Also known as Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev, Sergej Sergeevič Prokofʹev, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergej Prokofjev, Sergiusz Prokofiew, Serge Prokofiev, Serge Sergevitch Prokofieff, Serge Prokofieff
Russian and Soviet pianist, composer and conductor (1891–1953)
Sergei Prokofiev was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and conductor who lived from 1891 to 1953 and created influential works across multiple musical genres. He is remembered as one of the major classical composers of the 20th century, known for bringing bold modernism to traditional forms like symphonies, ballets, and operas.
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Serguei Sergueievitch Prokofiev, também conhecido pela transliteração anglófona Sergei Sergeievich Prokofiev (em russo: Серге́й Серге́евич Проко́фьев; (atualmente – Krasne, região de Donetsk, Ucrânia, 23 de abril de 1891 – Moscovo, 5 de março de 1953) foi um compositor russo. Um dos compositores mais celebrados do século XX, ele é mais conhecido por obras como o balé Romeu e Julieta, as óperas O Amor das Três Laranjas e Guerra e Paz, a composição infantil Pedro e o Lobo e duas trilhas sonoras para filmes de Sergei Eisenstein. Precoce, mostrou-se talentoso no piano e na composição. Prokofiev nasceu no Império Russo, viajou o mundo em turnês, e voltou à terra local, a então União Soviética. Em seus últimos anos, enfrentou dificuldades financeiras e de saúde. Junto com Shostakovitch, foi uma das figuras mais importantes da música soviética.
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Sergei Prokofiev (Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев, 1891 -1953) was a major Russian composer of the 20th century. Prokofiev was born in Sontsovka (now Krasne, Krasnoarmiisk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, eastern Ukraine), a remote rural estate in the Yekaterinoslav Governorate of the Russian Empire. Prokofiev took piano, theory, and composition lessons from Reinhold Glière, then enrolled at the St. Petersburg Conservatory when he was thirteen. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Sergei+Prokofiev">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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