What is Dmitri Smirnov (composer)?
[[File:Dmitri N Smirnov ©Kompozitor.jpg|right|200px]] '''Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov''' ({{lang-ru|Дми́трий Никола́евич Смирно́в}}; 2 November 1948 &ndash; 9 April 2020), also known by his pen names '''Dmitri N. Smirnov''', was a Russian-born British composer. He was born in [[Minsk]]. His best known works were ''[[Tiriel (opera)|Tiriel]]'' and ''[[Thel (opera)|The Lamentations of Thel]]''. His ''Solo for Harp'' won First Prize in a competition in [[Maastricht]] (1976). His two operas ''[[Tiriel (opera)|Tiriel]]'' and ''[[Thel (opera)|Thel]]'' on a text by [[William Blake]] were premiered in 1989. He was a ''Composer-in-Residence'' at [[University of Cambridge]] ([[St John's College, Cambridge|St John's College]]), at [[Dartington]], and ''Visiting Professor'' at [[Keele University]] (1993–8). Smirnov died of [[COVID-19]] on 9 April 2020 in [[London]] at the age of 71.<ref>[https://www.classicalmusicnews.ru/news/dmitrij-smirnov-passed/ Скончался композитор Дмитрий Смирнов] {{in lang|ru}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Smirnov, Dmitri}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Russian composers]] [[Category:British composers]] [[Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in London]] {{bio-stub}}