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Rodion Shchedrin
Person · male · Soviet Union · Moscow · born 1932 · died 2025 · recording since 1987
Soviet and Russian composer and pianist
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Timeline
31 events▣ Album 23✦ Award 5◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1930s
1970s
1980s
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Debut release: Shebalin: Dramatic Symphony “Lenin” / Shchedrin: Lenin in the People’s Heart / Workers’ Marseillaise / Be Brave, Friends, Do Not Despair / Hymn to Democratic Youth
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Album: Shebalin: Dramatic Symphony “Lenin” / Shchedrin: Lenin in the People’s Heart / Workers’ Marseillaise / Be Brave, Friends, Do Not Despair / Hymn to Democratic Youth
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1990s
2000s
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Album: The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs music of Rodion Shchedrin
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Album: Shostakovich: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Shchedrin: Piano Concerto no. 2
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Album: Parade À La Russe: Piano Terzetto / Three Funny Pieces / Cello Sonata
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2010s
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Album: Shostakovich: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Shchedrin: Piano Concerto no. 5
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Album: Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Shchedrin: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Stravinsky: Capriccio
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Album: Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 / Shchedrin: Beethovens Heiligenstädter Testament
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2020s
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Album: Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite / Bizet | Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
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Biography
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Biography
Rodion Konstantinovich Shchedrin (Russian: Родион Константинович Щедрин, IPA: [rədʲɪˈon kənstɐnʲˈtʲinəvʲɪtɕ ɕːɪˈdrʲin]; 16 December 1932 – 29 August 2025) was a Soviet and Russian composer, pianist, and music teacher. He wrote in a wide range of genres, including operas such as Lolita and The Left-Hander, and ballets such as the Carmen Suite, created for his wife, the ballerina Maya Plisetskaya of the Bolshoi Theatre. His orchestral works includes five concertos for orchestra and six piano concertos, in which he often appeared as soloist. He also composed vocal works such as The Sealed Angel, as well as chamber music and film scores, including Anna Karenina. His works have been widely performed and commissioned internationally, particularly in the United States and Western Europe. Shchedrin is regarded as one of the leading composers of the late Soviet period and an important figure in Russian contemporary music in the decades that followed.
Life and career
Shchedrin was born in Moscow on 16 December 1932, into a musical family: his father was a composer and teacher of music theory, and his grandfather was an Orthodox priest. He was exposed to spiritual independence and critical awareness at an early age. He studied at the Moscow Choral School and Moscow Conservatory, where he studied composition with Yuri Shaporin and piano with Yakov Flier, graduating in 1955.
Shchedrin's early works are tonal and colourfully orchestrated, often incorporating elements of folk music, while some of his later compositions employed aleatoric and serial techniques. An accomplished pianist and organist, he performed the solo part of his First Piano Concerto in 1954, while still a student, with Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducting. The concerto draws on Russian folklore, combining empathy with ironic detachment. Although a capable performer, he decided early to focus primarily on composition. Among his early works was the ballet The Little Humpbacked Horse, premiered in 1955.
In 1958 Shchedrin married the ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, who later became prima ballerina of the Bolshoi Theatre, and they remained together until her death in 2015. Many of his ballets were written with her in mind, including Carmen Suite (1967), Anna Karenina (1971, based on Tolstoy's novel), and Lady with a Lapdog (1985, after Chekhov's short story). The couple were prominent figures in the cultural life of the Soviet Union, although both were closely monitored by the KGB.
Shchedrin composed his First Symphony in 1958, characterized by "movements in the wrong order" and a tone of "wildness and aggression". His Second Symphony, written between 1962 and 1965, is structured as 25 overlapping preludes, including a double fugue and canon. In 1963 he completed his first Concerto for Orchestra, a single-movement work in which monothematic material is combined with other motifs and variations. Subtitled Naughty Limericks (Osorniye chastushki), the piece achieved success with both audiences and critics, and was later choreographed by George Balanchine. Between 1964 and 1970 Shchedrin composed a cycle of 24 Preludes and Fugues after he heard those of Dmitri Shostakovich, in turn inspired by those of J. S. Bach. He followed this with the Polyphonic Notebook, a collection of 25 piano preludes written in 1972 as homages to earlier music.
Shchedrin taught at the Moscow Conservatory from 1965 to 1969. In his Second Piano Concerto he experimented with Twelve-tone techniques and incorporated elements of jazz. In 1967 he toured Europe with the Leningrad Philharmonic under Yevgeny Mravinsky, performing the work. The following year Leonard Bernstein commissioned his Second Concerto for Orchestra, subtitled Zvony (The Chimes), for the 125th anniversary of the New York Philharmonic. The music evokes the sounds of traditional Russian bells, though without nostalgic intent.
