 concerts in Ukraine
2011 - Performances in Chicacho, Cleveland, Rochester, Edmonton, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Australia.
2012 — New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, Kyiv
