Sergei Prokofiev
composer, pianist

Sergei Prokofiev

  • April 23, 1891 Sontsovka (Ukraine) - March 5, 1953 Moscow (Russia)

Biography

Sergei Prokofiev, the unruly child of Russia

Sergei Prokofiev was a prodigy. At the age of thirteen, he had already composed a small opera, one symphony and two piano sonatas. The son of an engineer, he began music with two teachers: his mother for the piano and Reinhold Glière for composition. He then attended Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Anatoly Lyadov, and Alexander Tcherepnin’s classes at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. A virtuoso pianist, he began his career with an astounding second piano concerto, which caused a sensation in the musical world.

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Van Cliburn plays Brahms, Prokofiev, and Rachmaninov

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Maya Plisetskaya: Diva of Dance

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Jean-Christophe Maillot's Romeo and Juliet, music by Prokofiev
Jean-Christophe Maillot's Romeo and Juliet, music by Prokofiev

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Romeo and Juliet by Nureyev, music by Prokofiev

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Van Cliburn: A Portrait

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Master Class with Christian-Pierre La Marca

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Master Class with Amit Peled (III/X)
Master Class with Amit Peled (III/X)

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Valery Gergiev and Leonidas Kavakos perform Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 2
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Valery Gergiev conducts Prokofiev – Alexander Toradze performs the 2nd Piano Concerto
Valery Gergiev conducts Prokofiev – Alexander Toradze performs the 2nd Piano Concerto

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Valery Gergiev conducts Prokofiev – Alexei Volodin performs the 4th Piano Concerto
Valery Gergiev conducts Prokofiev – Alexei Volodin performs the 4th Piano Concerto

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Valery Gergiev and Sergei Babayan in a Prokofiev program
Valery Gergiev and Sergei Babayan in a Prokofiev program

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André Previn conducts Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Bernstein
André Previn conducts Rachmaninov, Prokofiev and Bernstein

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Nikolai Lugansky plays Janáček, Prokofiev, and Liszt
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Elisso Virsaladze performs Schumann and Prokofiev
Elisso Virsaladze performs Schumann and Prokofiev

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Natural born fiddler

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Grand Finales

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The Verbier Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary!
The Verbier Festival celebrates its 20th anniversary!

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Treasures of the Russian Ballet

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Valery Gergiev Rehearses Prokofiev's Scythian Suite

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Valery Gergiev conducts Debussy, Prokofiev and Stravinsky

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