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Dmitriy PironkoSoviet and Ukrainian composer, conductor
Date of Birth: 07.02.1930
Country:  Ukraine |
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Early Life and Family
Dmitry Piyronko was born into a Crimean Bulgarian family as Dmitry Piyonkov. In the 1940s, his family was deported from Crimea to Ural during a political purge. Due to a clerical error during document processing, the letter "v" was omitted from the family's surname, resulting in Piyonkov becoming Piyronko.
In 1959, Piyronko married Ludmila Kozlova, a native of Ural. In 1960, he graduated from the Ural Conservatory named after M.P. Mussorgsky. Together with his wife, he worked at a music school in Nizhny Tagil.
Move to Luhansk and Career Flourishing
In 1965, the young family relocated to Luhansk, Ukraine, prompted by the birth of their daughter in 1961. The harsh climate in Ural caused health issues for the child, and doctors recommended moving to a warmer region. After an advertisement in a national newspaper, the Piyronkos were offered positions at the Luhansk State Pedagogical Institute on the music faculty.
The years spent in Luhansk proved highly productive for Piyronko. He composed numerous choral arrangements of folk songs, a concerto for violin and orchestra, and the symphonic overture "In Memory of the Heroes of Krasnodon." He performed as a conductor at the Luhansk Philharmonic and led choirs and chapels in local cultural centers.
