Mykhaylo Voloshyn and Stanislav Liudkevych: cooperation, mutual evaluation, correspondence

The article and archive of historical documents deals with the history of relationships between Ukrainian lawyer Mykhaylo Voloshyn and the composer Stanislaw Liudkievych, which span more than 4 dozen years. Educated lawyer, co-founder of Collegium of lawyers and Union of Ukrainian Lawyers – Mykhaylo Voloshyn (1877–1943) came unto the history of Ukrainian musical culture of the first half of XX century as a composer, singer, choral conductor, music critic and education. In all afore-mentioned fields of music education he was the close ally of S. Liudkevych, with whom he were acquainted since the time of his studies in the Lviv University and collaborated with him a long time in Sokil Society, Academic Educational Fraternity, Lviv Boyan Choral Society, and Mykola Lysenko Music Society, S. Liudkevych dedicated to M. Voloshyn his musical compositions, and M. Voloshyn as a musician did a lot for the performance of S. Liudkevych music in particular , under his baton were performed for the first time the movements of “Caucasus” cantata-symphony, M.Voloshyn performed his works as a singer as well. Together a composer M. Voloshyn took part in joint commities and public jubilee performens in Lviv, Peremyschl at Dmytro Bortniansky and Mykola Lysenko commemorations. Apart from introduction, the publication contains 10 letters (1908–1926) with references of Mykhailo Voloshyn to Stanislaw Liudkevych, facsimiles of witch preserved in the archive of Stanislaw Liudkevych Memorial Museum in Lviv.