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Rodion Shchedrin
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16 Dec 1932
† 29 Aug 2025
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Biography
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 conce...
Also Known As
Родион Константинович Щедрин, Родион Щедрин, Rodion Chtchedrine, Р. Щедрин
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