Victoria Poleva
Victoria Vita Polyova is a Ukrainian composer.
She was the Shevchenko National Prize laureate of 2018.
Early life and education
Born on September 11, 1962, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Victoria Polyova is the daughter of composer Valery Polyovyj. She graduated from Kyiv Conservatory in 1989, then completed post-graduate studies completed there in 1995.Career
From 1990–1998, Polyova was a lecturer in the faculty of composition, then from 2000–2005 at the Music Information Technologies Department of the Kyiv Conservatory. Since 2005 she has been a freelance composer. In both 2014 and 2015 she was a member of the jury of the International Composers Competition "Sacrarium" in Italy.In 2006, Polyova was composer-in-residence at the Menhir Chamber Music Festival. Since 2006 the Swiss agency "Sordino Ediziuns Musicalas" has been publishing her works.
In 2011, Polyova was invited by Gidon Kremer as composer-in-residence at the XXX Lockenhaus Chamber Music Festival.
In 2013, Polyova was composer-in-residence at Festival of Contemporary Music Darwin Vargas