Age, Biography and Wiki
| Birth Day | December 16, 1932 |
| Birth Place | Russia |
| Age | 91 YEARS OLD |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
Net worth: $3 Million (2024)
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.
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