Mykhailo Verbytskyi

Mykhailo Mykhailovych Verbytskyi (Ukrainian: Михайло Михайлович Вербицький [mɪˈxɑjlo mɪˈxɑjlowɪtʃ werˈbɪtsʲkɪj]; March 4, 1815 – December 7, 1870), also anglicized as Michael Werbitzky, was a Ukrainian composer and a priest of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. He is considered to be one of the first professional composers of Galicia. He is best known for composing the melody to the national anthem of Ukraine.

Verbytskyi's national anthem became widely played by orchestras and musicians around the world in support of Ukraine as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Read more about this composer on Wikipedia.