Eshpay, Andrey Yakovlevich
(*1925)
Eshpay [Eshpígh], Andrey Yakovlevich (5–15–1925, Kozmodemyansk, Mari Republic). Son of Ya. Eshpay . Grad. 1953 from the M. Cons., where he studied comp. with Myaskovsky and Ye. Golubev and pf with Sofronitsky. Completed post-grad, work there with A. Khachaturyan (1956). Concertized as a pianist and taught at the M. Cons. (1965–70). Among his pupils was T. Shakhidi . As a comp., experiments with a variety of materials, incl. folk elements (as in the Symphonic Dances, Songs of the Mountain and…