Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin ( rus, Родион Константинович Щедрин, , rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin; born 16 December 1932) is a Soviet and Russian

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

and pianist, winner of

USSR State Prize The USSR State Prize () was one of the Soviet Union’s highest civilian honours, awarded from its establishment in September 1966 until the dissolution of the USSR in 1991. It recognised outstanding contributions in the fields of science, mathem ...

(1972), the

Lenin Prize The Lenin Prize (, ) was one of the most prestigious awards of the Soviet Union for accomplishments relating to science, literature, arts, architecture, and technology. It was originally created on June 23, 1925, and awarded until 1934. During ...

(1984), and the

State Prize of the Russian Federation The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ...

(1992), and is a former member of the

Inter-regional Deputies Group The Inter-Regional Deputies' Group () was the first legal parliamentary opposition in the Soviet Union, a faction formed in 1989 within the 1st Congress of People's Deputies. It was the base of the formation of the Democratic Russia Election B ...

(1989–1991). He is also a citizen of

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and Spain.

Biography

Shchedrin was born in Moscow into a musical family — his father was a composer and teacher of

music theory Music theory is the study of theoretical frameworks for understanding the practices and possibilities of music. ''The Oxford Companion to Music'' describes three interrelated uses of the term "music theory": The first is the "Elements of music, ...

. He studied at the Moscow Choral School and

Moscow Conservatory The Moscow Conservatory, also officially Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory () is a higher musical educational institution located in Moscow, Russia. It grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in musical performance and musical research. Th ...

(graduating in 1955) under

Yuri Shaporin Yuri Alexandrovich Shaporin () ( – 9 December 1966), PAU, was a Soviet composer. Biography Shaporin was born in Glukhov in the Russian Empire (now in Ukraine). His father was a painter and his mother a pianist. He received his secondary ...

(composition) and

Yakov Flier Yakov Vladimirovich Flier (, 1912December 18, 1977) was a Soviet concert pianist and teacher. Flier was born in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russia. Growing up, he first began teaching himself piano but soon began formal study with the pianist Sergei Ni ...

(piano). He was married to ballerina

Maya Plisetskaya Maya Mikhailovna Plisetskaya (; 20 November 1925 – 2 May 2015) was a Soviet and Russian ballet dancer, choreographer, ballet director, and actress. In post-Soviet times, she held both Lithuanian and Spanish citizenship.

from 1958 until her death in 2015. Shchedrin's early music is tonal and colourfully orchestrated and often includes snatches of folk music, while some later pieces use

aleatoric Aleatoricism (or aleatorism) is a term for musical compositions and other forms of art resulting from "actions made by chance". The term was first used "in the context of electro-acoustics and information theory" to describe "a course of sound ...

and serial techniques. Among his works are the ballets ''The Little Humpbacked Horse'' (1955), '' Carmen Suite'' (1973), ''Anna Karenina'' (1971, based on the

novel A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ...

Leo Tolstoy Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy Tolstoy pronounced his first name as , which corresponds to the romanization ''Lyov''. () (; ,Throughout Tolstoy's whole life, his name was written as using Reforms of Russian orthography#The post-revolution re ...

), and ''Lady with a Lapdog'' (1985); the operas ''Not Only Love'' (1961), and ''

Dead Souls ''Dead Souls'' ( , pre-reform spelling: ) is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. The novel chronicles the travels and adventures of Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov ...

'' (1976, after

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; ; (; () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, and playwright of Ukrainian origin. Gogol used the Grotesque#In literature, grotesque in his writings, for example, in his works "The Nose (Gogol short story), ...

's novel); piano concertos, symphonies, chamber, and piano music and other works. He composed a set of 24 Preludes and Fugues after he heard those of

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. Also notable is his ''Polyphonic Notebook''. Vladimir Putin 29 April 2008-8

He has written five

concertos for orchestra A concerto (; plural ''concertos'', or ''concerti'' from the Italian plural) is, from the late Baroque era, mostly understood as an instrumental composition, written for one or more soloists accompanied by an orchestra or other ensemble. The ty ...

. The first, its subtitle variously translated as ''Naughty Limericks'' or ''Mischievous Folk Ditties'' — neither of which completely get the gist of the Russian original which refers to a

chastushka Chastushka ( rus, частушка, , tɕɪsˈtuʂkə, plural: chastushki) is a traditional type of short Russian humorous folk song with high beat frequency, that consists of one four-lined couplet, full of humor, satire or irony. It may be descr ...

, an irreverent, satirical kind of folk song — is by far the best known, and was the work which first established his international reputation. The second of the concertos for orchestra was subtitled ''Zvony'' (The Chimes), and was premiered by the

New York Philharmonic The New York Philharmonic is an American symphony orchestra based in New York City. Known officially as the ''Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York, Inc.'', and globally known as the ''New York Philharmonic Orchestra'' (NYPO) or the ''New Yo ...

conducted by

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as one of the many commissions in honor of the orchestra's 125th anniversary. The third is based on old music of Russian provincial circuses. The fourth, ''Khorovody'' (round dances), was written in 1989, and the fifth, ''Four Russian Songs'', was composed in 1998. Shchedrin is also a virtuoso pianist and organist, playing solo piano in the premieres of the first three of his six piano concertos. On 5 May 1974, Shchedrin performed as soloist in all three of his then-completed piano concertos, and the concert, with the

USSR Symphony Orchestra The State Academic Symphony Orchestra "Evgeny Svetlanov" (Государственный академический симфонический оркестр России имени Е. Ф. Светланова) is a Russian orchestra based in Mo ...

conducted by

Yevgeny Svetlanov Yevgeny Fyodorovich Svetlanov (; 6 September 1928 – 3 May 2002) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, composer, and pianist. Life and work Svetlanov was born in Moscow and studied conducting with Alexander Gauk at the Moscow Conservatory Th ...