In 1968 Shchedrin refused to sign an open letter approving the invasion of Czechoslovakia by Warsaw Pact. He became president of the Union of Russian Composers in 1973, succeeding Shostakovich who had suggested him for the post. Shchedrin's third Concerto for Orchestra is based on music of Russian provincial circuses. It was premiered in 1989 by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel. The fourth, Khorovody (Round Dances), was written in 1989, and the fifth, Four Russian Songs, was composed in 1998. He used the "phenomenon of notated aleatorics" in his Third Piano Concerto, in 33 variations with a theme at the end. He premiered it on 5 May 1974, playing his earlier concertos the same night, which caused a sensation. The performance with the USSR Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yevgeny Svetlanov was recorded and released on LP and later on CD. Shchedrin wrote his Fourth Piano Concerto in 1991, commissioned by Steinway for the centenary of the company's founding. It is subtitled "sharp keys", and the composer used only sharp keys as his "kind of musical minimalism" but with "timbral effects and thematic variety", as the musicologist Sigrid Neef noted.
Shchedrin was made a member of the Berlin Academy of Arts in 1989. He worked towards the transformation of the Soviet Union as a member of the Inter-regional Deputies Group, an opposition party inspired by Andrei Sakharov. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Shchedrin took advantage of the new opportunities for international travel and musical collaboration, and largely divided his time between Munich and Moscow. He was also a citizen of Lithuania and Spain. He was regarded as one of the leaders of Russian new music during the following decades, while also building a significant reputation in the United States and Western Europe.
Shchedrin's concert opera The Enchanted Wanderer was commissioned by Lorin Maazel for the New York Philharmonic; the composer based his libretto on a story by Nikolai Leskov. It was premiered in New York 2002. A festival of Shchedrin's music was given in Moscow that year on the occasion of his 70th birthday. In June 2008, Shchedrin Days took place in Armenia with the participation of Shchedrin and Maya Plisetskaya as honorary guests. He was invited to the 2009 Rheingau Musik Festival by Walter Fink, as the 19th composer to be featured in the annual Komponistenporträt. He and his wife attended the concerts which included his Russian liturgy The Sealed Angel for choir and flute, performed in Eberbach Abbey. His chamber music included Ancient Melodies of Russian Folk Songs (2007) with the cellist Raphael Wallfisch and himself at the piano, and the song cycle Meine Zeit, mein Raubtier (My Age, my Wild Beast) with tenor Kenneth Tarver and pianist Roland Pöntinen who played it also at the Verbier Festival. His Double Concerto "Romantic Offering" for piano, cello and orchestra was premiered on 9 February 2011 by Martha Argerich and Mischa Maisky with the Luzerner Sinfonieorchester conducted by Neeme Järvi. The premiere of a German version of his opera Lolita was performed as the opening night of the Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden in a production of the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden in 2011. His dramatic scene Cleopatra i zmeja (Cleopatra and the Serpent) for soprano and orchestra, commissioned by the Salzburg Whitsun Festival, was premiered by Mojca Erdmann and the Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, on 28 May 2012.
Shchedrin died in Munich on 29 August 2025, at the age of 92.
Compositions
Shchedrin composed in many genres: stage works, including operas such as Not Love Alone (1961) and Dead Souls (1976, after Nikolai Gogol's novel); ballets; incidental music; orchestral works, including symphonies, concertos for orchestra, and concertos for solo instruments (often piano); chamber music; solo piano works; vocal music for soloists and choirs; arrangements; and film scores.
Operas
Not Love Alone (1961)
Dead Souls (1976)
Lolita (1993)
The Enchanted Wanderer (2002)
Boyarina Morozova (2006)
The Left-Hander (2013)
A Christmas Tale (2015)
Ballets
The Little Humpbacked Horse (1956)
Carmen Suite (1967)
Anna Karenina (1971), ballet after Leo Tolstoy
The Seagull (1979), ballet after Anton Chekhov's play. First performance in 1980 by the Bolshoi Theatre
The Lady with the Lapdog (1985), ballet after Chekhov
Symphonies
Symphony No. 1 (1958) in three parts (1958)
Symphony No. 2 "Twenty-Five Preludes" (1962–1965).
Symphony No. 3. Symphony Concertante "Scenes of Russian Fairy Tales" in five parts (2000).
Concertos for Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 "Naughty Limericks" (1963)
Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 "The Chimes" (1968)
Concerto for Orchestra No. 3 "Old Russian Circus Music" (1989)
Concerto for Orchestra No. 4 "Round Dances (Khorovody)" (1989)
Concerto for Orchestra No. 5 "Four Russian Songs" (1998)
Concertos for solo instrument with orchestra
Piano
Piano Concerto No. 1 in four parts in D major (1954).
Piano Concerto No. 2 in three parts (1966).
Piano Concerto No. 3 "Variations and Theme" (1973)
Piano Concerto No. 4 "Sharp Keys" in two parts (1991)
Piano Concerto No. 5 in three parts (1999)
Piano Concerto No. 6 "Concerto Lontano" for piano and string orchestra (2003)
Trumpet Concerto (1994)
Cello Concerto "sotto voce" (1994)
Concerto "cantabile" for violin and string orchestra (1997).
Oboe Concerto (1998)
Double Concerto "Romantic Offering" for piano, cello and orchestra (2010).
Other orchestral works
Self-Portrait, variations (1984).
