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Ihor Naumovich Shamo (Ukrainian Iгор Наумович Шамо; Russian: Игорь Наумович Шамо, also Romanized Igor; 21 February 1925 – 17 August 1982) was a Ukrainian composer. Shamo was born in Kyiv to a family of Jewish origin.
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He showed remarkable musical ability as a child. His musical abilities were noticed at school. Young Shamo learnt rudiments of music at the Pioneers Palace. Upon the recommendation of the famous teacher D. Pysarevsky, who selected the most gifted children, Shamo continued his studies at the Mykola Lysenko Music School in Kyiv. The composer thought ...
In 1941 his father and elder brother went to war. Shamo and his mother were evacuated to Ufa, where he entered the medical institute and managed to complete only the first year of his studies. In 1942, he enlisted as a volunteer in the army. Until 1946 Shamo was a military paramedic at the front, and he participated with the 1st Ukrainian Front in ...
Shamo met his future wife Lyudmila at the first military ball in Vienna after the victory. They were both the lieutenants of medical services. Soon they got married. In the spring of 1946, Shamo and his wife were demobilized and they returned home to Kyiv. The couple had two children. Ihor Shamo’s talent was inherited by his children. Son Yuri Ihor...
In 1946, Shamo entered the Composition Department at Kiev Conservatory. He studied with famous teachers such as Revutsky, Verikovsky, Vilinsky and Taranov. But the most important teacher for Shamo was professor Lyatoshynsky, with whom he studied composition. Lyatoshynsky’s influence on further Shamo’s creativity was immense. Being a second-year stu...
Shamo is the author of more than three hundred songs, including anthem of the Ukrainian capital Kyieve Mii (My Kyiv), lyrics by poet Dmytro Lutsenko. This song was written in 1962, the same year it was performed at Kyiv Opera Theatre and in 2014 it became official anthem of Kyiv. Rusʹka fantaziya (Russian Fantasy) is his first work. It’s romance fo...
Ihor Shamo is a People’s Artist of the Ukrainian Soviet Republic (1975), Laureate of the Taras Shevchenko State Prize (1976).
Ihor Naumovich Shamo died on August 17, 1982 in Kyiv. He was buried in Kiev at the Baikove Cemetery.
Oct 13, 2022 · Ihor Shamo: веснянка - YouTube. Gamma1734. 35.4K subscribers. 249. 4.8K views 10 months ago. Sparkly composition with folk song influences. Shamo (1925-1982) - Ukrainian composer. Shamo was...
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composer. Ihor Naumovich Shamo was a Ukrainian composer. Background. Shamo was born in Kiev to a family of Jewish origin. Education. He graduated from the Lysenko Music School in Kiev, where his main subjects were composition and piano, in 1941, and was evacuated in that year to Ufa, where he studied medicine for two years. Career.
Dec 31, 2022 · Ihor Shamo: Concert for accordion and orchestra, 3rd movement: Aria performed by Kiara Janko Thank you M5 television, Virtuosos Talent Show, Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and great...
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Nov 16, 2022 · Ihor Shamo is the author of three symphonies, piano works, music for up to 43 movies, and over 300 songs. He worked very fast. He could even write a piece without an instrument. The musician developed his own very recognizable song style, which was famous for its vivid melodies with folk intonations.
Shamo, Ihor [Шамо, Ігор; Šamo], b 21 February 1925 in Kyiv, d 16 August 1982 in Kyiv. Composer. He studied composition with Borys Liatoshynsky and graduated from the Kyiv Conservatory in 1951.
