Rodion Shchedrin
Soviet and Russian composer and pianist
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1932-12-16
- Died
- 2025-08-29
- Works
- 5
Top works
- Ave Maria
- Six Pieces
- Concerto Lontano
- Rodion Shchedrin - Chastushki
- Sonatina concertante
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Sound · Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Russian: Родион Константинович Щедрин, IPA: [rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin]; 16 December 1932 – 29 August 2025) was a Soviet and Russian composer, pianist, and music teacher. He wrote in a wide range of genres, including operas such as Lolita and The Left-Hander, and ballets such as the Carmen Suite, created for his wife, the ballerina Maya Plisetskaya…
Known for
- Mariinsky Theatre — Self2008
- Yevgeny Svetlanov. A Memory...2008
- Le Grand Échiquier — Self1972
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
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Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Russian: Родион Константинович Щедрин, IPA: [rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin]; 16 December 1932 – 29 August 2025) was a Soviet and Russian composer, pianist, and music teacher. He wrote in a wide range of genres, including operas such as Lolita and The Left-Hander, and ballets such as the Carmen Suite, created for his wife, the ballerina Maya Plisetskaya of the Bolshoi Theatre. His orchestral works includes five concertos for orchestra and six piano concertos, in which he often appeared as soloist. He also composed vocal works such as The Sealed Angel, as well as chamber music and film scores, including Anna Karenina. His works have been widely performed and commissioned internationally, particularly in the United States and Western Europe. Shchedrin is regarded as one of the leading composers of the late Soviet period and an important figure in Russian contemporary music in the decades that followed.
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