Levko Dutkivskiy
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| Born | Lev Tarasovych Dutkovskyi 9 April 1943 |
| Died | 16 May 2023 (aged 80) Chernivtsi, Ukraine |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, director, pedagogue |
| Years active | 1966-2023 |
| Label | Melodiya |
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Lev Tarasovych Dutkovskyi (Ukrainian: Дутковський Лев Тарасович), popularly known as Levko Dutkivskiy (Ukrainian: Левко Дутківський, born 9 April 1943 - died 16 May 2023) was a Ukrainian composer, director, pedagogue, social and cultural activist. He was best known as the creator and manager of vocal-instrumental ensemble Smerichka and became one of the founders of pop music in Ukraine. In 1981 Dutkivskiy was awarded with the title Merited Artist of Ukraine, and in 1997 - People's Artist of Ukraine.