Yuriy Mynenko

Yuriy Mynenko was born in the city of Radomyshl (Zhitomir region, Ukraine). In his early years he studied piano and choral conducting. Later he continued his studies at Odessa State Musical Academy named after A. Nezhdanova, where he studied solo singing with Associate Professor Yuriy Teterya, first as a baritone and later as a countertenor. After finishing the postgraduate course Yuriy has taught solo singing at the Academy since 2007 till 2010.

Yuriy had successfully participated in many international vocal competitions. In particular, he became the first Ukrainian singer and the first countertenor to make it to the final of the International competition for opera singers “BBC Cardiff Singer of the World” for all its history.

Since his time as a student Yuriy actively performs in Ukraine and abroad — in Bulgaria, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Russia and USA. He collaborated with such conductors as Alan Curtis, Paul Daniel, Vladimir Dikiy, Dan Ettinger, Diego Fasolis, Grant Gershon, Reinhard Goebel, Simon Halsey, Roman Kofman, Andrea Marchiol, Andris Nelsons, Vasily Petrenko, Andrey Reshetin, Igor Shavruk, Ralf Sochaczewskly, Mikhail Yurovsky and Vladimir Yurovsky.

Yuriy's stage engagements include parts in Baroque, Classical and Romantic operas: Annio in La clemenza di Tito by W.A. Mozart, Eustazio in Rinaldo by G.F. Handel, Corrado in Griselda by A. Vivaldi, Ratmir in Ruslan and Lyudmila by M. Glinka and Lisimaco in Temistocle by J.Ch. Bach. In concert he performed David in David by F.B. Conti, alto part in Messiah by G.F. Handel, Sonnets by M.A. Dalbavie and Salve Regina by G.F. Handel and D. Scarlatti.

Yuriy's future engagements include stage and concert performances of L'Artaserse by L. Vinci in France, Switzerland, Austria and Germany, Sonnets and Sextine Cyclus by M.A. Dalbavie in Lisbon (Portugal) and Ottone in Poppea e Nerone by C. Monteverdi in Montpellier (France). Other future plans are CD-release of L. Vinci's L'Artaserse, participation in recording of the “Countertenor Gala” concert and recording of the first solo CD.