Rodion Shchedrin

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

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.