Knaifel A. Lamento for violoncello solo

Alexander Knaifel (born 1943) is one of the most eminent modern composers. A ‘Petersburger by nationality’, he was educated at the Special Musical School of the Leningrad Conservatory (1950–1961), the Moscow (1961–1963) and Leningrad (1963–1967) Conservatories. He lists Mstislav Rostropovich, the poet Sergei Vakulenko and the Surozh metropolitan Antonii amongst his teachers.