The funeral of composer Eduard Artemiev, who died at the age of 86, took place in Moscow’s Ascension Church on Nikitskaya. It has been reported TASS.
About a hundred people came to the temple. Among them are the Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation Olga Lyubimova, who called the death of the composer “an irreparable loss”, as well as the director of the Shchepkinsky school, director Nikita Mikhalkov, the special representative of the President Boris Lyubimov. Mikhail Shvydkoy and others of the Russian Federation for international cultural cooperation.
Since Artemyev was called at the baptism, those present prayed for “newly deceased Alexei.”
composer funeral take part On Saturday, the ceremony will be closed at the Vagankovsky cemetery.
Soviet and Russian composer Eduard Artemiev died on December 29 at the age of 85. He was the music writer for both Olympics in Russia, wrote music for the films of Andrei Tarkovsky, Nikita Mikhalkov and Andrei Konchalovsky. Thus, “A stranger at home, among strangers”, “Burnt by the Sun”, “Stalker”, “Solaris”, “Kin”, “Purely English Murder”, etc. Music for pop songs performed by Valery Leontiev, Zhanna Rozhdestvenskaya, Roxana Babayan and others.
Former Russian President Vladimir Putin judicial The music of the late Artemyev is a symbol of the historical age.