, was recorded and released on LP, then CD. He was made a member of the

Berlin Academy of Arts The Academy of Arts () is a state arts institution in Berlin, Germany. The task of the Academy is to promote art, as well as to advise and support the states of Germany. The academy's predecessor organization was founded in 1696 by Elector F ...

in 1989 and received the

Russian State Prize The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ...

from Russian President

Boris Yeltsin Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin (1 February 1931 – 23 April 2007) was a Soviet and Russian politician and statesman who served as President of Russia from 1991 to 1999. He was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) from 1961 to ...

in 1992. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, Shchedrin has taken advantage of the new opportunities for international travel and musical collaboration, and now largely divides his time between Munich and Moscow. From 11 to 14 June 2008, Shchedrin Days took place in Armenia with the participation of Shchedrin and Maya Plisetskaya as honorary guest. Invited by

Walter Fink Walter Fink (16 August 1930 – 13 April 2018) was a German entrepreneur and a patron of contemporary classical music. He is known for being a founding member, executive committee member and sponsor of the Rheingau Musik Festival, where he initiat ...

, he was the 19th composer to be featured in the annual Komponistenporträt of the

Rheingau Musik Festival The (RMF) is an international summer music festival in Germany, founded in 1987. It is mostly for classical music, but includes other genres. Concerts take place at culturally important locations, such as Eberbach Abbey and Schloss Johannisberg, ...

in 2009. He and his wife attended the concerts which included his Russian liturgy ''

The Sealed Angel ''The Sealed Angel'' () is a story by Nikolai Leskov, written in 1872 and first published in the No.1, January 1873 issue of '' The Russian Messenger''. The story concerns a group of Old Believers whose revered icon of an angel is confiscated by ...

'' for choir and flute, performed in

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. His chamber music included ''Ancient Melodies of Russian Folk Songs'' (2007) with the cellist

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and himself at the piano, and ''Meine Zeit, mein Raubtier'' with tenor Kenneth Tarver and pianist Roland Pontinen who performed it also at the

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. The premiere of a German version of his opera ''

Lolita ''Lolita'' is a 1955 novel written by Russian-American novelist Vladimir Nabokov. The protagonist and narrator is a French literature professor who moves to New England and writes under the pseudonym Humbert Humbert. He details his obsession ...

'' was performed as the opening night of the

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in a production of the

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in 2011.Volker Milchs
Oper ''Lolita'' – Deutschlandpremiere bei den 115. Maifestspielen in Wiesbaden
, ''

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'', 1 May 2011

List of compositions

Stage works

Operas

* '' Not Love Alone'', opera in three acts with epilogue (1961). First performance on 25 December 1961 in Moscow by the Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Orchestra, Y. Svetlanov (cond). * ''

'', opera in three acts (1976). Libretto by the composer. First performance on 7 June 1977 in Moscow by the Bolshoi Theatre Chorus and Orchestra, Y. Temirkanov (cond). * ''

'', opera in three acts after

Vladimir Nabokov Vladimir Vladimirovich Nabokov ( ; 2 July 1977), also known by the pen name Vladimir Sirin (), was a Russian and American novelist, poet, translator, and entomologist. Born in Imperial Russia in 1899, Nabokov wrote his first nine novels in Rus ...

's novel (1993). Libretto by the composer. First performance: 14 December 1994 in Stockholm by the Royal Opera of Stockholm,

Mstislav Rostropovich Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich (27 March 192727 April 2007) was a Russian Cello, cellist and conducting, conductor. In addition to his interpretations and technique, he was well known for both inspiring and commissioning new works, which enl ...

(cond), Ann-Marget Petterson, John Conklin. * ''

The Enchanted Wanderer ''The Enchanted Wanderer'' (Очарованный странник) is a novel by Nikolai Leskov, first published in ''Russkiy Mir (St.-Petersburg newspaper, 1871-1880), Russkiy Mir'' newspaper in 1873. Background The original idea for the sto ...

'', opera for the concert stage for mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra (2001–2002). Story by

Nikolai Leskov Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov (; – ) was a Russian novelist, short-story writer, playwright, and journalist, who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky. Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form, and held ...

. Libretto by the composer. Commissioned by the New York Philharmonic to

Lorin Maazel Lorin Varencove Maazel (; March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in t ...

. First performance on 19 December 2002 in New York by the

, New York Choral Artists,

(cond). * '' Boyarina Morozova'', choral opera in two parts for four soloists, mixed chorus, trumpet, timpani and percussion (2006). Text from "The Life of the Archpriest Awwakum by himself" and "The Life of Boyarina Morozova". Libretto by the composer. First performance: 30 October 2006 in the

in a performance directed by Boris Tevlin. * '' The Left-Hander'', opera in 2 acts. Libretto by the composer after the novel by

. Concert performance on 26 June, and world stage premiere on 27 July 2013 at the Mariinsky II in St Petersburg, conducted by

Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev (, ; ; born 2 May 1953) is a Russian conducting, conductor and opera company director. He is currently general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre and of the Bolshoi Theatre and artistic director o ...

. * ''A Christmas Tale'', billed as an "Opéra féerie", libretto by the composer after Leskov's translation of Nemcova's fairy tale. World premiere at the Mariinsky Two in St.Petersburg, conducted by Valery Gergiev, 27 December 2015. The opera contains elements of the original Slavic tale of Cinderella as well as the Russian story of "The Twelve Months".

Ballets

* ''

The Little Humpbacked Horse ''The Little Humpbacked Horse'' () is a Russian literary fairy tale in verse by Pyotr Yershov written in 1830s and first published in 1834. Its protagonist is Ivan the Fool with his magical helper, little humpback horse. It has become a Russi ...

'', ballet in four acts (1956). First performance on 4 March 1960 in Moscow by the

Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre ( rus, Большо́й теа́тр, r=Bol'shoy teatr, p=bɐlʲˈʂoj tʲɪˈat(ə)r, t=Grand Theater) is a historic opera house in Moscow, Russia, originally designed by architect Joseph Bové. Before the October Revolutio ...

, G. Rozhdestvensky (cond). * '' Carmen Suite'', ballet in one act (1967). First performance on 20 April 1967 in Moscow by the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra,

Gennady Rozhdestvensky Gennady Nikolayevich Rozhdestvensky, CBE (; 4 May 1931 – 16 June 2018) was a Soviet and Russian conductor, pianist, composer, and pedagogue. Biography Gennady Rozhdestvensky was born in Moscow. His parents were the noted conductor and pedagog ...

(cond). * ''

Anna Karenina ''Anna Karenina'' ( rus, Анна Каренина, p=ˈanːə kɐˈrʲenʲɪnə) is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Tolstoy called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial in ...

