Sergei Prokofiev
23 April 1891 – 5 March 1953
Sergei Prokofiev was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist and conductor, one of the most admired composers of the 20th century. His diverse output includes symphonies, concertos, operas, ballets and film scores, among them Peter and the Wolf and the ballet Romeo and Juliet.
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Life events
Sergei Prokofiev was born in Sontsivka, in present-day Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe entered the Saint Petersburg Conservatory as a teenager, studying composition and piano.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgProkofiev left Russia after the Revolution, living and working in the United States and Europe.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHis First (Classical) Symphony premiered, blending Haydnesque form with a modern idiom.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe composed his ballet Romeo and Juliet, which became one of his most enduring works.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgProkofiev permanently resettled in the Soviet Union in the mid-1930s.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgHe wrote the symphonic fairy tale Peter and the Wolf, one of his most popular pieces.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgProkofiev was among the composers condemned for formalism in the 1948 Zhdanov Decree.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgProkofiev died in Moscow on the same day as Joseph Stalin, at the age of 61.
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