Andrei Eshpai
Andrei Yakovlevich Eshpai was an ethnic Mari composer.Biography
Eshpai was born at Kozmodemyansk, Mari El. A Red Army World War II veteran, he studied piano at Moscow Conservatory from 1948 to 1953 under Vladimir Sofronitsky, and composition under Nikolai Rakov, Nikolai Myaskovsky and Evgeny Golubev. He performed his postgraduate study under Aram Khachaturian from 1953 to 1956.
He was the son of the composer Yakov Andreyevich Eshpai, and the father of the filmmaker Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai.
On 8 November 2015, Eshpai died in Moscow from a stroke at the age of 90.Principal works
;Stage
;Orchestral
- Symphonic Dances on Mari Themes
- Symphony no. 1 in E minor
- Symphony no. 2 in A major "Praise the Light"
- Symphony no. 3
- Symphony no. 4 "Symphony-Ballet"
- Simon Bolivar, Symphonic Poem
- Symphony No. 5
- Symphony No. 6 "Liturgic" for mixed chorus, baritone and symphony orchestra
- Symphony No. 7
- Games
- Symphony No. 8
- Symphony No. 9 "Four Verses" for symphony orchestra, mixed chorus and narrators
;Concertante
;Other