'', ballet in three acts after

(1971). First performance on 10 June 1972 in Moscow by the

, Y. Simonov (cond). * ''

The Seagull ''The Seagull'' () is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 in literature, 1895 and first produced in 1896 in literature#Drama, 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramati ...

'', ballet in two acts after

Anton Chekhov Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; ; 29 January 1860 – 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his b ...

's play (1979). First performance in 1980 in Moscow by the

, Alexander Lazarev (cond). * '' The Lady with the Lapdog'', ballet in one act after

(1985). First performance on 20 November 1985 in Moscow by the

, Alexander Lazarev (cond).

Musical theatre

*''Nina and the Twelve Months'' (1988). Musical in two acts on a libretto by T. Futjita after

Samuil Marshak Samuil Yakovlevich Marshak (alternative spelling: Marchak) (; 4 July 1964) was a Soviet writer of Belarusian Jewish origin, translator and poet who wrote for both children and adults. He translated the sonnets and some other of the works of Willi ...

's story. First performance on 8 August 1988 in Tokyo.

Incidental music

*''They Knew Mayakovsky'', to the play by V. Katanyan (1954) *''Tempo'', to the play by N. Pogodin (1955) *''First Symphony'', to the play by A. Gladkov (1956) *''Mistery-Buffo'', to the play by V. Mayakovsky (1957) *''The Sword of Damocles'', to the play by N. Hikmet (1959) *''Thunderstorm'', to the play by N. Ostrovsky (1961) *''Tyorkin in the Hereafter'', to the play by A. Tvardovsky (1966)

Orchestral works

Symphonies

* Symphony No. 1 (1958) in three parts (1958). First performance on 6 December 1958 in Moscow by the

Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra is an orchestra based in Moscow, Russia. It was founded in 1951 by Samuil Samosud, as the Moscow Youth Orchestra for young and inexperienced musicians, acquiring its current name in 1953. It is most associated wit ...

Natan Rakhlin Natan Hryhorovych Rakhlin (28 June 1979) was a Soviet and Ukrainian Jewish conductor. Biography Rakhlin was born January 10, 1906, in Snovsk, Gorodnyansky Uyezd, Chernigov Governorate, Russian Empire. He served as Artistic Director of the Ukr ...

(cond). * Symphony No. 2 "Twenty-Five Preludes" (1962–1965). First performance on 11 April 1965 in Moscow by the USSR Radio & TV Large SO,

(cond). * Symphony No. 3. Symphony Concertante "Scenes of Russian Fairy Tales" in five parts (2000). Commissioned by Bayern Radio for

and the

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (, BRSO) is a German radio orchestra. Based in Munich, Germany, it is one of the city's four orchestras. The BRSO is one of two full-size symphony orchestras operated under the auspices of Bayerischer Rundf ...

, who gave its first performance on 22 June 2000 in the

Gasteig The Gasteig is a currently closed cultural center in Munich, opened in 1985, which hosts the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. The Richard Strauss Conservatory, the Volkshochschule, and the municipal library are all located in the Gasteig. Most ...

Concertos for orchestra

* Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 "Naughty Limericks" (1963). First performance in September 1963 in Warsaw by the Radio & TV Large SO,

(cond). First performance in Russia on 17 November 1963 in Moscow by the

Kirill Kondrashin Kirill Petrovich Kondrashin (; – 7 March 1981) was a Soviet and Russian conductor. People's Artist of the USSR (1972). Early life Kondrashin was born in Moscow to a family of orchestral musicians. Having spent many hours at rehearsals, he ma ...

(cond). * Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 "The Chimes" (1968). Commissioned by the

for its 125th anniversary. First performance on 11 January 1968 in New York by the New York Philharmonic,

(cond). * Concerto for Orchestra No. 3 "Old Russian Circus Music" (1989). Commissioned by the

Chicago Symphony Orchestra The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is an American symphony orchestra based in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Theodore Thomas in 1891, the ensemble has been based in the Symphony Center since 1904 and plays a summer season at the Ravinia F ...

for its 100th anniversary. First performance on 25 October 1990 in Chicago by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra,

(cond). * Concerto for Orchestra No. 4 "Round Dances (Khorovody)" (1989). Commissioned by

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. First performance on 2 November 1989 in

Suntory Hall The is a concert venue in the central Akasaka district of Tokyo, Japan. Part of the Ark Hills complex, it consists of a main concert hall, widely considered one of the finest in the world for its acoustics – Herbert von Karajan called it “ ...

by the

Tokyo Symphony Orchestra The (TSO) is a Japanese orchestra, administratively based in Kawasaki. The orchestra offers subscription concert series at its home, the Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall and at Suntory Hall, the Concert Hall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, ...

, Naohiro Totsuka (cond). * Concerto for Orchestra No. 5 "Four Russian Songs" for symphony orchestra (1998). Commissioned by the

BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current sta ...

for the Proms Season 1998 to

Dmitry Sitkovetsky Dmitry Yulianovich Sitkovetsky (; born September 27, 1954) is a Soviet and American violinist, conductor, and arranger. Early life Dmitry Sitkovetsky was born in Baku, Azerbaijan, to violinist Julian Sitkovetsky and pianist Bella Davidovich. ...

. First performance on 7 August 1998 in the Royal Albert Hall of London by the

Ulster Orchestra The Ulster Orchestra is a full-time professional orchestra in Northern Ireland. Based in Belfast, the orchestra plays the majority of its concerts in Belfast's Ulster Hall and Waterfront Hall. It also gives concerts across the United Kingdom ...