Beethoven's Heiligenstädter Testament (2008)
Symphonic Diptych (2009)
Lithuanian Saga (2009)
Vocal music
Poetoria, concerto for poet accompanied by a woman's voice, mixed chorus and symphony orchestra (1968), to words by Andrei Voznesensky
Lenin Is Amongst Us, oratorio (1969)
The Sealed Angel, Russian liturgy for mixed chorus a cappella with shepherd's pipe (1988)
Meine Zeit, mein Raubtier (My Age, my Wild Beast), song cycle for tenor and piano
Cleopatra i zmeja (Cleopatra and the Serpent) dramatic scene for soprano and orchestra (2011)
Chamber and instrumental works
Musical Offering for organ, three flutes, three bassoons and three trombones (1983). Written for the 300th anniversary of J. S. Bach's birth.
Film scores
The Height (1957)
Anna Karenina (1967)
Anna Karenina (1975)
Writings
Shchedrin, Rodion Konstantinovich (2012). Autobiographical Memories. Mainz: Schott. ISBN 978-3-254-08419-4.
Awards and honors
USSR State Prize (1972)
People's Artist of the USSR (1981)
Lenin Prize (1984)
State Prize of the Russian Federation in Literature and Art in 1992 (25 December 1992) – for the choral music of The Sealed Angel by N. Leskov
Shostakovich Award (Russia, 1992)
Crystal Award of the World Economic Forum (Davos, 1995)
Composer of the Year Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (2002)
Ovation Award (2008)
Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class (12 February 2010)
Winner of the German music award Echo Klassik 2008 for the opera Boyarina Morozova (2008)
Winner of the Russian National Theatre Award "Golden Mask" for the opera The Enchanted Wanderer (2009)
Grammy Awards
Nomination Concerto cantabile (2001)
Nomination for the opera The Enchanted Wanderer (2009)
Order of Honour (2017)
Russian Federation National Award (2019, for 2018)
Full Cavalier of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland":
1st class (2022)
2nd class (3 December 2007) – for outstanding contributions to the development of national music and many years of creative activity
3rd class (2 December 2002) – for outstanding contribution to the development of musical art
4th class (2012)
Asteroid 4625 Shchedrin
Memberships
Corresponding Member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts (1976)
Honorary member of the GDR Academy of Fine Arts (1983)
Honorary member of the International Music Council (1985)
Member of the Berlin Academy of Arts (1989)
Honorary academic
Honorary Professor of Moscow Conservatory (1997)
Honorary Professor of Saint Petersburg Conservatory (2005)
Honorary Professor of Moscow State University (2007)
Honorary Professor of Beijing Conservatory (2008)
Obituaries
Peter, Christopher (29 August 2025). "Composer Rodion Shchedrin dies, aged 92". Schott Music Shop. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
"Russian Composer Rodion Shchedrin Dies at 92". The Moscow Times. 30 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
"Condolences to Rodion Shchedrin's family and friends". President of Russia. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
Schmerda, Susanne (29 August 2025). "Rodion Schtschedrin gestorben: Komponist der russischen Moderne". BR-KLASSIK (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2025.
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 41 | 94.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 26 | 97.7th |
| Awards recorded | 21 | 99.6th |
| Timeline events | 31 | 96.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 37 | 76.5th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (32 release groups · 26 studio albums)
Albums · 26
1987 · studio album
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1Dramatic Symphony on the Mayakovsky Poem “Vladimir Ilyitch Lenin”: Introduction. Allegro risoluto9:302Dramatic Symphony on the Mayakovsky Poem “Vladimir Ilyitch Lenin”: Largo9:393Dramatic Symphony on the Mayakovsky Poem “Vladimir Ilyitch Lenin”: Moderato non troppo16:114Lenin in The People’s Heart22:525Workers’ Marseillaise5:156Be Brave Friends Do Not Despair…3:507Hymn to Democratic Youth3:371989 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:17:10
1Symphony no. 2 ''25 Preludes for Full Symphony Orchestra'': Part I, Preludes nos. 1-610:212Symphony no. 2 ''25 Preludes for Full Symphony Orchestra'': Part II, Preludes nos. 7-95:073Symphony no. 2 ''25 Preludes for Full Symphony Orchestra'': Part III, Preludes nos. 10-1410:544Symphony no. 2 ''25 Preludes for Full Symphony Orchestra'': Part IV, Preludes nos. 15-189:325Symphony no. 2 ''25 Preludes for Full Symphony Orchestra'': Part V, Preludes nos. 19-2516:056Stikhira25:111990 · studio album
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1Polyphonic Notebook52:5324 Preludes & Fugues / 25 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook")
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 49 tracks · 2:38:56
