Alla Zahaikevych


Alla Zahaikevych is a Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music, performance artist, organiser of electroacoustic music projects, musicologist. Her name is alternatively spelled Alla Zagaykevych on all releases and in texts which are in English.

Biography

She was born in Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, and graduated from Kiev State P.I.Tchaikovsky Conservatory, the class of composition and orchestration of Professor Yu.Ischenko. In 1993-1994 she made her postgraduate studies in music theory with Professor I.P’jaskovsky and in composition with Professor Yu.Ischenko. In 1995-1996 she attended annual course for composition and musical informatics at the IRCAM. From 1986 to 1999 she was a member of the folklore Ensemble "Drevo" of the National Music Academy of Ukraine, Director Ye.Yefremov, where she investigated Ukrainian authentic singing and participated in numerous folkloric expeditions, conferences, festivals.
Since 1998 she is a lecturer at the Music Information Technologies’ Department of the National Music Academy of Ukraine, where she founded the Electronic Music Studio.
List of Zagaykevych's works include symphonic, instrumental and vocal chamber music, electro-acoustic compositions, multi-media installations and performances, chamber opera, music for films.
Alla Zagaykevych – Artistic Director of International projects Electroacoustics, EM-VISIA, Artistic Director of Electroacoustic's Ensemble.
In 2004 she was awarded the Oleksandr Dovzhenko State Award of Ukraine for music for film MAMAY and has received numerous other awards for his work.
Author of musicological articles in scientific periodicals

Selected compositions