Composer Mykola Kolessa

Lviv, 1993. In an interview in his own apartment, composer Mykola Kolessa talks about:
— Stanislav Lyudkevych's cantata "Caucasus": how he discussed conducting with the author; how they received permission to perform it during the Soviet era; favorite places in the musical work;
— his relationship with the artist Svyatoslav Gordynsky, whom he had known since childhood, their joint leisure activities;
— his parents, recalls his own youthful years and involvement in the family of Ilarion Svientsitsky;
— the possibility of writing his own memoirs.

On the video: Mykola Kolessa's personal photo album; sheet music; photos on the walls of the apartment; a technical defect.

Journalist and art critic Vasyl Hlynchak recorded an interview with the composer and conductor.