Editing Lviv (section)

===Music===
Lviv has an active musical and cultural life. Apart from the Lviv Opera, it has symphony orchestras, chamber orchestras and the Trembita Chorus. Lviv has one of the most prominent music academies and music colleges in Ukraine, the [[Lviv Conservatory]], and a factory for stringed musical instruments. Lviv has been the home of numerous composers, such as Mozart's son [[Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart]], [[Stanyslav Lyudkevych|Stanislav Liudkevych]], [[Wojciech Kilar]] and [[Mykola Kolessa]].

Flute virtuoso and composer [[Franz Doppler|Albert Franz Doppler]] (1821–1883) was born and spent his formative years here, including flute lessons from his father. The classical pianist [[Mieczysław Horszowski]] (1892–1993) was born here. The opera diva [[Solomiya Krushelnytska|Salomea Kruszelnicka]] called Lviv her home from the 1920s to 1930s. The classical violinist Adam Han Gorski was born here in 1940. "''[[Polish Radio Lwów]]''" was a [[Polskie Radio|Polish radio]] station that went on air on 15 January 1930. The programme proved very popular in Poland. [[Classical music]] and entertainment was aired as well as lectures, readings, youth programmes, news and liturgical services on Sunday.
[[File:PikkardiyskaTertsia01.jpg|thumb|[[Pikkardiyska Tertsiya]] – Ukrainian a cappella musical formation]]
Popular throughout Poland was the [[Wesoła Lwowska Fala|Comic Lwów Wave]] a [[cabaret]]-revue with [[musical composition|musical pieces]]. Jewish artists contributed a great part to this artistic activity. Composers such as [[Henryk Wars]], songwriters [[Emanuel Szlechter]] and [[Wiktor Budzyński (song writer)|Wiktor Budzyński]], the actor [[Wesoła Lwowska Fala|Mieczysław Monderer]] and [[Wesoła Lwowska Fala|Adolf Fleischer]] ("''Aprikosenkranz und Untenbaum''") worked in Lviv. The most notable stars of the shows were [[Henryk Vogelfänger]] and [[Kazimierz Wajda]] who appeared together as the comic duo "Szczepko and Tońko" and were similar to [[Laurel and Hardy]].

The Lviv Philharmonic is a major cultural centre with a long history and traditions that complement Ukraine's entire culture. From the stage of Lviv Philharmonic began their way to the great art world-famous Ukrainian musicians [[Oleh Krysa]], Oleksandr Slobodyanik, Yuriy Lysychenko, and Maria Chaikovska, as well as the younger musicians E. Chupryk, Y. Ermin, Oksana Rapita, and Olexandr Kozarenko. Lviv Philharmonic is one of Ukraine's leading concert institutions. Its activities include international festivals, cycles of concerts-monographs, and concerts with young musicians.

The Chamber Orchestra "Lviv virtuosos" was organised by the best Lviv musicians in 1994. The orchestra consists of 16–40 persons / it depends on programmes/ and in the repertoire are included the musical compositions from Bach, Corelli to modern Ukrainian and European composers. During the short time of its operation, the orchestra acquired the professional level of the best European standards. It is mentioned in more than 100 positive articles by Ukrainian and foreign musical critics.

Lviv is the hometown of the Vocal formation "[[Pikkardiyska Tertsiya]]" and [[Eurovision Song Contest 2004]] winner [[Ruslana]] who has since become well known in Europe and the rest of the world. PikkardiyskaTertsia was created on 24 September 1992 in Lviv and has won many musical awards. It all began with a quartet performing ancient Ukrainian music from the 15th century, along with adaptations of traditional [[Ukrainian folk music|Ukrainian folk songs]].

[[Lviv Organ Hall]] is a place where classical music (organ, symphonic, cameral) and art meet together. 50,000 visitors each year, dozens of musicians from all over the world.{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} Lviv is also the hometown of one of the most successful and popular Ukrainian rock bands, [[Okean Elzy]].