(cond)

Concertos for solo instrument with orchestra

* Piano ** Piano Concerto No. 1 in four parts in D major (1954). First performance on 7 November 1954 in Moscow by the Conservatory Student Orchestra,

(cond), Rodion Shchedrin (piano). Re-orchestrated in 1974. First performance of the re-orchestrated version: 5 May 1974 in Moscow by the USSR SO,

(cond), Rodion Shchedrin (piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 2 in three parts (1966). Dedicated to

. First performance on 5 January 1967 in Moscow by the USSR Radio & TV Large SO,

(cond), Rodion Shchedrin (piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 3 "Variations and Theme" (1973). First performance on 5 May 1974 in Moscow by the USSR SO,

(cond), Rodion Shchedrin (piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 4 "Sharp Keys" in two parts (1991). First performance on 11 June 1992 in Washington by the Washington National SO,

(cond), Nikolay Petrov (piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 5 in three parts (1999). Commissioned by SAVCOR (Hannu and Ulla Savisalo). Dedicated to

Olli Mustonen Olli Mustonen (born 7 June 1967) is a Finnish pianist, conductor, and composer. Biography Mustonen studied harpsichord and piano from the age of five with Ralf Gothóni and then Eero Heinonen. He studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaar ...

. First performance on 21 October 1999 in the

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of Los Angeles by the

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(cond),

(piano). ** Piano Concerto No. 6 "Concerto Lontano" for piano and string orchestra (2003). Commissioned by the

Concertgebouw Concertgebouw may refer to one of the following concert halls: * Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands * Concertgebouw, Bruges, Belgium * Concertgebouw de Vereeniging, Netherlands {{disambiguation Buildings and structures disambiguation pages ...

, Amsterdam. First performance on 6 August 2003 in the

of Amsterdam by the New European Strings Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Dmitri Sitkovetsky; Ekaterina Mechetina (piano). * Trumpet ** Concerto for trumpet and orchestra in two parts (1993). Commissioned by the

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) is an American orchestra based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The orchestra is resident at Heinz Hall, located in Pittsburgh's Cultural District. Since 2008, the orchestra's music director is Manfred Ho ...

. First performance on 30 September 1994 in Pittsburgh by the

(cond),

George Vosburgh George Vosburgh (born Sept. 24, 1957) was the principal trumpet player of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra from 1992 until his retirement in 2017. He is a teacher at Carnegie Mellon University; he taught at Duquesne University until the 2015 scho ...

(trumpet). *Cello ** Concerto "Sotto Voce" for cello and orchestra in four parts (1994). Commissioned by Sir Jon and Lady Lyons for

and the

London Symphony Orchestra The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO) is a British symphony orchestra based in London. Founded in 1904, the LSO is the oldest of London's orchestras, symphony orchestras. The LSO was created by a group of players who left Henry Wood's Queen's ...

. First performance on 8 November 1994 in London by the London SO,

Seiji Ozawa was a Japanese conductor known internationally for his work as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, the San Francisco Symphony, and especially the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), where he served from 1973 for 29 years. After cond ...

(cond),

(cello). ** Parabola Concertante for cello, string orchestra and timpani (2001). Commissioned by the

Kronberg Academy The Kronberg Academy is a Private university, private music school for string instrumentalists based in Kronberg im Taunus, Germany. Founded in 1993 by Raimund Trenkler, the academy trains a select group of young musicians who have the potential ...

. First performance on 28 October 2001 at the Cello festival of Kronberg by the Frankfurt Radio SO,

Hugh Wolff Hugh MacPherson Wolff (born October 21, 1953, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France) is an American conductor. He was chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony. Biography Born in France while his father was serving in the U.S. Foreign Service, Wolff s ...

(cond),

(cello) * Viola ** Concerto "Dolce" for viola, string orchestra and harp (1997). First performance on 30 December 1997 in Moscow by the Moscow Soloists,

Yuri Bashmet Yuri Abramovich Bashmet (born 24 January 1953) is a Russian conductor, violinist, and violist. Biography Yuri Bashmet was born on 24 January 1953 in Rostov-on-Don in the family of Abram Borisovich Bashmet and Maya Zinovyeva Bashmet (née Kri ...

(cond & viola). * Violin ** Concerto "Cantabile" for violin and string orchestra (1997). Dedicated to

Maxim Vengerov Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (; born 20 August 1974) is a Soviet-born Israeli violinist, violist, and conductor. Classic FM has called him "one of the greatest violinists in the world". Vengerov was born in Novosibirsk, the only child of Al ...

. First performance on 10 July 1998 in the Tonhalle of Zurich by the

Tonhalle Orchestra Tonhalle is a German word meaning "tone hall", a concert hall. It may refer to: *Tonhalle Düsseldorf *Tonhalle Orchester Zürich *Tonhalle, Zürich The Tonhalle is a concert hall in Zurich, home to the Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, one of Switzer ...

Mariss Jansons Mariss Ivars Georgs Jansons (14 January 1943 – 1 December 2019) was a Latvian Conducting, conductor, best known for his interpretations of Gustav Mahler, Mahler, Richard Strauss, Strauss, and Russian composers such as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, ...

(cond),

(violin). * Oboe ** Oboe Concerto (2010). First performance: 18 June 2010 in Amsterdam by Alexei Ogrinchuk (oboe) and the

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (, ) is a Dutch symphony orchestra, established in 1888 at the Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw (concert hall). It is considered one of the world's leading orchestras. It was known as the Concertgebouw Orchestra u ...

, conducted by

Susanna Mälkki Susanna Ulla Marjukka Mälkki (born 13 March 1969) is a Finnish conductor and cellist. Early life and education Mälkki was born on 13 March 1969 in Helsinki. She began to learn the violin, piano, and cello in her youth, eventually focusing ...

. * Others **Concerto "Parlando" for violin, trumpet and string orchestra (2004). First performance on 22 September 2004 in Saint Nazaire, France by the Chamber Orchestra Kremlin, conducted by Misha Rachlevsky with

Philippe Graffin Philippe Graffin (born 1964 in Romilly-sur-Seine) is a French violinist. Pupil of Josef Gingold, Philippe Hirschhorn and Viktor Liberman. He has made several recordings for Hyperion Records as well as "Avie Records" and "Onyx". He was born in R ...

(violin) and Martin Hurrell (trumpet). **Double Concerto "Romantic Offering" for piano, cello and orchestra (2010). First performance: 9 February 2011 in Luzern by

Martha Argerich Martha Argerich (; ; born 5 June 1941) is an Argentine classical concert pianist. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argerich gave her debut concert at the age of eight before receiving further piano training in Europe. At an early age, she won sev ...

(piano),

Mischa Maisky Mischa Maisky (, , ; born 10 January 1948) is a Soviet-born Israeli cellist. Biography Mischa Maisky was born in 1948 in Riga and is the younger brother of organist, harpsichordist and musicologist Valery Maisky (1942–1981). He was taught by ...

