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My Take
What draws me to Daniil Shafran is not the wall of Soviet honors he collected, but the patience inside the sound itself. The cello sits closest to the human voice, and Shafran seemed to chase that intimacy obsessively, treating a single sustained note as a place to live rather than pass through. Coming up in 1920s Leningrad, he carried the full weight of his era yet never let it harden into mere technique. That he also arranged and taught tells me he loved music as a whole craft, not just performance. Even through old recordings, his playing makes me sit up straighter.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Daniil Shafran
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニイル・シャフラン
- Reading
- だにいる・しゃふらん
- Born
- January 13, 1923 – February 7, 1997
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Occupation
- musician / music educator / cellist / music arranger
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Stalin Prize
- People's Artist of the USSR
- People's Artist of the RSFSR
- Merited Artist of the RSFSR
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Daniil Shafran born?
January 13, 1923 – February 7, 1997.
Where is Daniil Shafran from?
Daniil Shafran is from Saint Petersburg, Russia.
What does Daniil Shafran do?
Daniil Shafran works as musician, music educator, cellist, music arranger.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.