Verikovsky, Mikhail Ivanovich
(1896–1962)
Verikovsky [Vireekóffsky] (Verikivsky), Mikhail (Mykhailo) Ivanovich (11–8/20–1896, Kremenets, Ternopol; 6–14–1962, Kiev). Ukrainian comp., cond., and pedagogue. Grad. 1923 from the Kiev Cons., where he was a pupil of Yavorsky. Cond. opera in Kiev (1926–28) and Kharkov (1928–35), directed the opera studio at the Kharkov Mus.-Dramatic Institute (1934–35), and taught at the Kiev Cons. As a comp., worked primarily in vocal and symphonic genres. Wrote the first Ukrainian ballet, Pan Kanyovsky…