(cello) and the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester, conducted by

Neeme Järvi Neeme Järvi (; born 7 June 1937) is an Estonian Americans, Estonian American conductor. Early life Järvi was born in Tallinn. He initially studied music there, and later in Saint Petersburg, Leningrad at the Leningrad Conservatory under Yevge ...

. ** "The Adventures of a Monkey", concerto for narrator, trumpet, horn, flute, harp and two percussion players (2020)

Other orchestral works

, first suite from the ballet, for symphony orchestra (1955). First performance in 1956 in Moscow by the State Cinematographic SO,

Aleksandr Gauk Alexander Vassilievich Gauk (; 30 March 1963) was a Soviet conductor and composer. Biography Alexander Gauk was born in Odessa in 1893. He recalled his first experience as hearing army bands and his mother singing and accompanying herself at the ...

cond. * Chamber Suite for twenty violins, harp, accordion and two double basses (1961). First performance in 1962 in Moscow by a Violin Ensemble of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Y. Reyentovich cond. * Not Love Alone, first symphonic suite from the opera, for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1964) * The Little Humpbacked Horse, second suite from the ballet, for symphony orchestra (1965) * Symphonic Fanfares, festive overture for symphony orchestra (1967). First performance on 6 November 1967 in Moscow by the USSR Radio & TV Large SO,

cond. * Not Love Alone, second version for chamber orchestra (1971). First performance on 20 January 1972 by the Moscow Chamber Opera Theater,

Vladimir Delman Vladimir Delman (26 January 1923 in Petrograd – 28 August 1994 in Bologna) was a Russian conductor. After leaving the Soviet Union in 1974 he settled in Italy, where he founded the Milan Symphony Orchestra in 1993. References The New York Time ...

cond. * Anna Karenina, romantic music for symphony orchestra (1972). First performance on 24 October 1972 in Moscow by the USSR Radio & TV Large SO,

cond. * Solemn Overture, Symphonic Salute on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the USSR (1982). First performance in December 1982 in Moscow by the USSR Symphonic Academy Orchestra,

cond. * The Seagull, suite from the ballet, for symphony orchestra (1984). First performance on 14 January 1986 in New York by the New York National Orchestra, A. Kassuto cond. * Music for the Town of Kothen, for chamber orchestra (1984). First performance on 17 February 1985 in Berlin by the Berlin Chamber Orchestra. * Self-Portrait, variations for symphony orchestra (1984). First performance on 15 May 1984 in Moscow by the USSR State SO, D. Kakhidze cond. * Music for strings, two oboes, two horns and celesta (1985). First performance in April 1987 in Leningrad by the Leningrad State Philharmonic Academic SO, F. Glushchenko cond. * The Geometry of Sound for chamber orchestra (1987). First performance in May 1987 in Cologne by Soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, Alexander Lazarev cond. * Stikhira (Hymn) for the Millennium of the Christianisation of Russia, for symphony orchestra (1988). Dedicated to

. First performance in March 1988 in Washington by the Washington National SO, Mstislav Rostropovich cond. * Flageolets for

Toru Takemitsu TORU or Toru may refer to: *TORU, spacecraft system *Tōru (given name), Japanese male given name *Toru, Pakistan, village in Mardan District of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan *Tõru Tõru is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County in western Es ...

, for symphony orchestra (1990). First performance on 9 October 1990 in Tokyo by the Tokyo SO, H. Iwaki cond. * Chrystal Gusli for symphony orchestra (1994). Dedicated to

. First performance on 21 November 1994 in Moscow by the Moscow State SO, I. Golovchin cond. * Russian Photographs, music for string orchestra (1994). Dedicated to Vladimir Spivakov and the "Moscow Virtuosi". First performance on 29 Juli 1995 in Gstaad by the Moscow Virtuosi, V. Spivakov cond. * Shepherd's Pipes of Vologda (Homage to Bartok) for oboe, English horn, horn and strings (1995). Commissioned by the Hungarian Radio. First performance on 1 October 1995 in the Marble Hall of Budapest by the Concentus Hungaricus Chamber Orchestra, Bela Kollar (oboe), Gergely Hamar (English horn), Zoltan Varga (horn), Laszlo Kovacs cond. * Glorification (Velicanie) for string orchestra (1995). Commissioned by the World Economic Forum. First performance on 6 February 1996 in Davos at the World Economic Forum by the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Constantine Orbelian cond. * Slava, Slava (A Festive Ringing of Bells), for orchestra (1997). Dedicated to Mstislav Rostropovich for his 70th birthday. First performance 27 March 1997 in Paris by the Orchestre National de France,

cond. * Preludium to Beethoven's Symphony No. 9, for orchestra (1999). Commissioned by the

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. First performance on 5 January 2000 in the

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of Nürnberg by the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra,

Jac van Steen Jac van Steen (born 1956 in Eindhoven) is a Dutch conductor. He studied music theory, as well as orchestral and choral conducting, at the . In the Netherlands, van Steen was conductor and music director of the Nijmegen Bach Choir from 1986 to 199 ...

cond. * Lolita Serenade, symphonic fragments from the opera ''Lolita'' (2001). Commissioned by the

. First performance on 28 September 2001 in Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons cond. * Dialogues with Shostakovich, symphonic etudes for orchestra (2001). Commissioned by the

. First performance on 8 November 2002 in Pittsburgh by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mariss Jansons cond. * Vivat!, St. Petersburg Overture (2008). First performance: 12 December 2008 in St. Petersburg by the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mariss Jansons cond. * Beethoven's Heiligenstädter Testament (2008). Commissioned by the

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. First performance: 18 December 2008 in München by the Orchester des Bayerische Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons cond. * Symphonic Diptych (2009). First performance: 20 April 2009 in Moscow by the

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cond. * Lithuanian Saga (2009). First performance: 13 May 2009 in Vilnius by the

, Valery Gergiev cond. * Moscow-Petushki, dramatic fragment (2013). Commissioned by the Verbier Festival.

