“Beloved by millions of singer, poet and composer, he awakened the most vivid emotions in the audience.
His work, filled with the spirit of freedom, became widely known in Russia and abroad, and the songs were sounded on the world's leading venues, "RIA Novosti quotes the minister as saying.
Lyubimova called Gradsky a noble person with a generous soul.
According to her, the artist was "sensitive, responsive, infinitely talented."
The Minister of Culture asked to convey condolences to the family and friends of the composer.
Earlier, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin expressed deep condolences to his colleagues, family and friends of Gradsky.
Russian singer and composer Alexander Gradsky died at the age of 73.