Ukrainian composer and opera master. Laureate of the Shevchenko Prize (1986). Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1989). People's Artist of Ukraine (1997). Hero of Ukraine (2021). Member of the NSKU.
Biography
He was born in the city of Frunze (now Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan) in the family of a military personnel during the evacuation. After the son graduated from the II SV, the family returned to Ukraine, where in 1957 Igor graduated from secondary school No. 4 in the city of Ternopil and at the same time from a seven-year music school in the piano class. In the same 1957, he began studying at the historical and theoretical department of the KIM named after Gliera. After completing the third year, Poklad transferred to the composition faculty of the Kyiv State Conservatory, the class of Professor A. Ya. Shtogarenko, which he graduated in 1967.
While still studying at the school and working there as a concertmaster, he took the first serious steps in his creativity - the first song, written by him in co-authorship with Boris Oliynyk "The song does not get lost", performed by Kostyantyn Ogniev, became popular.
In 1966, officials of the Ministry of Culture approached Poklad with a proposal to organize a girls' singing group. Ihor Poklad creates a unique project for those times - vocal-instrumental ensemble "Dream". Already in the first year of its existence, the collective entered the all-Union touring network. In a few years, "Mriya" becomes a laureate of the All-Union Competition of pop artists, along with the legendary "Songs" at that time. In 1968, Poklad was forced to stop managing the collective due to his departure to the ranks of the Soviet Army. In the army, he met Yuriy Rybchynskyi, a budding poet, later the master of Ukrainian song. Together they create several famous hits and become widely known.
During the Russian invasion of 2022, his house was mined by the occupiers.
Theatrical creativity
In 1973, Ihor Dmytrovych decided to try his hand at the theater, he agreed to the offer to start work on the continuation of the musical play "Wedding in Malynivka". With the finished piece, he and Rybchinsky arrived at the Odesa Operetta Theater. The decision to adopt the version of the Deposit was made unanimously and almost instantly.
The next work of the opera master was "The Witch of Konotop", written in 1982, this operetta is still not leaving the stages of Ukrainian theaters. According to theater critics, this play has long since become a classic of the genre. In just a few years, a dozen more musicals appeared.
In the cinema
In search of new impressions, Poklad worked in the field of cinematography, starting a collaboration with director Leonid Bykov and writing music for one of his films, "Where are you, knights?". In total, the composer worked in more than 40 feature films. Ihor Dmytrovych considered refusing to work in the film "Only "old men" go to battle" to be his most regrettable mistake. The composer also wrote the music for the classic cartoons "Like the Cossacks..." and "Aeneid".
In the new times, ambitious creative projects had to be canceled due to a lack of funds. In 2014, he underwent several complex operations. For some time he cooperated with the Academic Song and Dance Ensemble of the DPSU. In 2022, he survived the Russian occupation and was evacuated along with many other residents of Vorzel.
Writings
Scenic works
musical comedy "The Second Wedding in Malynivka" (Kyiv, 1974);
the musical "The Witch of Konotop" (library by Zholdak, 1982)
"My heart is with you" (libr. D. Shevtsov, 1983)
"Christmas Night" (according to M. Gogol, 1987)
"Betrothed - unmarried", (after I. Karpenko-Karim)
"Chmyr" (after M. Kropyvnytskyi)
Rock opera "Herod" (play by Oleksandr Vrataryov, 2013)
for symphony orchestra
Scherzo (1962),
Symphony (1970);
for string orchestra
Variations on the theme of the Ukrainian folk song "Don't sing, roosters" (1963);
for the choir
Suite (by A. Surkova, 1969),
songs (over 150), incl
Beloved (sl. I. Barakh, 1963),
in the words of Yu. Rybchinsky:
