Rodion Shchedrin Net Worth

Rodion Shchedrin is a Russian composer born on December 16, 1932. He is best known for his ballets based on the classics, for which he has won numerous awards, including the Lenin Prize in 1984, the USSR State Prize in 1972, and the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 1992.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day December 16, 1932
Birth Place Russia
Age 91 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Sagittarius

💰 Net worth: $3 Million (2024)

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About

Composed ballets based on the classics and won the Lenin in 1984, the USSR State Prize in 1972, and the State Prize of the Russian Federation in 1992.

Before Fame

His early works mixed folk music with tonal music. He also incorporated aleatoric and serial techniques.

Trivia

He wrote the ballet Carmen Suite in 1967, which was based on Georges Bizet's opera. His 1971 ballet Anna Karenina was based on the Leo Tolstoy novel. His 1976 ballet Dead Souls was based on the novel by Nikolai Gogol.

Family Life

His family was very musical. His father taught music theory and also composed music. He married ballerina Maya Plisetskaya in 1958.

Associated With

He was inspired to compose 24 Preludes and Fugues after hearing the similar works of Dmitri Shostakovich.