Disc 1124 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 1 in C major2:12224 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 2 in A minor3:54324 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 3 in G major3:38424 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 4 in E minor4:34524 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 5 in D major3:44624 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 6 in B minor4:37724 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 7 in A major2:33824 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 8 in F-sharp minor5:05924 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 9 in E major4:581024 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 10 in C-sharp minor5:081124 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 11 in B major5:051224 Preludes and Fugues: Book One: Prelude and Fugue no. 12 in G-sharp minor4:321325 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 1: Two-Part Invention1:171425 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 2: Canon at the Octave0:421525 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 3: Ostinato1:451625 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 4: Fughetta2:191725 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 5: Canonic Imitation1:141825 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 7: Mirror Canon1:031925 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 8: Recitative and Crab Motion1:512025 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 9: Étude (Inversion)1:312125 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 10: Chaconne3:532225 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 11: Counterpoint1:212325 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 12: Toccatina Collage1:362425 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 13: Three-Part Invention2:112525 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 14: Canon in Augmentation1:322625 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 15: Motet (Double Canon)1:462725 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 18: Fugue1:192825 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 19: Triple Counterpoint2:342925 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 16: Basso Ostinato1:55Disc 2124 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 13 in G-flat major2:30224 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 14 in E-flat minor4:03324 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 15 in D-flat major4:36424 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 16 in B-flat minor3:44524 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 17 in A-flat major4:42624 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 18 in F minor3:36724 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 19 in E-flat major2:55824 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 20 in C minor12:24924 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 21 in B-flat major3:471024 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 22 in G minor8:171124 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 23 in F major5:121224 Preludes and Fugues: Book Two: Prelude and Fugue no. 24 in D minor2:251325 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 17: Perpetual Canon2:351425 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 6: Collateral Parts2:071525 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 20: Canon on Cantus Firmus1:301625 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 21: Passacaglia3:031725 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 22: Three-Part Canon2:401825 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 23: Double Fugue2:461925 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 24: The Horizontal and the Vertical3:162025 Preludes ("Polyphonic Notebook"): Prelude no. 25: Polyphonic Mosaic2:591994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:02:31
1Carmen Suite: I. Introduction1:352Carmen Suite: II. Dance2:143Carmen Suite: III. First Intermezzo0:574Carmen Suite: IV. Changing of the guard1:575Carmen Suite: V. Carmen's entrance and habanera3:246Carmen Suite: VI. Scene6:197Carmen Suite: VII. Second Intermezzo2:318Carmen Suite: VIII. Bolero1:029Carmen Suite: IX. Torero2:5610Carmen Suite: X. Torero and Carmen4:2811Carmen Suite: XI. Adagio6:1412Carmen Suite: XII. Fortune Telling4:2613Carmen Suite: XIII. Finale6:3714Bolt: I. Interlude5:2415Bolt: II. Tango3:4916Bolt: III. Polka2:2317Bolt: IV. Intermezzo4:1618Bolt: V. Variation1:591994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 1:07:12
1La oración del torero, op. 3410:102Carmen Suite: Introduction1:243Carmen Suite: Dance2:084Carmen Suite: First Intermezzo1:045Carmen Suite: Changing of the Guard1:566Carmen Suite: Carmen’s Entrance and Habanera3:327Carmen Suite: Scene7:118Carmen Suite: Second Intermezzo1:599Carmen Suite: Bolero1:1010Carmen Suite: Torero3:0111Carmen Suite: Torero and Carmen3:5112Carmen Suite: Adagio5:3513Carmen Suite: Fortune Telling4:3914Carmen Suite: Finale6:1615In Imitation of Albéniz4:5516Stalin Cocktail5:4217Humoresque2:39Carmen Suite / Concerto for Orchestra "Naughty Limericks"
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 53:31
