Dmitri Smirnov (composer)

Dmitri Nikolaevich Smirnov (; 2 November 1948 – 9 April 2020), also known by his pen names Dmitri N. Smirnov, was a Russian-born British composer. He was born in Minsk. His best known works were "Tiriel" and "The Lamentations of Thel".
His "Solo for Harp" won First Prize in a competition in Maastricht (1976). His two operas "Tiriel" and "Thel" on a text by William Blake were premiered in 1989. He was a "Composer-in-Residence" at University of Cambridge (St John's College), at Dartington, and "Visiting Professor" at Keele University (1993–8).
Smirnov died of COVID-19 on 9 April 2020 in London at the age of 71.