Volodymyr Stepanovych Pirus (8 October 1949, Sapohiv village, Halych district, Ivano-Frankivsk region) - Ukrainian singer (baritone) and teacher, professor, People's Artist of Ukraine (1998).
Biography.
Since 2 August 1968, he has been a soloist of the Hutsul Song and Dance Ensemble. He took part in thousands of concerts and meetings with the ensemble.
1979-2000 - soloist-vocalist of the Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Philharmonic.
His repertoire includes both Ukrainian folk songs and classical works by Ukrainian composers (in particular, M. Lysenko, K. Stetsenko, Y. Stepovyi, A. Kos-Anatolskyi), works by foreign classics, pop songs.
He has toured many countries, including Romania, Hungary, Poland, Canada, the USA, Germany, and France.
In 1998, he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Ukraine.
Since 2000, without interrupting his concert activity, he has been teaching vocals at the Vasyl Stefanyk Educational and Research Institute of Arts of the Precarpathian National University, and since 2016 he has been a professor at the Department of Performing Arts.
Participation in festivals and tours
1983 - Kyiv Spring (Kyiv)
1987 - International Folklore Festival (Budapest, Hungary)
1989 - Shevchenko's literary and artistic festival "In a free, new family" dedicated to the 175th anniversary of Taras Shevchenko's birth (Cherkasy)
1992 - II International Hutsul Folklore and Ethnographic Festival (Vyzhnytsia)
1994 - International concert tour with the orchestra of folk instruments "Carpathian patterns" (USA)
1994 - International concert tour with the orchestra of folk instruments "Carpathian patterns" (Canada)
1996 - International Folklore Festival (Rodhau, Germany)
1996 - VI International Hutsul Folklore and Ethnographic Festival (Yaremche)
1998 - VIII International Hutsul Folklore and Ethnographic Festival (Kosiv)
1999 - XII International Folklore Festival (Albertville, France)
1999 - IX International Hutsul Folklore and Ethnographic Festival (Nadvirna)
2000 - X International Hutsul Folklore and Ethnographic Festival (Kolomyia)
Recognition
1974 - Diploma of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Ukrainian SSR
1977 - Honoured Artist of the Ukrainian PCP
1981 - Winner of the first prize of the competition of vocalists dedicated to the 125th anniversary of Ivan Franko's birth (Lviv)
1983 - Winner of the Grand Prix of the first Republican competition for the best performance of songs about work (Kyiv)
1996 - Laureate of the VI International Competition of Ukrainian Song "Golden Trembitas" (Ivano-Frankivsk)
1997 - Laureate of the All-Ukrainian competition of national-patriotic song and poetry "Volia-97" (Ivano-Frankivsk)
1999 - Winner of the Vasyl Stefanyk Prize in the field of literature, art, architecture and journalism for concert and performance activities
1998 - People's Artist of Ukraine
2010 - Order of Merit, III degree