1Carmen Suite: Introduction1:292Carmen Suite: Dance2:113Carmen Suite: First Intermezzo1:014Carmen Suite: Changing of the Guard1:595Carmen Suite: Carmen's Entrance and Habanera3:216Carmen Suite: Scene6:337Carmen Suite: Second Intermezzo2:088Carmen Suite: Bolero1:099Carmen Suite: Torero3:1510Carmen Suite: Torero and Carmen4:5311Carmen Suite: Adagio5:2812Carmen Suite: Fortune-Telling4:3513Carmen Suite: Finale6:5414Concerto for Orchestra "Naughty Limericks"8:351994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:24:16
Disc 11Anna Karenina: Act I. Prologue. Train Station of the Nikolaevsk Railroad4:502Anna Karenina: Act I. Cotillion Ball3:063Anna Karenina: Act I. Mazurka. Anna's Solo1:484Anna Karenina: Act I. Dance of Anna and the Four Cavaliers2:395Anna Karenina: Act I. Bologoya. Blizzard5:116Anna Karenina: Act I. St. Petersburg. Salon of the Dutchess Betty Tverskaya8:427Anna Karenina: Act I. Karenin's Thoughts2:428Anna Karenina: Act I. Argument of Karenin and Anna2:279Anna Karenina: Act I. Vronsky's Dream4:1210Anna Karenina: Act I. Anna and Vronsky3:42Disc 21Anna Karenina: Act II. Horse Race2:452Anna Karenina: Act II. Start of the Riders. Vronsky Falls from his Horse4:583Anna Karenina: Act II. Anna's Double Life5:494Anna Karenina: Act II. Illness and Dream5:385Anna Karenina: Act II. Escape to Italy1:556Anna Karenina: Act III. Introduction. Duet of Anna and Vronsky in Italy5:427Anna Karenina: Act III. Ceremonial in Palace2:248Anna Karenina: Act III. Meeting of Anna and Her Son and Anna's Monologue4:409Anna Karenina: Act III. Scene at the Opera3:0510Anna Karenina: Act III. Last Duo with Vronsky4:3711Anna Karenina: Act III. Death of Anna3:24Symphony No. 2 / Old Russian Circus Music
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:19:47
1Concerto for Orchestra No. 3, “the Old Music of Russian Provincial Circuses”24:172Symphony No. 2, “25 prelyudiy”: I. Preludes 1-611:283Symphony No. 2, “25 prelyudiy”: II. Preludes 7-95:564Symphony No. 2, “25 prelyudiy”: III. Preludes 10-1411:445Symphony No. 2, “25 prelyudiy”: IV. Preludes 15-189:286Symphony No. 2, “25 prelyudiy”: V. Preludes 19-2516:54Cello Concerto / Seagull Suite
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 59:41
1Concerto for Cello and Orchestra "Sotto voce": I. Sostenuto7:412Concerto for Cello and Orchestra "Sotto voce": II. Allegretto moderato14:133Concerto for Cello and Orchestra "Sotto voce": III. Scherzo: Cadenza3:474Concerto for Cello and Orchestra "Sotto voce": IV. Finale13:085Seagull Suite: I. Moderato appassionato3:206Seagull Suite: Interlude1:447Seagull Suite: II. Andante, sempre rubato4:528Seagull Suite: III. L'istesso tempo4:189Seagull Suite: Interlude1:4310Seagull Suite: IV. Moderato statico2:4911Seagull Suite: V. Moderato appassionato2:06Carmen Suite / Naughty Limericks / The Chimes
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:01:45
1"Carmen" Suite: I. Introduction: Andante assai1:452"Carmen" Suite: II. Dance: Allegro2:193"Carmen" Suite: III. First Intermezzo: Allegro moderato - Andante moderato - (attacca:)1:054"Carmen" Suite: IV. Changing of the Guard: Moderato1:575"Carmen" Suite: V. Carmen's Entrance and Habanera: Allegro moderato - Quasi andante3:106"Carmen" Suite: VI. Scene: Allegro moderato - Tempo precedente - Andante assai5:457"Carmen" Suite: VII. Second Intermezzo: Larghetto2:028"Carmen" Suite: VIII. Bolero: Allegro vivo1:089"Carmen" Suite: IX. Torero: Moderato con stoltezza2:4410"Carmen" Suite: X. Torero and Carmen: Lento - Tempo I4:2711"Carmen" Suite: XI. Adagio: Andante moderato - Adagio5:4712"Carmen" Suite: XII. Fortune-Telling: Andantino - Andante assai4:3113"Carmen" Suite: XIII. Finale: Allegro - Tempo precedente - Andante assai6:2314Concerto for Orchestra No. 1 "Naughty Limericks": Allegro assai8:1715Concerto for Orchestra No. 2 "The Chimes"10:25The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performs music of Rodion Shchedrin
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:15:49
1Lolita-Serenade: Symphonic Fragments from the opera 'Lolita', op. 11125:502Two Tangos by Albéniz, op. 96: I.7:273Two Tangos by Albéniz, op. 96: II.3:544Anna Karenina: Romantic Music for Symphony Orchestra, op. 49: I. Bad Omen; Andante assai3:115Anna Karenina: Romantic Music for Symphony Orchestra, op. 49: II. Anna's Love; Allegro7:126Anna Karenina: Romantic Music for Symphony Orchestra, op. 49: III. Anna's Lie; Allegretto moderato4:417Anna Karenina: Romantic Music for Symphony Orchestra, op. 49: IV. Anna's Rebellion; Allegro assai - Sostenuto espressivo6:058Anna Karenina: Romantic Music for Symphony Orchestra, op. 49: V. Anna's Nightmares; Allegro ma non troppo5:019Anna Karenina: Romantic Music for Symphony Orchestra, op. 49: VI. Anna's Death; Sostenuto assai - Allegro moderato3:3010Concerto no. 1 for Orchestra "Naughty Limericks", op. 268:58Vengerov Plays Bach, Shchedrin, Ysaye
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:06:42
1Sonata no. 2, op. 27 no. 2: I. Obsession. Prelude2:442Sonata no. 2, op. 27 no. 2: II. Malinconia. Poco lento3:123Sonata no. 2, op. 27 no. 2: III. Danse des ombres4:204Sonata no. 2, op. 27 no. 2: IV. Les Furies. Allegro furioso3:185Sonata no. 3, op. 27 no. 36:306Sonata no. 4, op. 27 no. 4: I. Allemanda. Lento maestoso5:217Sonata no. 4, op. 27 no. 4: II. Sarabande. Quasi lento3:358Sonata no. 4, op. 27 no. 4: III. Finale. Presto ma non troppo3:209Sonata no. 6, op. 27 no. 67:0910Echo Sonata, op. 6915:3511Sonata (Toccata and Fugue), BWV 5658:5012Balalaika, op. 1002:48Shostakovich: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Shchedrin: Piano Concerto no. 2
