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Valeri Grigoryevich Kikta (October 22, 1941 in Volodymyrivka, Donetsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR) is a Russian classical composer, a professor of the Moscow Conservatory.[1]

Valeri Grigoryevich Kikta
Kikta in 2020
Other names	Валерий Григорьевич Кикта
Citizenship	Soviet Union →  Russia
Occupation	composer

He was educated at the Moscow Choral College, then at the Moscow Conservatoire under Semyon Bogatyrev and Tikhon Khrennikov. On the recommendation of Shostakovich he moved on to post-graduate study.

Kikta's compositions include ballets, symphonic, organ and choral works. These include Beyond the Verge of Darkness for tenor and orchestra, and Frescos of the St. Sofia Cathedral of Kyiv for harp and orchestra.

He was recorded extensively by the USSR state recording company, Melodiya in the 1970s and 1980s.

References

External links

• List of works compiled by Onno van Rijen

На других языках

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- [en] Valeri Kikta

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[ru] Кикта, Валерий Григорьевич

Валерий Григорьевич Кикта́ (род. 22 октября 1941 в поселке Владимировка Волновахского р-на Донецкой области) — композитор, профессор Московской консерватории. Заслуженный деятель искусств Российской Федерации (1992), Заслуженный деятель искусств Украины (1999).

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