Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich
(*1932)
Shchedrin [Shchidréen] (Schtschedrin), Rodion Konstantinovich (12–16–1932, M.). Pianist and comp. Grad. 1955 from the M. Cons., where he studied pf with Ya. Flier and comp. with Shaporin. Did postgrad. work there in 1959 and also taught at this institution from 1965–69. Received the prestigious Lenin Prize in 1984 and is now considered one of the most talented of the middle generation of Soviet composers. Dabbles with contemporary techniques, such as atonality and aleatory in the Third Pf…