Iryna Yakovlevna Kyrylina (; 25 March 1953 – 4 September 2017) was a Ukrainian composer. She was born in Dresden, Germany, and studied with R.I. Vereschagin at the Kyiv Musical College, and with M.V. Dremlyuga at the Kyiv Conservatory, graduating in 1977. After completing her studies, she taught at a Kyiv Music School and directed children’s choirs. Since 1982, she has worked as a full-time composer.
Honors and awards Laureate of the Ukrainian Republican Komsomol M.Ostrovsky Prize (1988) Honored in Arts of Ukraine (1999) Winner of the Ukrainian President’s Prize (1999) First Prize International Puppet-Show Competition (1988) International Children’s Festival Prize (1993–1997) All-Ukrainian Radio Festival Song of the Year (1998–2001)
Works Kyrylina was among the first Ukrainians to compose song cycles for voice and orchestra. She also writes stage music, often incorporating Ukrainian songs into her compositions. Selected works include:
Chamber Cantata no.1 ‘Iz zvyozdnogo kovsha’ (From the Starry Ladle) (M. Tsvetayeva), Soprano, chamber ensemble, 1977 Sonata, violin, piano, 1980 Chamber Cantata no.3 ‘Znaki pamyati’ (Signs of Memory) (N. Turbina), Soprano, chamber orchestra, 1986 Sinfonietta, 13 strings, 1987 Chamber Cantata no.4 ‘Memoria’ (A. Akhmatova), Soprano, chamber ensemble, 1988 3 portreta (3 Portraits) (mono-op, L. Kostenko), Mezzo-soprano, chamber orchestra, 1988 Chamber Cantata no.5 ‘Molitva’ (Prayer) (canonical texts), Soprano, chorus, orchestra, 1989 Bagatelles, pianoforte, 1990 Sax Quartet, 1990 Raspad (Disintegration), chamber symphony., 1991 Chamber Cantata no.6 ‘Kuznechik’ (The Grasshopper) (V. Khlebnikov), Soprano, clarinet, violin, pianoforte, 1992 Rozmyte bachene (What I have Seen has been Washed Away) (cantata, P. Movchan), children's chorus, male chorus, organ, 1993
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