Sergei Prokofiev
1891 - 1953
Russian
Summary
He formed a lasting relationship with Sergei Diaghilev, who arranged his first performance outside Russia (Rome, 1915). The opera The Love of the Three Oranges and the Third Piano Concerto were premiered in Chicago in 1921. In Paris, where Prokofiev settled, Diaghilev produced his ballets during the years 1921-32.
After returning to Russia, he composed Peter and the Wolf, the opera War and Peace, and the ballets Romeo and Juliet and Cinderella.
He died in 1953.
News
Performances
31st May 2020
- PERFORMERS
- Performing Arts of Maitland
- CONDUCTOR
- Alvaro Gomez
- LOCATION
- Maitland Presbyterian Church / Maitland, FL / United States
4th June 2020
- SOLOISTS
- Performing the Balcony Scene Only
- PERFORMERS
- Houston Ballet Foundation
- CONDUCTOR
- Ermanno Florio
- LOCATION
- Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX
6th June 2020
- SOLOISTS
- Performing the Balcony Scene Only
- PERFORMERS
- Houston Ballet Foundation
- CONDUCTOR
- Ermanno Florio
- LOCATION
- Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX
7th June 2020
- SOLOISTS
- Performing the Balcony Scene Only
- PERFORMERS
- Houston Ballet Foundation
- CONDUCTOR
- Ermanno Florio
- LOCATION
- Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX
12th June 2020
- SOLOISTS
- Anne-Sophie Mutter, Violin
- PERFORMERS
- The Met Orchestra
- CONDUCTOR
- Yannick Nezet-Seguin
- LOCATION
- Carnegie Hall