Mykola Mykhailov
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Mykola Mykolayovych Mykhailov (1903-16/6/1936)
Born in 1903, Mykola Mykolailovych Mykhailov completed his studies at the Kyiv Muz-dram Institute in 1929.
He joined the Kyiv Bandurist Capella and in 1934 Mykola Mykhailov became the artistic director. At that time it had only 10 members.
In February 1935 the Kyiv Bandurist Capella was combined with members of the Poltava Bandurist Capella. Mykhailov was given the task of Directing the Exemplary State Bandura Capella which now consisted initially of some 29 performers.
He was the author of numerous arrangements adaptions of works by other composers for the Chorus.
Ethnically he was of mixed Russian-Greek extraction but proved himself a patriotic Ukrainian.
He died under strange circumstances during a tour of the Caucases in Tashkent 16th June, 1936.
[edit] Sources
Kudrytsky, A. V. - Mystetsvo Ukrainy - Biohrafichnyj dovidnyk, K, 1997
