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Sofia Gubaidulina, Soviet Union and Russian composer

Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer Who Provoked Soviet Censors, Dies at 93

Blacklisted at home but finding acclaim abroad, she sought to bridge East and West, the sacred and the secular, in vivid, colorful compositions.

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Sofia Gubaidulina, the composer who fused sound and spirituality, has died at age 93

One of the first modern women composers to reach international acclaim, Gubaidulina wrote bold music, inspired by Eastern and Western philosophies, and the joy of sound itself.

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Sofia Gubaidulina, composer whose intensity was spurred by the tyranny of the Soviet regime

Sofia Gubaidulina, who has died aged 93, believed that it was Soviet repression which made her so powerful and distinctive a composer, though it was only after the fall of Communism that she became well known in the West;

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A Composer Both Fully Modern and Sincerely Spiritual

Sofia Gubaidulina’s work, with its thorniness and religious themes, put her at odds with the Soviet government.

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Russian pianist and composer Leonid Matsuev has died.

Russian pianist and composer Leonid Matsuev died at the age of 78. This was announced in his telegram channel by his son, pianist, People's Artist of Russia Denis Matsuev.

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Dmitri Shostakovich - Symphony No. 10 in E minor - Allegro (2nd movement)

Shostakovich was a 20th Century Russian composer and pianist, who spent most of his career working under the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. After studying at music college, Shostakovich embarked ...

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RUSSIA: Down with Marazm

By the Party’s orders, Pig iron must be got! Last week it looked as if all Soviet composers might soon be setting similar gems to music. The Party’s witch-hunting Central Committee ...

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