Sofia Asgatovna Gubaidulina, (Tatar
Saniya Äsğät qızı Ğobäydullina, Russian
София Асгатовна Губайдулина) (born 24 October 1931) is a
Soviet-
Tatar composer. Lives in Germany since 1991. 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 sup…
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