Yurii Chekan is a musicologist. Among his publications are: research on the culture of Ukrainian »Roma Romano Drom« (co-author, 2003); the textbook Musical criticism: theory and methodology (2007); two monographs – Intonational Image of the World (2009) and National Symphony Orchestra: 100 Years of Music Service (2018); nearly 100 scholarly articles and more than 20 booklets to CDs with Ukrainian music recordings. He has participated in conferences in Ukraine, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Moldova.