Ukrainian conductor, Honored Artist of Ukraine, Chief Conductor of the Lviv Academic Regional Music and Drama Theater named after Yuriy Drohobych.
Biography.
He was born in Drohobych. He studied at the Drohobych Music School in the class of double bass, and in 1980 entered the Lviv Conservatory, combining his studies with work at the Lviv Opera. After graduating from the orchestral faculty, he continued his studies at the conservatory as a conductor in the class of Ivan Semenovych Yuziuk.
In 1986-1999 and since 2012, he worked at the Drohobych Music and Drama Theater as the head of the musical department and conductor. During this time, he conducted more than 50 performances and benefit concerts, including an evening of ancient theater music by Bortnyansky.
Since 1999, he has worked as the head of the city's Department of Culture. Since 2002, he has been teaching at the Faculty of Music and Pedagogy of Drohobych Pedagogical University.
Publications.
Bohdan-Yulian Piurko: the performing aspect of activity / M. H. Mykhats, R. M. Mykhats // Scientific Bulletin of the Tchaikovsky National Music Academy: Musical Performance and Pedagogy: History, Theory, Interpretive Aspects of Composer's Creativity / Project authors, ed: M.A. Davydov, V.G. Sumarokovo. - Kyiv: NMAU, 2011. - Issue 96. - pp. 81-90.
Vasyl Bezkorovainyi. Life and creative path / M.H. Mykhats // Scientific Journal of the National Pedagogical Dragomanov University. Series 14. Theory and methods of art education: Collection of scientific papers / Proceedings of the First International Scientific and Practical Conference "Humanistic Guidelines of Art Education." - Issue 11 (16) - K.: NPU, 2011. - P. 301-304.
Conducting and choral activity of Bohdan Pyurko (Drohobych period 1932-1944) / M. Mykhats, Z. Modrytskyi // Youth and the Market. - 2011. - P.60-64.
Musical and stage creativity of Mykhailo Verbytskyi (to the 200th anniversary of the composer) / M. H. Mykhats, R. M. Mykhats // Youth and Market - Drohobych, 2014 - No. 10 (117) - P. 107-111.
Musical and stage creativity of Mykhailo Verbytskyi (to the 200th anniversary of the composer) / M. Mykhats, R. Mykhats // Youth and Market - Drohobych, 2014 - № 11 (118). - P.132 - 137.
Severin Saprun and Bohdan Pyurko - founders of professional choral singing in Galicia / M. Mykhats // IV All-Ukrainian "Music Education of Ukraine: Problems of Theory, Methodology, Practice" and IV International "Folk Instrumental Art at the Turn of the XX - XXI Centuries" scientific and practical conferences (Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, 30.04.- 2.05.2011, Drohobych): Collection of materials and abstracts / Editors-compilers A. Dushnyi, B. Pits - Drohobych: Pozvit, 2011. - P. 183 - 184.
Prerequisites for the creation and stage life of the first Ukrainian opera "Zaporozhets beyond the Danube" by Semen Hulak-Artemovsky / M. Mykhats, R. Mykhats // Choral art of Ukraine and its ascetics: materials of the III international scientific and practical conference / ed. P. Hushovaty, Z. Hnativ - Drohobych: Publishing Department of Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, 2013. - P. 130-139.
My memories of the artist / M.H. Mykhats // Roman Soviak as an artist and a man / ed: L. Filonenko, O. Nymylovych - Drohobych: Posvit, 2014. 159-161.
Theatrical music of Fr. Mykhailo Verbytskyi (to the 200th anniversary of the composer) / M. Mykhats, R. Mykhats // Choral art of Ukraine and its ascetics: materials of the fourth international scientific and practical conference / ed. P. Hushovaty, Z. Hnativ - Drohobych: Publishing Department of Drohobych Ivan Franko State Pedagogical University, - 2014. pp. 50-60.
