Alexander Borodin
Alexander 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.
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- Born in
- Saint Petersburg
- Educated at
- Medical and Surgical Academies in Russian EmpireSaint Petersburg State University
- Awards
- 🏆 Honorary Citizen of the Russian Empire🏆 Tony Award for Best Musical
- Doctoral Students
- 📖 Alexander Dianin📖 Vera Popova📖 Vasily Florinsky
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1833
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