Green Maple (1968),
Two Wings (1968),
The Magic Violin (1969),
Quiet Water (1969),
Wild Geese (1970),
Is it possible (1976),
on the words of B. Oliynyk
A Song About Mother (1977),
You are a communist! (1977),
The song will not be lost (1977),
on the words of M. Tkach
Don't Ask Me (1977)
My Ukraine
on the words of V. Gerasimov
Dawn years
Good Light (1977)
others
The Red Handkerchief (published by D. Lutsenko, 1977),
Swing (sl. A. Vratareva, 1977),
Filmography
Music for movies:
1971 - "Where are you, knights?" (L. Bykov)
1973 - "When a man smiled" (dir. B. Ivchenko)
1973 — "How the Cossacks Liberated the Brides" (animated film, directed by V. Dakhno)
1977 — "The whole world is in your eyes..." (dir. S. Klymenko, I. Symonenko)
1977 — "Tomorrow's Show" (film-concert about circus masters of Ukraine)
1979 - "How the Cossacks helped the Musketeers" (animated film, directed by V. Dakhno)
1979 — "Pipers" (dir. S. Klymenko)
1980 — "Umbrella in the Circus" (animated film, directed by V. Dakhno)
1980 — "Time of summer storms" (dir. A. Bukovsky)
1980 — "Sonnyatka, Andriyka and Darkness" (animated film, directed by L. Zarubin)
1981 — "The Last Game" (dir. Yu. Slupskyi)
1981 — "Family Marathon" (animated film, directed by V. Dakhno)
1981 — "The right to lead" (dir. M. Tereshchenko)
1982 — "Star Trip" (dir. B. Ivchenko)
1982 — "Overcoming" (dir. M. Litus, I. Symonenko)
1982 - "Find your home" (dir. Yu. Tupytskyi)
1983 — "Long Echo" (dir. A. Shestopalov)
1984 — "How Cossacks Walked at a Wedding" (animated film, directed by V. Dakhno)
1987 — "The Witch of Konotop" (film-play, directed by I. Afanasyev, V. Bun)
1987 — "Court in Yershovka" (dir. V. Ilyashenko)
1988 — "Working on mistakes" (dir. A. Benkendorf)
1990 - "Balagan" (dir. A. Benkendorf)
1990 — "Enter every house" (dir. V. Ilyashenko)
1990 — "Warm retro mosaic and barely..." (dir. M. Olyalin)
1991 — "Two steps to silence" (dir. Yu. Tupytskyi)
1991 — "Aeneid" (animated film, directed by V. Dakhno)
1991 — "Sniper" (dir. A. Benkendorf)
1992 — "The Promise" (dir. V. Ilyashenko)
1994 — "The Parable of the Firefly" (dir. V. Ilyashenko)
1995 — "Moskal the Wizard" (dir. M. Zaseev-Rudenko)
1995 - "How the Cossacks Played Hockey" (animated film)
2000 - "Black Council" (miniseries)
2000 — "Grain" (animated film, directed by O. Hunkovsky)
2004 — "The Legend of Kostya, or in Search of the Thirtieth Kingdom" (t/f, 4 p., directed by V. Tkachev)
2006 — "The Mystery of St. Patrick" (dir. A. Benkendorf)
2007 — "Christmas tree, rabbit and parrot" (dir. A. Benkendorf)
2007 - "Stepfather" (dir. A. Benkendorf)
2007 — "Confession of Don Juan" (dir. A. Benkendorf)
2007 — "Zaporozhets by the Danube" (dir. M. Zaseev-Rudenko, O. Kovaleva)
2012 - "Cops. Secrets of a big city" (t/s, directed by V. Kryshtofovych)
and other…
Awards
The title of Hero of Ukraine with the awarding of the Order of the State (December 9, 2021) — for outstanding personal merits in the development of national musical art, high professional skill and many years of fruitful creative activity
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise V century. (January 21, 2017) — for a significant personal contribution to state building, socio-economic, scientific-technical, cultural and educational development of the Ukrainian state, the cause of the consolidation of Ukrainian society, many years of conscientious work
2017 — special award "Person of the Year 2016" named after M. Voronin "For a high style of life"
Order "For Merit" II century. (December 10, 2011) — for a significant personal contribution to the development of domestic musical art, many years of fruitful creative activity and high professional skill
People's Artist of Ukraine (October 22, 1997) — for significant personal contribution to the development of national culture and art, high professionalism
Honored Artist of the Ukrainian SSR (1989)
1986 — Shevchenko Prize for feature-length documentaries "Commanders of Industry", "Presiding Corps", "Science Strategists"
1978 — Diploma for the film "The Whole World in Your Eyes" — at the Republican Film Festival in Kremenchuk.