Vocal music

For soloist, chorus and orchestra

* Bureaucratiade, satirical cantata for soloists, chorus and small orchestra (1963). To texts of "Rules for Those Staying at the Kurpaty Boarding House". First performance on 24 February 1965 in Moscow by an Ensemble of Soloists and Chamber Orchestra, V. Delman (cond). * Poetoria, concerto for poet accompanied by a woman's voice, mixed chorus and symphony orchestra (1968). To words by A. Voznesensky. First performance on 24 February 1968 in Moscow by the USSR Radio & TV SO and Chorus,

(cond),

Andrei Voznesensky Andrei Andreyevich Voznesensky (, 12 May 1933 – 1 June 2010) was a Soviet and Russian poet and writer who had been referred to by Robert Lowell as "one of the greatest living poets in any language." He was one of the "Children of the '60s ...

(poet). * ''Lenin Is Amongst Us'', oratorio for soprano, alt and bass, mixed chorus and symphony orchestra (1969). Traditional text. Dedicated to

Lenin Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov ( 187021 January 1924), better known as Vladimir Lenin, was a Russian revolutionary, politician and political theorist. He was the first head of government of Soviet Russia from 1917 until Death and state funeral of ...

's centenary. First performance on 6 February 1970 in Moscow by the USSR Radio & TV SO and Chorus,

(cond), L. Zykina, L. Belobragina & A. Eisen (soloists). * Long Life (Mnogia Leta) for mixed chorus, piano solo and three groups of percussion instruments (1991). Dedicated to G. Rozhdestvensky. First performance on 5 May 1991 in Moscow with

Valery Polyansky Valery Kuzmich Polyansky (Russian: ''Валерий Кузьмич Полянский''; born April 19, 1949, in Moscow) is a Russian orchestral and choral conductor. He is a professor of the Moscow Conservatory, People's Artist of Russia (1996), ...

(cond). * Prayer (Molenie) for mixed chorus and symphony orchestra (1991). To words by

Yehudi Menuhin Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin (22 April 191612 March 1999), was an American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain. He is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. ...

. First performance on 7 March 1991 in Moscow by the Moscow Chamber Chorus and the USSR Ministry of Culture SO,

(cond).

For one part solo

* Song and Ditties of Varvara from the Opera "Not Love Alone" (1961). Arrangement for mezzo-soprano and piano. * Three Solfege Exercises, sonata for high voice and piano (1965). First performance on 13 October 1967 in Moscow by Z. Dolukhanova (voice) and N. Svetlanova (piano). * Laments for voice with piano accompaniment (1965). Traditional words by V. Bokov. First performance on 31 January 1966 in Moscow by I. Arkhipova (voice) and R. Shchedrin (piano). * "Tanja – Katja", songs without words in folkstyle for soprano and orchestra (2002). First performance on 12 December 2002 in Moscow by Russia State SO,

(cond), M. Gavrilova (voice) * "Tanja – Katja II", songs without words in folkstyle for female voice and violin (2002) * "My Age, My Wild Beast", vocal cycle for tenor, narrator and piano. Text by

Osip Mandelstam Osip Emilyevich Mandelstam (, ; – 27 December 1938) was a Russian and Soviet poet. He was one of the foremost members of the Acmeist school. Osip Mandelstam was arrested during the repressions of the 1930s and sent into internal exile wi ...

. First performance on 6 February 2003 in Cologne Philharmonic by Mark Tucker (tenor) and

Vladimir Ashkenazy Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (, ''Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazi''; born 6 July 1937) is a Soviet-born Icelandic pianist, chamber music performer, and conductor. Ashkenazy has collaborated with well-known orchestras and soloists. In addition, ...

(piano) * Grusha's Gypsy Song (2008). First performance: 3 August 2008 in Verbier by Kristina Kapustinskaya and the Verbier Festival Orchestra, conducted by

. * "Cleopatra and the Serpent", a dramatic scene for woman's voice and orchestra (2011). Words from the final scenes of Shakespeare's tragedy "Antony and Cleopatra" in a translation of

Boris Pasternak Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (30 May 1960) was a Russian and Soviet poet, novelist, composer, and literary translator. Composed in 1917, Pasternak's first book of poems, ''My Sister, Life'', was published in Berlin in 1922 and soon became an imp ...

(2011). First performance on 28 May 2012 at the Salzburg Festival by M. Erdmann and the Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre,

(cond). * Balalaečka - Minoročka, romance in folk style on folk verses from old notebooks for female voice and string orchestra (2015)

Choruses a cappella

* Two Choruses to Lyrics by

Alexander Pushkin Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin () was a Russian poet, playwright, and novelist of the Romantic era.Basker, Michael. Pushkin and Romanticism. In Ferber, Michael, ed., ''A Companion to European Romanticism''. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005. He is consid ...

for unaccompanied mixed chorus (1950) * ''The Willow'', vocalise for unaccompanied mixed chorus (1954) * Four Choruses to Lyrics by

Alexander Tvardovsky Aleksandr Trifonovich Tvardovsky ( rus, links=no, Александр Трифонович Твардовский, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ˈtrʲifənəvʲɪtɕ tvɐrˈdofskʲɪj; – 18 December 1971) was a Soviet poet and writer and chief editor of ' ...

for unaccompanied mixed chorus (1968) * Four Choruses to Lyrics by

for unaccompanied mixed chorus (1971) * ''Russian Villages'', for unaccompanied mixed chorus (1973). Chorus to lyrics by Ivan Khabarov. * ''A Woman was Washing Clothes'', for unaccompanied mixed chorus (1975). Chorus to lyrics by J. Lyapin. * ''The Execution of Pugachev'', poem for mixed chorus a cappella (1981). Text by

. First performance on 10 March 1983 in Tallinn by the Moscow Conservatory Student's Chorus, Boris Tevlin (cond). * ''Lines (Stanzas) from

Eugene Onegin ''Eugene Onegin, A Novel in Verse'' (, Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: Евгеній Онѣгинъ, романъ въ стихахъ, ) is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. ''Onegin'' is considered a classic of ...

