Yevhen Stankovych is a Ukrainian composer born in Kolochava, Zakarpattia Oblast, in 1942 who began his career in the 1960s after studies at the Lviv and Kyiv conservatories and has worked in contemporary classical music, opera and film scoring. His output blends Ukrainian folk motifs and liturgical influences with modernist and avant‑garde techniques across symphonic, chamber, operatic and vocal genres, and his career has included teaching and positions within national cultural institutions.