Anatol Vieru

Anatol Vieru (; 8 June 1926 – 8 October 1998) was a Romanian-Jewish music theoretician, pedagogue, and composer. A pupil of Aram Khachaturian, he composed seven symphonies, eight string quartets, concertos, and chamber music. He also wrote three operas: ''Iona'' (1976), ''Praznicul Calicilor'' (1981), and ''Telegrame, Temă și Variațiuni'' (1983). He was awarded the Herder Prize in 1986. Provided by Wikipedia