Title
Dmitri Smirnov and Alissa Firsova
Dmitri Smirnov and Alissa Firsova
Description
The late Dmitri Smirnov (1948-2020) was a Russian-British composer and academic teacher. He wrote operas, symphonies, string quartets and other chamber music and vocal music from song to oratorio. Many of his works were inspired by the art of William Blake. His daughter Alissa, a Russian-British classical composer born in Moscow, moved with her family to the UK in 1991 and in 2001 won the BBC/Guardian Proms Young Composers competition.
The late Dmitri Smirnov (1948-2020) was a Russian-British composer and academic teacher. He wrote operas, symphonies, string quartets and other chamber music and vocal music from song to oratorio. Many of his works were inspired by the art of William Blake. His daughter Alissa, a Russian-British classical composer born in Moscow, moved with her family to the UK in 1991 and in 2001 won the BBC/Guardian Proms Young Composers competition.
