06.11.2014_Mariyka_sadochok_(www.volod.com.ua).jpg;Performing with my daughter Mariyka in her kindergarten
my_son_Yaroslav_(www.volod.com.ua).jpg;With my son Yaroslav<br />His graduating day from kindergarten
my_first_pupils_(www.volod.com.ua).jpg;My first pupils.<br />Krolevets Children School of Art. Ukraine
26.04.2009_Kolyada_concert.jpg;Taking part in CD presentation of <a href="http://kolyada.com.ua">Roman Kolyada</a> - a Ukrainian composer
26.04.2009_Kolyada_concert2.jpg;Taking part in CD presentation of <a href="http://kolyada.com.ua">Roman Kolyada</a> - a Ukrainian composer
tv_1.jpg;October 2006. Performance and interview on Dutch TV in "<a href="http://www.vpro.nl/programma/vrijegeluiden/afleveringen/29797919/" target="_blank">Vrije Geluiden</a>" programme.
tv_2.jpg;October 2006. Performance and interview on Dutch TV in "<a href="http://www.vpro.nl/programma/vrijegeluiden/afleveringen/29797919/" target="_blank">Vrije Geluiden</a>" programme.
tak.jpg;Me and my son - Yaroslav. He is already interested in bayan!<br />Photo by <a href="http://www.johnlambrichts.nl" target="_blank">John Lambrichts</a> - a professional photographer from the Netherlands.<br />Take some time to look at his site, where you will find several stories in pictures<br />including the one from his latest trip to Ukraine, to my home town.
veryfirst.jpg;This is the very first picture where I'm playing at the concert at childrens' musical school<br />in my home town Krolevets. Second year of practising, 9 years old.
mother&me.jpg;In fact my mother doesn't play bayan, but she&#39;s got good acting skills, hasn't she?
forstudents.jpg;At the concert for students in Maastricht, the Netherlands, dec. 2003
beginning.jpg;This is my first instrument.<br />Picture made by my uncle who wanted me to be a bayan player<br />and put lots of energy into persuading me to keep on playing bayan professionally.<br />At that time I was still at school, good in mathematics and physics, dreaming to be a locomotive driver =).
me_mother_grandm.jpg;Traditional family photo with my mother and grandmother.<br />We are playing - no fake! My mother holds the national Ukrainian istrument - Bandura.<br />She used to play it as amateur. That is the instrument I wanted to study first.
at_college.jpg;*Picture from the times of musical college. Appr. 1989. First professional instrument.<br />Although it was a little bit big for me. Or I was small...<br />Well, indeed, some people didn't belive that I was a sudent at that time! Now I'm O.K., of course.
with_leo.jpg;First days in the West. 1995. Beginning...<br />Leo Somers - one of my friends whose help was and is crucial for me untill now.
streets.jpg;One day some man came up to me and presented this photo,<br />which he shot several days before. Nice surprise, isn't it?
rehearsal.jpg;Photo by professional photographer John Lambrichts. Here you can see, how I had to practise sometimes in the tiny kitchen with my mother arround. I couldn't do that in the other room at that time, for a woman upstaires was pregnant and mad about me polishing certain fragment of the piece hundreds of times!<br />John was the first man who came up to me in the streets of Maastricht appreciating the music I played. We became friends, later he visited me in Ukraine. Take some time to look at his site, where you will find some stories and wonderful pictures:<a href="http://www.johnlambrichts.nl" target="_blank">www.johnlambrichts.nl</a><br />Following this link you will see different works of John as well as an interesting story in pictures of our trip from international competition in Germany back to Ukraine: <a href="http://www.gkf-fotografen.nl/albuo32" target="_blank">Klingenthal and Ukraine photo's</a>.
playing_podgorny.jpg;Playing composition by V.Podgornyy. Music is intense, so the feelings are!<br />Picture made by Ivan Yakovyna - an elderly man, professional photographer,<br />fan of bayan and friend of mine.
playing_rachmaninov.jpg;Playing composition by S.Rachmaninov. Different music - different feelings...
big_balalayka.jpg;This is the instrument I played for 4 years while in Conservatoire in Donetsk<br />at the student folk orchestra. It's name is Contrabass-Balalaika. I liked it very much!
tango_aachen.jpg;When in Europe, almost every time I'm invited to play at Tango Balls in Aachen, Germany.<br />This time it was on the open air, in the heart of the city where the famous mineral springs are.<br />Picture kindly presented by Karin Handrich, one of the organizers of these fabulous tango evenings.
tango_ball_aachen.jpg;Tango ball in Aachen, Germany. The meaning was that I play music to listen (what I usually do).<br />But, having played tango, people couldn't resist dancing.
klingenthal.jpg;Photo by <a href="http://www.johnlambrichts.nl" target="_blank">John Lambrichts</a> from international accordion competition in Klingenthal, Germany.