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.
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Performances
29th March 2020
- PERFORMERS
- Santa Cruz Symphony
- CONDUCTOR
- Daniel Stewart
- LOCATION
- Henry J. Mello Center for the Performing Arts, Watsonville, CA
29th March 2020
- PERFORMERS
- Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras of Strathmore
- LOCATION
- Arts Barn at Kentlands / Gaithersburg, MD / United States
31st March 2020
- PERFORMERS
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- CONDUCTOR
- Pascal Rophé
- LOCATION
- Centre des Congrès / Angers / France
1st April 2020
- PERFORMERS
- Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire
- CONDUCTOR
- Pascal Rophé
- LOCATION
- Cité des Congrès / Nantes / France
3rd April 2020
- PERFORMERS
- First State Ballet Theatre
- LOCATION
- The Baby Grand Theater, Wilmington, DE