Artemy Vedel
UKRAINIAN COMPOSER, CONDUCTOR, AND MUSIC TEACHER
Artem Vedel; Artemiĭ Vedelʹ; Artemy Lukyanovich Vedel
Artemy Lukyanovich Vedel (; 13 April 176726 July 1808), born Artemy Lukyanovich Vedelsky, was a Ukrainian composer of liturgical music, who made an important contribution in the music history of Ukraine. Together with Maxim Berezovsky and Dmitry Bortniansky, Vedel is recognized as one of the 'Golden Three' composers of 18th century Ukrainian classical music, and one of Russia's greatest choral composers.