About Peter…

Ukrainian-Argentinian guitarist, composer, conductor of orchestra and professor of guitar, Peter Polujin, is one of the first guitarist in Ukraine who began playing concerts of Classical Guitar Music. In 1974 he organized a duo with a violinist, Bogodar Kotorovich, a laureat of the “Georges Enesco” competition and the “Nicolo Paganini” competition. Peter also performed Paganini quartets, Boccherini quintets, and Vivaldi concerts for guitar and strings, with a string quartet named “M. Lisenko”.

Peter collaborated with famous Symphony Orchestra Conductors like: Stepan Turchak, Vladimir Kozhuhar, Roman Koffman, Saulus Sondeskis, and many others, with whom he performed many concerts for guitar and orchestra composed by: H. Villa-lobos, M. Castelnuovo Tedesco, P. Polujin.

In 1971 he obtained a Master’s Degree in Music.

In 1982 the president of Ukraine awarded him with the title “Emerit Artist of Ukraine”

In 1997 ABI (American Biographical Institute) nominated him with the title “Man of The Year – 1997” due to his overall accomplishments and contribution to the society.

In 1998, he became a member of SADAIC (Argentinean Society of Authors and Composers of Music) in the field of Symphonic and Chamber music.

Peter Polujin’s Mastered Fields:

• Guitar performance.
• Arrangement.
• Composition.
• Teaching of guitar, theory of music, harmony, and composition.
• Orchestra Conduction

Curriculum Vitae

Education: Graduated from the musical college with the title of “Director of Orchestra” and “Teacher of Musical School”, 1959 – 1963, Lugansk

Graduated from the Academy of Music named Piotr Tchaikovsky with the title of “Professor of Guitar”, 1963 – 1971, Kiev.

Narrative:

Peter Polujin performed at the best concert halls of Europe and America: Berlin, Munich, Helsinki, Tampere, Leipzig, Magdeburg, Cracov, Gdansk, Bratislava, Prague, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Buenos Aires, Cordoba, Houston, etc.

His students are laureates of international competitions and work as professors of guitar and soloist concert players at various philharmonics of Russia and Ukraine.

As composer, Peter Polujin is author of many musical pieces for radio, television and others.

In 1982, he obtained the title of “Distinguished Artist of Ukraine and director of the internationals Festivals of guitar in Ukraine”.

In 1993, he played the Spanish music for the president of Russia, Boris Yeltsin in the presidential house of Kiev.

In 1995, he played the music of Nicolo Paganini for the president of United States, Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, in the presidential house of Kiev.

In 1996, he played the solo concert Argentinean music in the Cathedral “San Nicola” in Kiev by the order of the ambassador of Argentina in Ukraine, Luis Baqueriza, in the presence of all diplomatic body of Ukraine.

In 1997, he became a soloist of “Orquesta Provincial de Musica Ciudadana”; as a soloist he performed in Cordoba, Buenos Aires, Mendoza, Jujuy, Salta, and also in the Republic of Chile

In 1998, he became a member of SADAIC (Argentinean Society of Authors and Composers of Music) in the field of Symphonic and Chamber music.

From the year 1970 to the year 2006, he played more than 1500 concerts in Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, and South and North America.