Dmitri Hvorostovsky

Dmitri Aleksandrovich Hvorostovsky (Russian: Дмитрий Александрович Хворостовский, [xvərɐˈstofskʲɪj]; 16 October 1962 – 22 November 2017) was a Russian operatic baritone. He came to international prominence in 1989 when he won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World competition. He was awarded the People's Artist of Russia honorary title in 1995 and died of brain cancer in London.