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:02:54
1Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 35: I. Allegro moderato —5:402Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 35: II. Lento —8:373Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 35: III. Moderato —1:334Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor, op. 35: IV. Allegro con brio6:315Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: I. Allegro6:506Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: II. Andante —7:187Piano Concerto no. 2 in F major, op. 102: III. Allegro5:058Piano Concerto no. 2: I. Dialogues. Tempo rubato9:029Piano Concerto no. 2: II. Improvisations. Allegro4:2110Piano Concerto no. 2: III. Contrasts. Andante - Allegro7:57Parade À La Russe: Piano Terzetto / Three Funny Pieces / Cello Sonata
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:09:43
1Piano Terzetto: I. Luncheon On the Grass (Fruhstuck Im Freien)15:412Piano Terzetto: II. Parade Alla Russe10:5733 Funny Pieces (3 Heitere Stucke): No. 1. Conversation (Gesprache)1:5143 Funny Pieces (3 Heitere Stucke): No. 2. Let's Play an Opera By Rossini (Spielen Wir Eine Oper Von Rossini)2:2253 Funny Pieces (3 Heitere Stucke): No. 3. Humoreske2:426Cello Sonata: I. Allegretto14:007Cello Sonata: II. Moderato10:038Cello Sonata: III. Sostenuto Assai12:072009 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 54:35
1The Sealed Angel: I.5:202The Sealed Angel: II.3:013The Sealed Angel: III.8:424The Sealed Angel: IV.8:325The Sealed Angel: V.2:376The Sealed Angel: VI.4:117The Sealed Angel: VII.12:148The Sealed Angel: VIII.4:199The Sealed Angel: IX.5:392010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 30 tracks · 1:03:51
1Two Polyphonic Pieces: No. 2. Basso Ostinato4:30224 Preludes and Fugues: Prelude no. 1 in C major0:37324 Preludes and Fugues: Fugue no. 1 in C major1:40424 Preludes and Fugues: Prelude no. 2 in A minor0:46524 Preludes and Fugues: Fugue no. 2 in A minor3:28624 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Prelude no. 2 in A minor0:59724 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Fugue no. 2 in A minor1:31824 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Prelude no. 4 in E minor2:53924 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Fugue no. 4 in E minor5:021024 Preludes and Fugues: Prelude no. 3 in G major1:141124 Preludes and Fugues: Fugue no. 3 in G major2:161224 Preludes and Fugues: Prelude no. 7 in A major0:311324 Preludes and Fugues: Fugue no. 7 in A major2:021424 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Prelude no. 5 in D major1:451524 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Fugue no. 5 in D major1:491624 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Prelude no. 7 in A major1:341724 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Fugue no. 7 in A major2:431824 Preludes and Fugues: Prelude no. 8 in F-sharp minor1:141924 Preludes and Fugues: Fugue no. 8 in F-sharp minor2:142024 Preludes and Fugues: Prelude no. 10 in C-sharp minor2:012124 Preludes and Fugues: Fugue no. 10 in C-sharp minor1:562224 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Prelude no. 12 in G-sharp minor4:542324 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Fugue no. 12 in G-sharp minor3:522424 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Prelude no. 15 in D-flat major3:062524 Preludes and Fugues, op. 87: Fugue no. 15 in D-flat major1:592624 Preludes and Fugues: Prelude no. 14 in E-flat minor0:412724 Preludes and Fugues: Fugue no. 14 in E-flat minor2:372824 Preludes and Fugues: Prelude no. 19 in E-flat major0:512924 Preludes and Fugues: Fugue no. 19 in E-flat major1:253025 Polyphonic Preludes: No. 12. Toccatina-Collage1:41Concertos for Orchestra nos. 4 and 5 / Kristallene Gusli
2010 · studio album
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1Concerto for Orchestra no. 4 "Khorovodi"28:132Concerto for Orchestra no. 5 "Four Russian Songs"21:463Kristallene Gusli8:52Shostakovich: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Shchedrin: Piano Concerto no. 5
2012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:13:32
1Piano Concerto no. 1: I. Allegretto moderato5:502Piano Concerto no. 1: II. Lento7:513Piano Concerto no. 1: III. Moderato1:194Piano Concerto no. 1: IV. Allegro brio6:485Piano Concerto no. 2: I. Allegro7:346Piano Concerto no. 2: II. Andante5:327Piano Concerto no. 2: III. Allegro5:328Piano Concerto no. 5: I. Allegretto moderato13:329Piano Concerto no. 5: II. Andante10:3010Piano Concerto no. 5: III. Allegro assai9:04Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no. 1 / Shchedrin: Piano Concerto no. 2 / Stravinsky: Capriccio
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:06:25
