Levko Revutsky was a composer who joined high professional mastery with deep folk roots. His Second Symphony (1927) is one of the finest Ukrainian symphonic works of the 20th century, in which classical form is filled with Lemko, Polissian, and Hutsul inflections. This symphony exemplifies Ukrainian Neoclassicism.
Other works: the Piano Concerto (1934; one of the most popular in Ukrainian repertoire), the cantata Khustyna (on Shevchenko verses), chamber and choral music. Revutsky taught two generations of Ukrainian composers: his pupils included Platon and Heorhiy Maiboroda, Arkadiy Filippenko, and Vitaliy Kyreiko. Revutsky's career is tied to the Kyiv Conservatory, where he taught for over 50 years.