'' for mixed chorus a cappella (1981). Text by

. First performance in May 1982 in Moscow by the Conservatory Student's Chorus, B. Tevlin (cond). * Concertino in four movements for chorus a cappella (1982). Commissioned by the Cork International Choral Festival. First performance on 5 May 1982 in Cork, Ireland by the Cork Festival Chorus and the Lialiumai Chorus, Albinas Piatrauskas (cond). * ''

'', Russian liturgy for mixed chorus a cappella with shepherd's pipe (1988). Russian orthodox text. First performance on 18 June 1988 in the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall of Moscow by the Moscow Chamber Chorus and the State Academic Chorus of the USSR, Vladimir Minin (cond), Alexander Golyshev (flute). * Two Russian Choirs (2008). First performance: 12 September 2008 in Moscow by the National Choir of Russian Conservatories, conducted by Boris Tevlin. * Russian Folk Proverbs for mixed chous a cappella (2019) * ''Maya Plisetskaya — Eternal memory: Mass of Remembrance on the Epitath of

'' (2019), for mixed chous a cappella.

Piano works

* Variation on a Theme by Glinka for piano (1957) * Toccatina for piano (1958) * Piano Pieces (1952–1961). Poem; Four Pieces from the ballet "The Humpbacked Horse"; Humoresque; Imitating Albeniz; Troika; Two Polyphonic Pieces * Piano Sonata No. 1 in C major (1962). First performance on 24 April 1968 in Moscow by D. Bashkirov (piano) * Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues Volume 1 for piano (1964). Nos. 1–12 in sharp keys. First performance on 20 April 1965 in Moscow by R. Shchedrin (piano) * Twenty-Four Preludes and Fugues Volume 2 for piano (1970). Nos. 13–24 in flat keys. First performance of the complete cycle on 27 January 1971 in Moscow by the composer * Polyphonic Notebook, twenty-five preludes for piano (1972). First performance on 31 March 1973 in Moscow by R. Shchedrin (piano) * Notebook for the Youth, fifteen pieces for piano (1981). First performance in March 1982 in Moscow by R. Shchedrin (piano) * Piano Sonata No. 2 (1997). For Yefim Bronfman. First performance on 26 April 1997 in Oslo by Yefim Bronfman (piano) * Naughty Limericks (Tschastuschki) for piano (1999). Revised version of Concerto for orchestra No. 1 "Naughty Limericks" (1963) * Diary, seven pieces for piano (2002). First performance on 5 December 2002 in Moscow by Ekaterina Mechetina (piano) * Questions, eleven pieces for piano (2003). First performance on 9 October 2004 in the Queen Elizabeth Hall of Londen by Olli Mustonen (piano) * Marching Song for piano (2005). * Sonatina Concertante for piano (2005). First performance on 23 November 2005 in Moscow by Alexander Ghindin (piano) * A la Pizzicato for piano (2005). Commissioned by the International Adilia Alieva Competition for piano in Gaillard, France. * Hommage a Chopin" for four pianos (2005). Revision of 1983 version. First performance: 20 September 2006 in Oslo by the Aurora Piano Quartet of Berlin * Romantic Duets for piano four hands (2007). Commissioned by the Verbier Festival. * Artless Pages (2009). First performance: 1 August 2009 in

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(piano) * Concert Etude "Tchaikovsky Etude" (2011). Commissioned for the XIV International Tchaikovsky Competition. First performance: 20 June 2011 in Moscow * Variation on a Theme of Diabelli (2019)

Chamber and instrumental works

* Suite for clarinet and piano (1951). First performance in 1952 in Moscow by B. Prorvich (clarinet) and R. Shchedrin (piano) * In the Style of Albeniz for violin and piano (1973) * The Frescoes of Dionysios for nine instruments (1981). First performance in October 1981 in Moscow by Soloists of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra * Musical Offering for organ, three flutes, three bassoons and three trombones (1983). Written for the 300th Anniversary of J.S. Bach's birth. First performance on 21 October 1983 in Moscow by R. Shchedrin (organ), A. Korneyev, A. Poplavsky & I. Kopchevsky (flute), A. Arnitsans, A. Kapchelya & Y. Yevstrafiev (bassoon), N. Mironov, S. Shkolnik & E. Osipov (trombone) * Echo Sonata for solo violin (1984). Written for the 300th Anniversary of J.S. Bach's birth. First performance on 27 June 1985 in Cologne by U. Hoelscher (violin) * Three Shepherds, trio for flute, oboe and clarinet (1988). First performance on 25 July 1988 in Kuhmo (Finland) by Soloists of the Kirov State Opera and Ballet Theatre SO * Russian Tunes (Russkie Naigryshi)" for cello solo (1990). Dedicated to

. First performance in November 1990 in Paris * Echos on a Cantus Firmus by Orlando di Lasso for organ and soprano recorder (1994). First performance on 5 November 1994 in Munich by Markus Zahnhausen (flute) and Elisabeth Zawadke (organ) * Piano-Terzetto for violin, cello and piano (1995). Commissioned by l'Association Parade, Paris to the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio. First performance on 17 April 1996 in the Conservatorio "G. Verdi" of Milan by the Tchaikovsky Piano Trio (Alexandre Brussilovsky (violin), Anatole Liebermann (cello), Konstantin Bogino (piano) * The House of Ice, Russian fairy-tale for marimba solo (1995). First performance on 17 March in the Small Hall of Munich, Gasteig by Dmitri Nedelev (marimba) * Music From Afar for two bass recorders (1996). I: Music from afar; II: Slavonic Dance.For Markus Zahnhausen. First performance on 9 November 1996 in the Laetare Church of Munich by Markus Zahnhausen and Markus Bartholome (bass-recorders) * Sonata for cello and piano (1996). For Mstislav Rostropovich. First performance on 5 May 1997 in Monte Carlo by Mstislav Rostropovich (cello) and Rodion Shchedrin (piano) * Pastorale for clarinet and piano (1997). For Juerg Widmann. First performance on 10 April 1997 in the Carl Orff-Saal, Gasteig of Munich by Juerg Widmann (clarinet) and Moritz Eggert (piano) * Balalaika for violin solo (1997). For Maxim Vengerov. First performance on 29 March 1999 in Budapest by Maxim Vengerov (violin) * Variations and Theme for violin solo (1998). Composed for the Fourth International Violin Competition "Leopold Mozart" in Augsburg. First performance on 21 November 1999 in Augsburg * Menuhin Sonata for violin and piano (1999). Commissioned by the Credit Suisse Private Banking. First performance on 30 July 1999 in Saanen by Dmitri Sitkovetsky (violin) and Michel Dalberto (piano) * Duo for violin solo (2000) * Hamlet Ballad for four cellos or cello ensemble (2005). Commissioned by the International Cello Congress 2005 in Kobe (Japan) for the 1000 Cellist Concert. First performance on 22 May 2005 in Kobe (Japan) by M. Rostropovich (cond) and Naoto Otomo * Ancient Melodies of Russian Folk Songs (2007). First performance: 24 May 2007 in London by Raphael Wallfisch (cello) and Rodion Shchedrin (piano) * One for the Road (Na Pososhok) for six cellos and treble recorder (or flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet and viola) (2007). In memory of

