Alexander Koshetz
Ukrainian composer and musicologist (1875-1944) · Canada · On the map · Musicians · Died at 69
Alexander Antonovich Koshetz was a Ukrainian choral conductor, arranger, composer, ethnographer, writer, musicologist, and lecturer. Koshetz built a prominent conducting career in Kyiv, before going on to be one of the most prominent international promoters of Ukrainian music worldwide.
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Koshetz during his time as a student at the Kiev Theological Academy, 1895.
Koshetz with the Ukrainian National Chorus, c. 1922-1924
Alexander Koshetz's crypt
A set of commemorative coins by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) from 2023 commemorating Koshetz's performance of Shchedryk in 1922 in Carnegie Hall.
A 2 UAH commemorative coin (reverse side) by the NBU from 2025 commemorating the 150th anniversary of the birth of Koshetz.About this person
He is best known for his promotion of Mykola Leontovych's "Shchedryk", the precursor to the Christmas song Carol of the Bells, during his worldwide tour with the Ukrainian Republican Capella.
