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Classical

Ukraine

Vitalij Kowaljow

Top Songs By Vitalij Kowaljow

Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": I. Babi Yar. Adagio (Live)Gianandrea Noseda, London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Vitalij Kowaljow

Listen to La bohème, Act II: Quando m'en vo (Live) by Nicole Cabell, Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Boaz Daniel, Stéphane Degout, Tiziano Bracci, Vitalij Kowaljow, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Bertrand De Billy, see lyrics, music video & more!

La bohème, Act II: Quando m'en vo (Live)Nicole Cabell, Anna Netrebko, Rolando Villazón, Boaz Daniel, Stéphane Degout, Tiziano Bracci, Vitalij Kowaljow, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra & Bertrand De Billy

Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": V. Career. Allegretto (Live)Gianandrea Noseda, London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Vitalij Kowaljow

Listen to La Bohème, Act 2: La Commedia È Stupenda! .Quando M'en Vo - Fuori Il Danaro! by Stéphane Degout, Bertrand De Billy, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicole Cabell, Tiziano Bracci, Vitalij Kowaljow, Rolando Villazón, Anna Netrebko, Boaz Daniel, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Kinderchor des Stadttheaters am Gärtnerplatz, Udo Mehrpohl & Verena Sarré, see lyrics, music video & more!

La Bohème, Act 2: La Commedia È Stupenda! .Quando M'en Vo - Fuori Il Danaro!Stéphane Degout, Bertrand De Billy, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicole Cabell, Tiziano Bracci, Vitalij Kowaljow, Rolando Villazón, Anna Netrebko, Boaz Daniel, Bavarian Radio Chorus, Kinderchor des Stadttheaters am Gärtnerplatz, Udo Mehrpohl & Verena Sarré

Listen to Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m'invitasti" by Vitalij Kowaljow, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Luca Pisaroni, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Vocalensemble Rastatt, see lyrics, music video & more!

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 2: "Don Giovanni, a cenar teco m'invitasti"Vitalij Kowaljow, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Luca Pisaroni, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin & Vocalensemble Rastatt

Listen to Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Notte e giorno faticar" by Luca Pisaroni, Diana Damrau, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Vitalij Kowaljow, Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin, see lyrics, music video & more!

Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act 1: "Notte e giorno faticar"Luca Pisaroni, Diana Damrau, Ildebrando d'Arcangelo, Vitalij Kowaljow, Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": IV. Fears. Largo (Live)Gianandrea Noseda, London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Vitalij Kowaljow

Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": III. In the Store. Adagio (Live)Gianandrea Noseda, London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Vitalij Kowaljow

Symphony No. 13 in B-Flat Minor, Op. 113 "Babi Yar": II. Humour. Allegretto (Live)Gianandrea Noseda, London Philharmonic Choir, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra & Vitalij Kowaljow

Listen to Ernani, Act IV, La maschera: Scene 7, Ferma, crudele, estinguere perché vuoi tu due vite? (Live) by María José Siri, Vitalij Kowaljow, Francesco Meli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & James Conlon, see lyrics, music video & more!

Ernani, Act IV, La maschera: Scene 7, Ferma, crudele, estinguere perché vuoi tu due vite? (Live)María José Siri, Vitalij Kowaljow, Francesco Meli, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & James Conlon

Latest Release

EPShostakovich: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" (Live)Gianandrea Noseda, London Symphony Orchestra, Vitalij Kowaljow, London Symphony Chorus & London Philharmonic Choir

About Vitalij Kowaljow

Hometown

Cherkasy, Ukraine

Born

1968

Genre

Classical

Ukrainian bass Vitalij Kowaljow lives in Switzerland and has a long record of performances and recordings in the West. His repertory of some 40 operas includes German, Italian, and Russian roles. Kowaljow's recordings include music ranging from Mozart to heavier roles in Wagner and Mussorgsky. In 2025, he was heard with the London Symphony Orchestra on a recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 113 ("Babi Yar").