Sofia Gubaidulina

Sofia Gubaidulina survived difficult circumstances in her native country, with the backing of some notable composers, to become what many consider to be one of the most important composers of her time. Her works have been performed throughout the world and recorded by a diverse collection of artists. Her style has 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....