Rodion Shchedrin
Soviet and Russian composer and pianist (1932–2025)
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 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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Career highlights
Employers / organisations
- Moscow Conservatory
Notable works
- The Lady with the Dog
- Lolita
Genres
- opera
- symphony
- ballet
Instruments
- piano
Family
- Spouse(s)
- Maya Plisetskaya
Awards & honours (17)
- USSR State Prize
- Golden Medal for Merit to Culture
- People's Artist of the USSR
- Lenin Prize
- State Prize of the Russian Federation
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class
- Order of Lenin
- Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Order of the Badge of Honour
- Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class
- People's Artist of the RSFSR
- Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
- Order of Honour
- Golden Mask
- Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class
- Order for Merits to Lithuania
- Moscow Prize for Literature and the Arts
Quick answers about Rodion Shchedrin
- How old was Rodion Shchedrin?
- Rodion Shchedrin died on August 29, 2025 at the age of 92.
- When is Rodion Shchedrin's birthday?
- Rodion Shchedrin was born on December 16, 1932.
- Where was Rodion Shchedrin born?
- Rodion Shchedrin was born in Moscow.
- What is Rodion Shchedrin's zodiac sign?
- Rodion Shchedrin's zodiac sign is Sagittarius.
- What is Rodion Shchedrin's nationality?
- Rodion Shchedrin is a citizen of Soviet Union, Lithuania, Russia, Germany.
- What does Rodion Shchedrin do?
- Rodion Shchedrin is known as composer, pianist, music educator, librettist.
- Who has Rodion Shchedrin been married to?
- According to Wikidata, Rodion Shchedrin's spouse is or was Maya Plisetskaya.
