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Alexandr Porfirievič Borodin
1833 – 1887
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAlexander Porfiryevich Borodin was a Russian Romantic composer and chemist of Georgian–Russian parentage. He was one of the prominent 19th-century composers known as "The Five", a group dedicated to producing a "uniquely Russian" kind of classical music. Borodin is known best for his symphonies, his two string quartets, the symphonic poem In the Steppes of Central Asia and his opera Prince Igor.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
October 31, 1833
Saint Petersburg
Date of death
February 15, 1887
Saint Petersburg
Citizenship
Russian Empire
Occupations & fields
classical composerchemistpianistflautistcellistphysician
Awards & honours
Honorary Citizen of the Russian EmpireTony Award for Best Musical
Notable works
String Quartet No. 2Prince Igor
- Field and occupation
- ruský hudobný skladateľ, chemik a lekár
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