Sofia Gubaidulina

Summary

Sofia Gubaidulina is a human^[1]. She was born in Chistopol^[2]. She was born on October 24, 1931^[3]. She died in Appen^[4]. She died on March 13, 2025^[5]. She worked as a composer^[6], film score composer^[7], and classical pianist^[8]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Sofia Gubaidulina's place of birth was Chistopol^[2].
• Sofia Gubaidulina died in Appen^[4].
• Sofia Gubaidulina was born on October 24, 1931^[3].
• Sofia Gubaidulina died on March 13, 2025^[5].
• Sofia Gubaidulina held citizenship in Soviet Union^[10].
• Sofia Gubaidulina held citizenship in Russia^[11].
• Sofia Gubaidulina worked as a composer^[6].
• Sofia Gubaidulina worked as a film score composer^[7].
• Sofia Gubaidulina worked as a classical pianist^[8].
• Sofia Gubaidulina's field of work was music^[12].
• Sofia Gubaidulina's field of work was music composition^[13].
• Sofia Gubaidulina's field of work was symphonic music^[14].
• Sofia Gubaidulina's field of work was instrumental music^[15].
• Sofia Gubaidulina's field of work was film score^[16].
• Sofia Gubaidulina's education included a stint at Kazan Conservatory^[17].
• Sofia Gubaidulina's education included a stint at Moscow Conservatory^[18].
• A notable work attributed to Sofia Gubaidulina is The Deceitful Face of Hope and Despair^[19].
• A notable work attributed to Sofia Gubaidulina is Johannes-Passion^[20].
• Sofia Gubaidulina received the Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[21].
• Sofia Gubaidulina received the Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[22].
• Sofia Gubaidulina received the Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg^[23].
• Sofia Gubaidulina received the Alexander Men Prize^[24].
• Sofia Gubaidulina received the Praemium Imperiale^[25].
• Sofia Gubaidulina received the Léonie Sonning Music Prize^[26].
• Sofia Gubaidulina was a member of Academy of Arts, Berlin^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: RU^[29]

• Began / founded: 1931-10-24^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2025-03-13^[31]

• Genre(s): classical, contemporary classical^[32]

• Community tags: classical, composer, contemporary classical, russian composer^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: fc69035e-f525-4648-9089-5943db021fc5^[34]

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Origins and Family

Sofia Gubaidulina's place of birth was Chistopol^[2]. She was born on October 24, 1931^[3].

Education

Educated at Kazan Conservatory^[17], a conservatory^[35], in Russia^[36], founded in 1945^[37] and Moscow Conservatory^[18], a conservatory^[38], in Russian Empire^[39], founded in 1866^[40], headquartered in Moscow^[41]. Studied under Albert Leman^[42], Salix Säydäşef^[43], Näcip Cihanof^[44], Q41890274^[45], Nikolay Peyko^[46], and Vissarion Shebalin^[47].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include composer^[6], film score composer^[7], and classical pianist^[8]. Fields of work include music^[12], a type of arts^[48]; music composition^[13], an academic discipline^[49]; symphonic music^[14], a music genre^[50]; instrumental music^[15], a musical form^[51]; and film score^[16], a music genre^[52].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include The Deceitful Face of Hope and Despair^[19] and Johannes-Passion^[20].

Recognition

Awards received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[21], a civil decoration^[53], in Prussia^[54], founded in 1842^[55]; Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[22], a grade of an order^[56], in Germany^[57]; Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg^[23], a music award^[58], in Germany^[59], founded in 1950^[60]; Alexander Men Prize^[24], an award^[61], in Germany^[62]; Praemium Imperiale^[25], an international award^[63], founded in 1988^[64]; and Léonie Sonning Music Prize^[26], a music award^[65], in Denmark^[66], founded in 1959^[67].

Personal Life

Sofia Gubaidulina's religion is recorded as Eastern Orthodox Church^[68].

Death and Burial

Sofia Gubaidulina died on March 13, 2025^[5]. She passed away in Appen^[4].

Why It Matters

Sofia Gubaidulina ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (458 views/month, #7,167 of 1,000,298).^[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[69] She is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[70]

FAQs

Where was Sofia Gubaidulina born?

Sofia Gubaidulina's place of birth was Chistopol^[2].

Where did Sofia Gubaidulina die?

Sofia Gubaidulina died in Appen^[4].

What did Sofia Gubaidulina do for work?

Sofia Gubaidulina worked as composer^[6], film score composer^[7], and classical pianist^[8].

Where did Sofia Gubaidulina go to school?

Sofia Gubaidulina was educated at Kazan Conservatory^[17] and Moscow Conservatory^[18].

What awards did Sofia Gubaidulina receive?

Honors received include Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order^[21], Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany^[22], Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg^[23], and Alexander Men Prize^[24].