Rodion Shchedrin

b. 1932

Russian

Summary

The Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, born in Moscow in 1932, began his musical career as a singer in the choir school of that city. He studied composition at the Moscow Conservatory.

Shchedrin combines folklore and tradition with collage, aleatoric and other contemporary techniques. Ballet music has always occupied a special place in Shchedrin's catalogue of works. His "Carmen Suite," an adaptation of George Bizet for strings and percussion, is one of the most frequently performed ballet suites of the twentieth century. It received its premiere at the Bolshoi Theatre, as did the 1971 ballet music "Anna Karenina", written for his wife Maya Plisseskaya, "The Gull" (1979) and "Lady with a Little Dog" (1985).

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Performances

14th October 2023

PERFORMERS
Vergilius Chamber Orchestra Non ticketed performance
LOCATION
First Prespytarian Church, OKC, OK, United States of America

14th October 2023

PERFORMERS
Vergilius Chamber Orchestra Non ticketed performance
LOCATION
First Prespytarian Church, OKC, OK, United States of America

9th November 2023

PERFORMERS
Minnesota Orchestra
LOCATION
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

10th November 2023

PERFORMERS
Minnesota Orchestra
LOCATION
Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN, United States of America

27th January 2024

PERFORMERS
Signature Symphony at TCC
CONDUCTOR
Scott Seaton
LOCATION
VanTrease Performing Arts Center for Education, Tulsa, OK, United States of America

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