1. Peter Ostroushko was an American violinist and mandolinist.
17 Facts About Peter Ostroushko
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Peter Ostroushko won a regional Emmy Award for the soundtrack he composed for the documentary series Minnesota: A History of the Land.
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Peter Ostroushko's father, William Ostroushko, was a World War II veteran who had fought in the Soviet Army against Germany, and was wounded and captured during the Battle of Stalingrad.
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Peter Ostroushko was a shoemaker in northeast Minneapolis for many years, and after retirement, played guitar in a Ukrainian polka band called Charivnyky.
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At age 12, Peter Ostroushko started a band with his brother Juryj, three years his senior.
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Peter Ostroushko had two other siblings: His sister Ludmilla and brother Taras.
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Peter Ostroushko released numerous recordings and was a regular performer on the A Prairie Home Companion radio program.
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Peter Ostroushko's first recording session was an uncredited mandolin player on Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks.
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Peter Ostroushko toured with Robin and Linda Williams, Norman Blake, and Chet Atkins.
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Peter Ostroushko worked with Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Johnny Gimble, Greg Brown, and John Hartford among many others.
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Peter Ostroushko performed with the Minnesota Orchestra and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
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Peter Ostroushko's compositions have been performed by the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, the Minnesota Sinfonia, the Rochester Symphony Orchestra, the Des Moines Symphony, and the Kremlin Chamber Orchestra.
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Peter Ostroushko has composed music for shows by Circus Juventas, a Saint Paul youth circus.
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Peter Ostroushko appeared on television on Austin City Limits, Late Night with David Letterman, and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, as well as performing regularly on Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion.
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Peter Ostroushko received a regional Emmy award for his soundtrack to the 2005 PBS series Minnesota: A History of the Land.
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Peter Ostroushko suffered a stroke in January 2018 and stopped performing.
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Peter Ostroushko died of heart failure on February 24,2021, at the age of 67.