1Piano Concerto no. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 1: I. Vivace12:082Piano Concerto no. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 1: II. Andante6:073Piano Concerto no. 1 in F-sharp minor, op. 1: III. Allegro vivace7:504Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra: I. Presto6:575Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra: II. Andante rapsodico5:336Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra: III. Allegro capriccioso ma tempo giusto5:087Piano Concerto no. 2: I. Dialogues: Tempo rubato10:048Piano Concerto no. 2: II. Improvisations: Allegro4:289Piano Concerto no. 2: III. Contrasts: Andante - Allegro8:10Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 / Shchedrin: Beethovens Heiligenstädter Testament
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 59:56
1Symphonie no. 3 in E-flat major, “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brio17:002Symphonie no. 3 in E-flat major, “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai12:463Symphonie no. 3 in E-flat major, “Eroica”: III. Allegro vivace - Trio. Un poco meno allegro5:444Symphonie no. 3 in E-flat major, “Eroica”: IV. Finale - Allegro molto12:185Beethovens Heiligenstädter Testament, symphonisches fragment für orchester12:082019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 11 tracks · 1:13:35
1Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 19: I. Lento – Allegro moderato14:172Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 19: II. Allegro scherzando6:323Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 19: III. Andante6:214Sonata for Cello and Piano in G minor, op. 19: IV. Allegro mosso11:035Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40: I. Allegro non troppo12:076Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40: II. Allegro3:147Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40: III. Largo7:398Sonata for Cello and Piano in D minor, op. 40: IV. Allegro4:249In the Style of Albéniz4:1210March (from The Love for Three Oranges)1:3811New York Honk2:08Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake Suite / Bizet | Shchedrin: Carmen Suite
2024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:28:06
1Swan Lake Suite, op. 20a: I. Moderato assai6:112Swan Lake Suite, op. 20a: II. Allegro6:363Swan Lake Suite, op. 20a: III. Moderato assai8:184Swan Lake Suite, op. 20a: IV. Allegro moderato10:145Swan Lake Suite, op. 20a: V. Andante con moto3:426Swan Lake Suite, op. 20a: VI. Allegro agitato7:427Carmen Suite: I. Introduction (after Bizet’s opera)1:338Carmen Suite: II. Dance (after Bizet’s opera)2:329Carmen Suite: III. First Intermezzo (after Bizet’s opera)1:0810Carmen Suite: IV. Changing of the Guard (after Bizet’s opera)2:0011Carmen Suite: V. Carmen’s Entrance and Habanera (after Bizet’s opera)3:1912Carmen Suite: VI. Scene (after Bizet’s opera)6:4813Carmen Suite: VII. Second Intermezzo (after Bizet’s opera)2:2214Carmen Suite: VIII. Bolero (after Bizet’s opera)1:1515Carmen Suite: IX. Torero (after Bizet’s opera)2:5816Carmen Suite: X. Torero and Carmen (after Bizet’s opera)4:2817Carmen Suite: XI. Adagio (after Bizet’s opera)5:4318Carmen Suite: XII. Fortune-Telling (after Bizet’s opera)4:4819Carmen Suite: XIII. Finale (after Bizet’s opera)6:29Carmen Suite (Eduard Grach Chamber Orchestra)
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Tracklist · 13 tracks
1Carmen Suite: Introduction2Carmen Suite: Dance3Carmen Suite: First Intermezzo4Carmen Suite: Changing of the Guard5Carmen Suite: Carmen's Entrance and Habanera6Carmen Suite: Scene7Carmen Suite: Second Intermezzo8Carmen Suite: Bolero9Carmen Suite: Torero10Carmen Suite: Torero and Carmen11Carmen Suite: Adagio12Carmen Suite: Fortune Telling13Carmen Suite: Finale— · studio album
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1The Lady with a Lapdog47:49— · studio album
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Tracklist · 3 tracks · 44:39
AConcerto for Big Band and Symphony Orchestra21:22B1Contrasts for Piano and Orchestra8:00B2Jazz Concerto15:17
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| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Ivan the Terrible: Stikhira / Rodion Shchedrin: Stikhira for the Millenary of Christianisation of RussiaSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 10 tracks · 1:07:341Stikhira no. 1 in honour of Pyotr, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia: (the beginning)4:41 2Text2:18 3Stikhira no. 1 in honour of Pyotr, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia: (the continuation)5:00 4Text2:40 5Stikhira no. 1 in honour of Pyotr, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia: (the continuation)5:09 6Text2:54 7Stikhira no. 1 in honour of Pyotr, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia: (the continuation)12:21 8Text3:30 9Stikhira no. 1 in honour of Pyotr, Metropolitan of Moscow and All Russia: (the end)3:52 10Stikhira for the Millenary of Christianisation of Russia25:09 | Compilation | 1990 | |
| 1996 | Piano Concertos Nos. 1-3Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 3 tracks1Piano Concerto No. 1 (Second Version 1974): Maestoso Con Moto / Scherzo-Toccata. Vivo Leggiero / Passacaglia. Sostenuto / Finale. Presto Festoso 2Piano Concerto No. 2: Dialogues. Tempo Rubato / Improvisations. Allegro / Contrasts. Andante - Allegro 3Piano Concerto No. 3 (Variations And Theme): Variations / Tema | Compilation | December 1996 | |
