Zhanna Kolodub

Zhanna Yukhymivna Kolodub (; 1 January 1930 – 28 August 2025) was a Ukrainian composer and teacher, beginning as lecturer at the Kyiv Conservatory in 1952 and as professor from 1997. Her major compositions are ballets and orchestral works; she also wrote vocal compositions, chamber music, piano works and film scores. Her work has been described as having “fearless emotionalism and melodic clarity”. In 2010 she received the gold medal from the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine. Work Kolodub’s major compositions are the ballets Snow Queen and Adventures of Vesnianka, the orchestral piece Lyrical Scenes of Kiev, Pictures of Nature for chamber orchestra, works for string orchestra, piano music, a wind quartet and other chamber music especially for winds. Vocal compositions include choral music, musicals, songs and film scores. Further reading * Алексеева С. Наша Жанна Колодуб Our Zhanna Kolodub . // Розповіді про музику Stories About Music .— К., 1980. * Клин В Klyn, B . Фортепіанні концерти Piano Concerts // Музика Music .— 1974.— No. 3. * Черкашина-Губаренко М. Cherkashina-Gubarenko, M. Творчі дебюти Жанни Колодуб Creative Debuts of Zhanna Kolodub .— К., 1999. * Муха, Антон. Композ