Rodion Shchedrin

Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Russian: Родион Константинович Щедрин, IPA: [rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin]; born 16 December 1932) is a Soviet and Russian composer and pianist, winner of USSR State Prize (1972), the Lenin Prize (1984), and the State Prize of the Russian Federation (1992), and is a former member of the Inter-regional Deputies Group (1989–1991). He is also a citizen of Lithuania and Spain.

In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming conventions, the patronymic is Konstantinovich and the family name is Shchedrin.

Rodion Shchedrin
Родион Щедрин
Rodion Shchedrin with his wife, Maya Plisetskaya, in 2009
Born (1932-12-16) 16 December 1932
Moscow, Soviet Union
Occupation(s)Composer, pianist
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(m. 1958; died 2015)​
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