| 2000 | Shchedrin: Concerto Cantabile / Stravinsky: Violin Concerto / Tchaikovsky: Sérénade mélancoliqueSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 8 tracks · 1:00:471Concerto Cantabile for Violin and Orchestra: I. Moderato cantabile14:45 2Concerto Cantabile for Violin and Orchestra: II. Allegro5:28 3Concerto Cantabile for Violin and Orchestra: III. Sostenuto assai7:59 4Violin Concerto in D major: I. Toccata6:19 5Violin Concerto in D major: II. Aria I4:06 6Violin Concerto in D major: III. Aria II6:11 7Violin Concerto in D major: IV. Capriccio6:21 8Sérénade mélancolique for Violin and Orchestra in B minor, op. 269:38 | Compilation | 3 April 2000 | |
| 2001 | Great Moments, Vol. 1Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:13:061Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 1. Introduction1:27 2Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 2. Dance2:09 3Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 3. First Intermezzo1:02 4Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 4. Changing of the Guard1:52 5Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 5. Carmen's Entrance and Habañera3:15 6Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 6. Scene5:53 7Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 7. Second Intermezzo2:15 8Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 8. Bolero1:17 9Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 9. Torero2:49 10Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 10. Torero and Carmen4:01 11Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 11. Adagio5:15 12Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 12. The Fortune-Telling4:30 13Carmen-Suite after Bizet: 13. Finale6:31 14Self-Portrait20:08 15Two Tangos by Albéniz for Orchestra: Tango español in A minor, op. 164 no. 27:15 16Two Tangos by Albéniz for Orchestra: Tango in D major, op. 165 no. 23:27 | Live | 2001 | |
| 2010 | The Enchanted WandererSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 21 tracks · 1:51:11Disc 1 1The Enchanted Wanderer: Part One: Prologue3:32 2The Enchanted Wanderer: Part One: The Flogged Monk (The Portent)6:31 3The Enchanted Wanderer: Part One: Tatar Captivity7:38 4The Enchanted Wanderer: Part One: Ivan's Plea6:29 5The Enchanted Wanderer: Part One: Russian Shepherds2:10 6The Enchanted Wanderer: Part One: Ivan's Tale1:39 7The Enchanted Wanderer: Part One: Duet5:59 8The Enchanted Wanderer: Part One: Drunken Night2:09 9The Enchanted Wanderer: Part One: Grusha the Gypsy12:49 Disc 21The Enchanted Wanderer: Part Two: Recitative - Dialogue6:50 2The Enchanted Wanderer: Part Two: Duet and Recitative7:00 3The Enchanted Wanderer: Part Two: The Prince's Engagement to a Wealthy Bride and Monologue of Ivan4:42 4The Enchanted Wanderer: Part Two: Ships on the Volga0:59 5The Enchanted Wanderer: Part Two: Final Duet and Scene15:05 6The Enchanted Wanderer: Part Two: Laments1:22 7The Enchanted Wanderer: Part Two: Epilogue3:54 8Little Humpbacked Horse: Introduction2:00 9Little Humpbacked Horse: Duettino of Ivan and the Tsar Maiden3:35 10Little Humpbacked Horse: Gypsy Dance2:42 11Little Humpbacked Horse: Maidens' Round Dance and Quadrille5:40 12Concerto for Orchestra no. 1 "Naughty Limericks"8:26 | Compilation | 5 April 2010 | |
| 2024 | Seiji Ozawa: A CelebrationSearch SpotifySearch YouTube Music | Compilation | 27 February 2024 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Rodion Shchedrin head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 41 | 94.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 32 | 90.9th |
| Studio albums | 26 | 97.7th |
| Awards recorded | 21 | 99.6th |
| Timeline events | 31 | 96.9th |
| Recording span (years) | 37 | 76.5th |
| Genres | 8 | 94.5th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | USSR State Prize | won | |
| 1981 | People's Artist of the USSR | won | |
| 1984 | Lenin Prize | won | |
| 1992 | State Prize of the Russian Federation | won | |
| 2012 | Moscow Prize for Literature and the Arts | won | |
| — | Golden Mask | won | |
| — | Golden Medal for Merit to Culture | won | |
| — | Honored art worker of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic | won | |
| — | Medal for Merit to Culture | won | |
| — | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 1st class | won | |
| — | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | won | |
| — | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 3rd class | won | |
| — | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 4th class | won | |
| — | Order for Merits to Lithuania | won | |
| — | Order of Honour | won | |
| — | Order of Lenin | won | |
| — | Order of Saint Anna | won | |
| — | Order of Saint Anna, 3rd class | won | |
| — | Order of the Badge of Honour | won | |
| — | Order of the Red Banner of Labour | won | |
| — | People's Artist of the RSFSR | won |
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Tier rule: historic figure (41 language versions, career ended)
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Wikidata: Q165706 · MusicBrainz: 09deb4a5-8746-47f8-b020-cde50023841d
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