Rodion Shchedrin

Kancheli Tribute | Thessaloniki | May 15

Published by Kathimerini on Sat, 05/13/2023 - 18:23

The Thessaloniki Concert Hall (tch.gr) is paying tribute to the championed Georgian composer Giya Kancheli (1935-2019), described by Rodion Shchedrin as "an ascetic with the temperament of a maximalist - a restrained Vesuvius." Performing five miniatures from Kancheli's "Songbook for Piano" are Lola Totsiou on piano, Andreas Papanikolaou on violin, David Alexander Bagorad on viola and Dimos Gou

Russian Ballet Legend Maya Plisetskaya Dies at 89

Published by Novinite on Sun, 05/03/2015 - 12:37

World-renowned Russian ballet dancer Maya Plisetskaya has died at the age of 89. TASS has reported.

The Russian news agency quoted Bolshoi Theater Director General Vladimir Urin as saying Plisetskaya's composer husband Rodion Shchedrin has called him to say Plisetskaya has died of a heart failure in Germany on Saturday.