Yuri FALIK (1936-2009) was the disciple of the acknowledged Stolyarsky music school in Odessa. Studying in the Leningrad conservatoire he acquired two specialities: cello (prof. A. Strimer) and composition (prof. B. Arapov). Post-graduate education (M. Rostropovich). Falik was a professor of composition and instrumentation perfoming as a conductor all over the Russian cities and abroad. Among his creations there are many opuses of diverse genres. Numerous chamber and choral compositions by Falik are perpetually.
Performed all over the world by the European and American ensembles and choral groups. Such conductors as Ye. Svetlanov, G. Rozhdestvensky, M. Janssons, V. Gergiev, A. Dmitriyev, V. Yampolsky (USA), M. di Bonaventura (USA), S. Edwards (UK) included Falik’s symphony compositions to their repertoire.
The ''Lyrical Concertino'' was composed as the dedication to the St. Petersburg tercentenary having been conceived initially as the canvas of two movements for violoncello and orchestra. The premi? re was supposed to take place right at the celebration. The young gifted student prepared its presentation. However, it was doomed to be cancelled because of unexpected reasons.
Once in summer, 2005, I returned to this composition. The additional movement appeared, something was revised, while the solo part was given to viola, which is not in good books of the contemporary composers.