Historical FigureFemale
Sofija Asgatovna Gubajdulinová
1931 – 2025
About this person
Wikipedia SummarySofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina was a Soviet and Russian composer of modernist sacred music. She was highly prolific, producing numerous chamber, orchestral and choral works. Her output has been described as exploring the tensions between Western and Eastern music, and has been characterised by "innovative use of microtonality and chromaticism, rhythm over form and use of contrasting tonalities.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 24, 1931
Chistopol
Date of death
March 13, 2025
Appen
Citizenship
Soviet Union · Russia
Occupations & fields
composerfilm score composerclassical pianist
Awards & honours
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts orderKnight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyBach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of HamburgAlexander Men PrizePraemium ImperialeLéonie Sonning Music Prize
Notable works
The Deceitful Face of Hope and DespairJohannes-Passion
- Field and occupation
- ruská skladateľka (* 1931 – † 2025)
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