Biography of Alfred Schnittke

Alfred Schnittke (* 24. November 1934 in Engels; † 3. August 1998 in Hamburg) was a deutsch-russischer Komponist und Pianist. He was 63 years old. He had at least 1 child (1 son). He studied at Moscow Conservatory. He worked at Moscow Conservatory. He received 7 awards, including Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Bach Prize of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg. His cause of death was stroke. He was buried at Novodevichy Cemetery.