Putin called Shchedrin's death an irreparable loss for world culture.
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday, August 29, expressed his condolences to the family and friends of composer Rodion Shchedrin.
"Rodion Shchedrin's passing is a heavy, irreparable loss for Russian and world culture, for all of us," the president said in a telegram posted on the Kremlin's website.
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