. Commissioned by the Kronberg Academy. First performance: 5 October 2007 at the Kronberg Academy Cello Festival in the St. Peter and Paul Church by the Ensemble Cellissimo: Julius Berger, Laszlo Fenyo, Sebastian Hess, Wolfgang Lehner, Wolfgang Tiepold and Raimund Trenkler (cellos) and an unknown performer (treble recorder) * Belcanto in the Russian Mode (2008). First performance: 29 July 2008 in Verbier by Mischa Maisky (cello) and Rodion Shchedrin (piano) * Lyrische Szenen (2008). Commissioned by Int. Musikwettbewerb ARD. First performance, 11 September 2008 in München by the Apollon Musagete Quartet * Journey to Eisenstadt (2009). First performance: 1 December 2009 in London by Leonidas Kavakos (violin) and Nikolai Lugansky (piano) * Dies Irae (2010). Commissioned by the International Orgelwoche Nürnberg – Musica Sacra. First performance: 5 June 2010 in Nürnberg by Edgar Krapp, Matthias Ank, Lutz Randow (organ) and Till Weser, Thomas Forstner (trumpet) and others

Arrangements

* ''The Nursery'' by Mussorgsky for voice and orchestra (1964) * Two Tangos by Albéniz for orchestra (1996). First performance on 9 August 1997 in the Peabody Auditorium of Daytona by the London SO, M. Rostropovich cond. * Orchestration of Prokofiev's Five Songs without Words, Nos. 1, 3, 4 & 5 (2007)

Honours and awards

Order of Merit for the Fatherland Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * ...

; **2nd class (3 December 2007) – for outstanding contributions to the development of national music and many years of creative activity **3rd class (2 December 2002) – for outstanding contribution to the development of musical art *

in Literature and Art in 1992 (25 December 1992) – for the choral music of ''The Sealed Angel'' by N. Leskov *

(1984) – for the opera ''Dead Souls'' (1977), a poem for chorus "Execution of Pugachev" (1981), "The solemn overture" for symphony orchestra *

(1972) – for the oratorio ''Lenin Is Amongst Us'' and the opera ''Not Only Is Love'' (61, new edition) *

People's Artist of the RSFSR People's Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Narodnyj artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet Union artists, including theatre and film directors, actors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achiev ...

(1976) *

People's Artist of USSR People's Artist of the USSR, also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. The term is confusingly used to translate two Russian language titles: Народный арти� ...

(1981) * Imperial Order of St. Anne, 3rd Class (12 February 2010) as a reward of merit to the Fatherland * Shostakovich Award (Russia, 1992) * Crystal Award of the World Economic Forum (Davos, 1995) * Corresponding Member of the

Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts Bavarian is the adjective form of the German state of Bavaria, and refers to people of ancestry from Bavaria. Bavarian may also refer to: * Bavarii, a Germanic tribe * Bavarians, a nation and ethnographic group of Germans * Bavarian, Iran, a villag ...

(1976) * Honorary member of the Franz Liszt Society (USA, 1979) * Honorary member of the GDR Academy of Fine Arts (1982) * Honorary member of the

International Music Council The International Music Council (IMC) was created in 1949 as UNESCO's advisory body on matters of music. The original request of the foundation of the IMC was under the Director of the UNESCO. It is based at UNESCO's headquarters in Paris, France, ...

(1985) * Member of the

(1989) * Honorary Professor of

(1997) * Honorary Professor of

Saint Petersburg Conservatory The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory () (formerly known as the Petrograd Conservatory and Leningrad Conservatory) is a school of music in Saint Petersburg, Russia. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty member ...

(2005) * Honorary Professor of

Moscow State University Moscow State University (MSU), officially M. V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,. is a public university, public research university in Moscow, Russia. The university includes 15 research institutes, 43 faculties, more than 300 departments, a ...

(2007) * Honorary Professor of Beijing Conservatory (2008) *

Ovation Award The Ovation Awards were a Southern California award for excellence in theatre, established in 1989. They were given out by the non-profit arts service organization LA Stage Alliance and are the only peer-judged theatre awards in Los Angeles. Win ...

(2008) * Honorary Member of the Academy of Fine Arts of the GDR (1993) * Winner of the German music award

Echo Klassik The Echo Klassik, often stylized as ECHO Klassik, was Germany's major classical music award in 22 categories. The award, presented by the , was held annually, usually in October or September, separate from its parent award, the Echo Music Prize ...

2008 for the opera ''Boyarina Morozova'' (2008) * Winner of the Russian National Theatre Award "Golden Mask" for the opera ''The Enchanted Wanderer'' (2009) * Composer of the Year

(2002) *

Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...

s # in the nomination "The best essay in contemporary academic music" for the "Concerto cantabile" (1997) # in the nomination "The best work of contemporary composer of classical music" for the opera ''The Enchanted Wanderer'' (2009) * asteroid

4625 Shchedrin 46 may refer to: * 46 (number) * One of the years 46 BC, AD 46, 1946, 2046 * ''46'', a 1983 album by Kino * "Forty Six", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Appalachian Incantation'', 2010 * 46 Hestia 46 Hestia is a large, dark main-belt ...

References

External links

* * ''The Plisetskaya-Shchedrin Foundation''
Rodion Shchedrin
on the

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website (publisher): portrait, biography (pdf) and works
Rodion Shchedrin
* ttp://www.kcstudio.com/shchedrin3.html Interview with Rodion Shchedrin 22 October 1990 *Ismene Brown
theartsdesk Q&A: Composer Rodion Shchedrin
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