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Daniil Shafran, born on January 13, 1923 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was a musician, music educator and cellist. Daniil Shafran died on February 7, 1997, aged 74. Listed accolades include Stalin Prize, People's Artist of the USSR, People's Artist of the RSFSR and 1 more.
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.
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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
- Origin
- Saint Petersburg, Russia
- Occupation
- musician / music educator / cellist / music arranger
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Stalin Prize
- People's Artist of the USSR
- People's Artist of the RSFSR
- Merited Artist of the RSFSR
3. Links
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Daniil Shafran born?
Daniil Shafran was born on January 13, 1923.
When did Daniil Shafran die?
Daniil Shafran died on February 7, 1997, aged 74.
Where was Daniil Shafran from?
Daniil Shafran was from Saint Petersburg, Russia.
What did Daniil Shafran do?
Daniil Shafran worked as musician, music educator, cellist, music arranger.
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