Roman Simovych

Who is Roman Simovych?

Roman Apollonovich Simovych was a Ukrainian composer, educator and theoretician.

Born in Sniatyn, now in Ukraine, Simovych graduated from the Prague Conservatory in 1934 - on piano, and again in 1936 undergoing post graduate studies in composition. From 1936 to 1939 he was a teacher of piano and theoretical subjects at the M. Lysenko Music Institute in Drohobych and Stanislav, and from 1939 to 1942 at the music school in Stanislav. Since 1951 he was a lecturer, and from 1963 a full professor at the Lviv Conservatory. He received the title Honoured Artist of USSR.