Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina was one of the first modern women composers to achieve international acclaim. (SOUNDBITE OF NDR RADIOPHILHARMONIE PERFORMANCE OF SOFIA GUBAIDULINA'S "PRO ET ...

One day in 1973, Sofia Gubaidulina was attacked in the lift of her Moscow apartment building. The man started to strangle her. The composer thought grimly that this was the end and, if so, her chief ...

One of the first modern women composers to reach international acclaim, Sofia Gubaidulina, wrote bold music inspired by Eastern and Western philosophies and the joy of sound itself. FADEL: She died ...

Russian composer Sofia Gubaidulina, an intellectually probing artist who fused sound and spirituality, died Thursday at her home in Appen, Germany. She was 93 years old. Her death was confirmed by her ...