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Taras Kompanichenko

タラス・コンパニチェンコ

Taras Kompanichenko

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1969-11-14 (Kyiv)
Nationality
Ukraine
Languages
Ukrainian
Residence History
Kyiv

Career

Occupations
kobzar, bandurist, lirnyk, composer, singer-songwriter
Active Years
1990-2024
Affiliations
Kobzarskyi Tsekh, Chorea Kozacka, Sarmatica
Memberships
Kobzarskyi Tsekh

Education

Kosiv Institute of Decorative Arts
Art
Country: Ukraine
Originally trained as a painter and an art historian.

Awards

Shevchenko National Prize
2023
Organization: Office of the President of Ukraine
Result: laureate
Merited Artist of Ukraine
2008
Organization: Office of the President of Ukraine
Result: recipient
Vasyl Stus Prize
Result: laureate

Awards & Nominations

Style & Themes

Literary Style
FolkTraditional Ukrainian music

Legacy

Ukrainian kobzar, bandurist, lirnyk, composer, and singer-songwriter. Laureate of the Shevchenko National Prize and Merited Artist of Ukraine. Active participant in the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan, and joined the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Trivia

  • Originally trained as a painter and art historian.
  • Participant in the Orange Revolution and Euromaidan.
  • Joined the 241st Territorial Defense Brigade amid the 2022 Russian invasion.