Volodymyr Podgorny - Great Maestro passed away...

After being ill for several years Volodymyr (Vladimir) Podgorny left this world...
Great Composer, great Performer, great Teacher. A man with huge passion and love for Music.

(1928-2010)

Volodymyr Podgorny with his wife Podgornaya Zoya Nikolayevna

and daughter Elena,

1976

Two legendary Yakovlevitchs (the same fathers' names):

I.Yakovlevitch Panitsky and V.Yakovlevitch Podgorny,

 Saratov, 1989 

After author's concert, 1994

(from left to right): I.Lipnitsky, V.Podgorny, L.Gura, A.Haydenko

V.Podgorny and Yuri Sidorov, 1989

Photos are taken from the book:

Anatoly Semeshko. Vladimir Podgorny: A Look at the Portrait of an Artist (Kyiv 2003, in Russian)

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Here are some video and mp3 examples of the pieces composed and arranged by Volodymyr Podgorny:

V.Podgorny Gipsy Rhapsody. Performed by Borys Myronchuk: 

 V.Podgorny. Nochenka. Performed by Viktor Oliynyk: 

V.Podgorny.Fantasy on"The Man I Love"by Gershwin.

Performed by Borys Myronchuk and Artem Nyzhnyk

 

V.Podgorny. Retro-Fantasy (Retro-Suite). Performed by Hrustevich

 

V.Podgorny. Transcription on the Theme by L.Dalla "To Carruzo"

(fragment I). Performed by Hrustevich

  

V.Podgorny. Transcription on the Theme by L.Dalla "To Carruzo"

(fragment II). Performed by Hrustevich

 

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Mp3's: 

V.Podgorny. Arrangement of Ukrainian Folk Song "Oy, Chyy to Kin' Stoyit'" (*Whose Horse is That...) - fragment. Performed by Volodymyr Kurylenko

 V.Podgornyy. Transcription on a Song by G.Petersbourgskiy "Siniy Platochek" (*Blue Shawl) - fragment. Performed by Volodymyr Kurylenko