Translated from the German.
Ancestors
Childhood and youth, 1932-1949
At the Kazan Conservatory, 1949-1954
At the Moscow Conservatory, 1954-1959
Searching for her own way, 1959-1965
A late artistic birth, 1965-1970
Finding the legato in the staccato of life, 1970-1975
Composing and improvising, 1975-1979
Offertorium
a musical offering, 1979-1981
The rhythm of musical form, 1981-1985
Travels, travels, and more travels, 1985-1991
Worldwide fame, worldwide demand, 1991-1996
The center of life: St. John Passion and St. John Easter, 1996-2004.
Sofia Gubaidulina : a biography by Michael Kurtz. ISBN 9780253349071. Published by Indiana University Press in 2007. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.