Богодар Коротович

Bohodar Antonovych Kotorovych (Ukrainian: Богодар Антонович Которович; 1941–2009) was a Soviet and Ukrainian violinist, conductor, and music educator. He was the founder of the State Chamber Ensemble "Kyiv Soloists" (now named after him), a professor at the Petro Tchaikovsky National Music Academy of Ukraine, and a key figure in establishing the modern Ukrainian violin school. He was a Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Arts of Ukraine (1997). For his creative contributions, Kotorovych was twice named a laureate of the prestigious all-Ukrainian "Person of the Year" award in 1999 and 2000. He was also honoured as a People's Artist of the Ukrainian SSR in 1979.