







The Most Famous
Composers from Ukraine
Top 10 Ukrainian Composers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Ukrainians Composers of all time. This list of famous Ukrainians Composers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Ukrainians Composers.
- #1

Sergei Prokofiev
1891 - 1953
HPI 80.8678 langsSergei Prokofiev is most famous for his orchestral suite "Peter and the Wolf" which he composed in 1936.
- #2

Stefania Turkewich
1898 - 1977
HPI 79.75101 langsUkrainian pianist, composer, and musicologist (1898-1977)
- #3

Karol Szymanowski
1882 - 1937
HPI 71.0838 langsKarol Szymanowski was a Polish composer who is most famous for his orchestral works.
- #4

Reinhold Glière
1874 - 1956
HPI 70.2737 langsReinhold Glière is most famous for his orchestral works. He was a Russian composer who wrote in a variety of genres including symphonies,...Read moreShow less
Reinhold Glière is most famous for his orchestral works. He was a Russian composer who wrote in a variety of genres including symphonies, operas, ballets, and piano concertos.
- #5

Dmitry Bortniansky
1751 - 1825
HPI 69.4039 langsDmitry Bortniansky is most famous for his work in the field of Russian literature. He is credited with introducing the poetry of Pushkin to...Read moreShow less
Dmitry Bortniansky is most famous for his work in the field of Russian literature. He is credited with introducing the poetry of Pushkin to the Russian public.
- #6

Valentyn Sylvestrov
b. 1937
HPI 67.7136 langsSoviet and Ukrainian pianist and composer (b. 1937)
- #7

Dimitri Tiomkin
1894 - 1979
HPI 67.2933 langsDimitri Tiomkin is most famous for composing the score for "High Noon" in 1952.
- #8

Wojciech Kilar
1932 - 2013
HPI 66.0432 langsPolish composer
- #9

Mykola Lysenko
1842 - 1912
HPI 65.9439 langsUkrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist (1842–1912)
- #10

Boris Lyatoshinsky
1894 - 1968
HPI 65.0641 langsUkrainian composer, conductor, teacher (1894–1968)
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Overlapping Lives
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