Sofia Gubaidulina

Sofia Gubaidulina survived difficult circumstances in her native Russia with the backing of some notable composers, and became what many consider to be one of the most important composers of her time. Her works were performed throughout the world and recorded by a diverse collection of artists. Her style spanned genres from the avant-garde to more traditional forms. Gubaidulina was born on October 24, 1931, in Chistopol, in the Tatar Republic. Growing up there, Gubaidulina would bind peculiar fusions of Eastern and Western into dramatic polarities in her later work. She gradu...