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Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina, (Russian София Асгатовна Губайдулина) (born 24 October 1931) is a Russian-Tatar composer.

Gubaidulina was born in Chistopol, in the Tatar Republic. She studied composition and piano at the Kazan Conservatory, graduating in 1954. In Moscow she undertook further studies at the Conservatory with Nikolay Peyko until 1959, and then with Shebalin until 1963.

During her studies in Soviet Russia, her music was labeled “irresponsible” for its exploration of alternate tunings. She was supported, however, by Dmitri Shostakovich, who in evaluating her final examination encouraged her to continue down her “mistaken path”.

In the mid-1970s Gubaidulina founded Astreja, a folk-instrument improvisation group with fellow composers Victor Suslin and Vyacheslav Artyomov.

In the early 1980s Gubaidulina became better known abroad through Gidon Kremer’s championing of her violin concerto Offertorium. She later composed a homage to T. S. Eliot, using the text from the poet’s spiritual masterpiece Four Quartets.

In 2000 Sofia Gubaidulina, along with Tan Dun, Osvaldo Golijov, and Wolfgang Rihm, was commissioned by the Internationale Bachakademie Stuttgart project to write a piece for the Passion 2000 project in commemoration of Johann Sebastian Bach. Her contribution was the Johannes-Passion. In 2002 she followed this by the Johannes-Ostern (“Easter according to John”), commissioned by Hannover Rundfunk. The two works together form a “diptych” on the death and resurrection of Christ, her largest work to date.

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  • adskiy_ptenchik

    Абсолютно согласен с мнением Херки_666. Артемка - ты хуй. Из-за Софьи я пересмотрел свое отношение к хачам. Это божественная музыка. And I can always come back to her.

    11 Jun 6:25am Reply
  • ut0

    I can always come back to her :)

    16 May 12:00am Reply
  • Absurd_Maers

    Гениально

    25 Apr 3:43am Reply
  • GiaNXGX

    lol what a pussy

    25 Apr 2:15am Reply
  • Jealousheart

    Scary as fuck

    4 Nov 2012 Reply
  • chewtoy

    There may be a number of female contemporary composers out there, but none of them are in Gubaidulina's league. She towers high above them all.

    15 Oct 2012 Reply
  • johnstrieder

    @those comments below: There are so many female contemporary composers!!! To name some: Frances-Marie Uitti, Ruth Crawford Seeger, Elisabeth Lutyens, Betsy Jolas, Ruth Zechlin, Gloria Coates, Ellen Taaffe Zwilich, Younghi Pagh-Paan, Franghiz Ali-Zadeh, Ada Gentile, Bunita Marcus, Ellen Fullman, Julia Wolfe, Carola Bauckholt, Unsuk Chin, Bettina Skrzypczak, Isabel Mundry, Annette Schlünz, Augusta Read Thomas, Liza Lim, Rebecca Saunders, Olga Neuwirth, Helena Tulve, Elena Firsova, ...

    26 Jul 2012 Reply
  • Herka_666

    Артёмка, по-моему, тебя нужно сжечь. Ну такую хуйню написал, что мне ажно стыдно стало за тебя. "и покраснели щёки мои ...* Ах, да, о чём это я? Да всё про то, что хуй знает кто судит о великих композиторах, НИХУЯ в этом не понимая. Знаешь ли ты, Артёмка, что Губайдулина считается самой значительной женщиной-композитором ВООБЩЕ и одним из самых значительных ныне живущих композиторов? Знаешь ли ты, что каждый пиздорванец должен гордится, что София Асгатовна родилась с ними в одной стране? Так ты гордишься, пиздорванец? Нет? *я этой музыки не понимаю, но осуждаю* Слушай, а может тебе нахуй пойти? Как у тебя руки не отсохли, когда ты писал эту невероятную хуйню про божественную Софию Асгатовну?!

    18 Jul 2012 Reply
  • ArtyJSimpson

    Во первых это какой то хоррор, я б такую музыку на ночь слушать не стал, сужу по топ трекам. ВО вторых судя по диаграмме прослушиваний первых 6 треков мне кажется, что Губайдулиной абсолютно похуй но моё мнение, хотя похоже и на нас всех.

    16 Jul 2012 Reply
  • Herka_666

    The greatest composer ever, bitches.

    16 Jun 2012 Reply
  • Forteski

    Feminine Talent group: http://www.last.fm/group/Feminine+Talent

    21 May 2012 Reply
  • insomniacme

    Double Bass music with NEOS

    10 May 2012 Reply
  • tim4tw

    I only do know her ECM-albums, but those are truly great.

    3 Mar 2012 Reply
  • mattimeus

    "Finally a female contemporary composer!" : I

    15 Feb 2012 Reply
  • Schlafcraft

    correct name София Асгатовна Губайдулина. уважайте русских композиторов :) [5]

    17 Jan 2012 Reply
  • kobushi_

    she looks like my grandma

    20 Nov 2011 Reply
  • Socax

    The new Fachwerk recording is very good

    9 Nov 2011 Reply
  • Scriabinist

    80 years!! A very happy birthday to my favorite living composer!

    25 Oct 2011 Reply
  • pornogothic

    happy 80th birthday!

    24 Oct 2011 Reply
  • Lanny_Barbi

    Казанская консерватория тащит, пацаны! \m/

    21 Sep 2011 Reply
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