Victor Mishalow

Victor Yuriiovych Mishalow[a] (born 4 April 1960) is an Australian-born Canadian bandurist, educator, composer, conductor, and musicologist.

[citation needed] In 1978 he received grants and scholarships from the Australia Council for the Arts and the NSW Premier's Department to undertake advanced studies in bandura in North America where he studied under Peter Honcharenko, Peter Kytasty, Hryhory Kytasty, Vasyl Yemetz and Leonid Haydamaka.

[2] Returning to Australia, Mishalow started to popularise bandura by forming trios and ensembles and organising seminars in Adelaide, Melbourne, Canberra, Sydney.

In 1991 he founded the Canadian Bandurist Capella[7] In 2013 he became an Adjunct Research Fellow at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.

Victor Mishalow was awarded the title of Merited Artist of Ukraine by Ukrainian president Leonid Kuchma in October, 1999.

V. Mishalow performing with the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus.
V. Mishalow performing with the Sydney International Orchestra under the direction of Tommy Tycho .
V. Mishalow and the Canadian Bandurist Capella.