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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Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra
Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater – T...
Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theater – T...
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