Sofia Gubaidulina, a composer renowned for her innovative contributions to contemporary music, passed away on 13 March 2025 at the age of 93.
Her remarkable journey has left an indelible mark on contemporary classical music, and the LSO was privileged to perform and record many of her seminal works over the last 30 years, including the UK premiere of the Violin Concerto, ‘In tempus praesens’, with Anne-Sophie Mutter and André Previn in 2007; The Rider on the White Horse, in 2013; and a recording of The Canticle of the Sun in 1999.
Sofia Gubaidulina’s music will continue to inspire musicians and listeners. She will be greatly missed, and we send our condolences to her family, friends and colleagues.
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