MEET OUR MUSIC DIRECTOR & CONDUCTOR
Volodymyr Shesiuk
30+ Years of Musical Excellence at the Podium!
Maestro Volodymyr Shesiuk began his career with the LSO as a violinist in 1991 and was named Music Director/Conductor in 1993. He is celebrating his 31st concert season as Music Director and Conductor of the Livonia Symphony Orchestra.
He began playing violin at the early age of seven and at 14 was accepted as a student at the Lviv Music College in the Ukraine.
His professional career began in 1969 as Concertmaster at the Lviv Academic Opera and Ballet Theater after completing studies in violin. Maestro graduated twice from the Lviv State Conservatory; first five years in violin performance and another five years in operatic and symphony conducting.
Maestro Shesiuk was chosen for an internship program in 1983 as Conductor-In-Residence of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia. There he conducted the operas The Barber of Seville, Madame Butterfly, Carmen and Eugene Onegin. Then in 1985, the Kzrgyzstan government appointed Shesiuk Chief Conductor of the National Opera and Ballet Theater. He conducted over 100 performances and concerts per year with various orchestras and theaters throughout the Soviet Union.
Shesiuk received the Laureate of the Maaldybaev Award of Kyrgyzstan for the premiere performances of the opera Sepil by S. Osmonov. Several of his performances were made into operatic films by Belarus and Kyrgyzstan television.
Maestro Shesiuk was awarded special recognition by the Azerbaijan Government for a performance in Detroit’s Orchestra Hall with famous Azerbaijan singers. During his 20th Anniversary with the LSO, Maestra Shesiuk received a Recognition Award from the Ukrainian Minister of Culture.
Besides conducting more than 100 titles of opera, ballet and operatic scores, Shesiuk also has included in his repertoire many works of Western and Eastern European music as well as compositions by American composures.
He began playing violin at the early age of seven and at 14 was accepted as a student at the Lviv Music College in the Ukraine.
His professional career began in 1969 as Concertmaster at the Lviv Academic Opera and Ballet Theater after completing studies in violin. Maestro graduated twice from the Lviv State Conservatory; first five years in violin performance and another five years in operatic and symphony conducting.
Maestro Shesiuk was chosen for an internship program in 1983 as Conductor-In-Residence of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, Russia. There he conducted the operas The Barber of Seville, Madame Butterfly, Carmen and Eugene Onegin. Then in 1985, the Kzrgyzstan government appointed Shesiuk Chief Conductor of the National Opera and Ballet Theater. He conducted over 100 performances and concerts per year with various orchestras and theaters throughout the Soviet Union.
Shesiuk received the Laureate of the Maaldybaev Award of Kyrgyzstan for the premiere performances of the opera Sepil by S. Osmonov. Several of his performances were made into operatic films by Belarus and Kyrgyzstan television.
Maestro Shesiuk was awarded special recognition by the Azerbaijan Government for a performance in Detroit’s Orchestra Hall with famous Azerbaijan singers. During his 20th Anniversary with the LSO, Maestra Shesiuk received a Recognition Award from the Ukrainian Minister of Culture.
Besides conducting more than 100 titles of opera, ballet and operatic scores, Shesiuk also has included in his repertoire many works of Western and Eastern European music as well as compositions by American composures.
