| 单词 | Prokofiev |
| 例句 | He and Prokofiev were both mercifully spared the treatment accorded writer Alexander Solzhenitsyn, whose criticisms of Soviet authority in his books and public statements landed him in a Siberian prison camp. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z But after the careers of Rachmaninoff, Bartok and Prokofiev in the mid-20th century, there was a distinct falling off. Review | Pianist-composer Michael Brown celebrates Bernstein 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z During passages of oscillating piano chords, you might have thought this was Prokofiev. Review: The Jaap van Zweden Era Begins at the Philharmonic 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z The mixed response to a new Prokofiev work was not unusual. Renowned pianist to play once-again-popular Prokofiev concerto with Seattle Symphony 2010-09-16T22:21:00Z He went for boldness in both Prokofiev and Haydn, getting some of the loudest playing I've heard from the orchestra. In an orchestra's meet-and-mash of Kanye West and Beethoven, classical kicks it with a hip-hop beat 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z "It depends on people's musical background," says Prokofiev. Gabriel Prokofiev gets the Proms into the groove 2011-07-28T20:29:01Z I don’t find this to be one of the great ballet scores; in terms of rhythm and melody, Prokofiev composed much better dance music in “Cinderella.” Review: ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ a Movielike Ballet in Need of Better Direction 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z But the most unconventional decision Prokofiev made was in the ending: It was happy. The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Prokofiev finished writing the music in 1935, but the realization of its staging took a bumpy path. Alexei Ratmansky wants to reignite Romeo and Juliet's spark 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z But it was an exceedingly dry different wit that he brought to Prokofiev. Salonen leads Yuja Wang, L.A. Phil through Russian turmoil 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z And, as usual, Ms. Wang did not announce her encores, which included a crackling account of Prokofiev’s driving Toccata in D minor. Two Pianists Test the Meaning of Virtuosity 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z In “Onegin,” she will be returning to her Russian roots, singing in her native language at the Met for the first time since her 2002 debut in Prokofiev’s “War and Peace.” Russian Diva to Open Third Met Season in a Row 2013-09-16T14:39:33Z “The goal of the society is that in 10 years, people will recognize Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Bartok and Weinberg as the most important composers of the 20th century,” he said. Recognition for a Composer Who Captured a Century’s Horrors 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z He ended the first half with Prokofiev’s brief, brilliant Toccata, Op. John Lill draws out all the moods, power of the piano 2014-05-01T17:50:27Z By then, Prokofiev, who had left his homeland after the Russian Revolution, had returned and settled in the Soviet Union. Review: The Time for Prokofiev’s ‘War and Peace’ Is Now 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Part of a series called Super Sonic Music Box, this event will include pieces by Ives, Mahler, Debussy and Prokofiev. Spare Times for Children for Nov. 14-20 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z In this case they will show how composers like Prokofiev, Bizet, Schumann and Haydn often enjoyed games and toys as much as children do — so much so that playthings inspired some of their musical works. Spare Times: For Children, for March 2-8 2012-03-01T22:36:11Z At the other end of the scale, the Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 – composed in 1944, during World War II – uses the mighty power of the full orchestra to re-create the propulsive energy of its milieu. A high-wattage evening: violinist Hilary Hahn with Seattle Symphony 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z In one marathon concert, he played titanic works by Bach, Schubert, Beethoven and Prokofiev. Review: A Pianist’s Profound Vision of ‘Life,’ in Just 2 Hours 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z Like Per Kirkeby’s set, an unlovely unit, the production sacrifices grandeur for speed, streamlining the three acts of Prokofiev’s score into a compromised two. Dance Review: Peter Martins?s ?Romeo + Juliet? at New York City Ballet 2012-02-16T23:03:47Z The Soviets had the Bolshoi Opera and Ballet, they had Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Nureyev, of course, and in 1957, they had Sputnik. Perspective | At 50, Kennedy Center can no longer be a cultural island 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z This week, the Joffrey Ballet, which left New York for Chicago in 1995, returns to this city: It brings “Romeo & Juliet” — choreographed by Krzysztof Pastor to the Prokofiev score — with a difference. Romeo (and Juliet), How Many Art Thou? 1 Ballet Score, Many Stagings 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Instead there was Prokofiev, represented by his incidental music for a 1936 theatrical version of “Eugene Onegin,” here receiving what was plausibly said to be its first complete performance. Music Review: Prokofiev Version of ?Eugene Onegin? at Princeton 2012-02-12T23:34:22Z Philip Roth calls him in “The Human Stain,” as the novel’s protagonist watches him play Prokofiev at Tanglewood. Bronfman Braces for the Five Piano Concertos 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z So we were interested in writing a three-act ballet in the tradition of Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, but with modern music and choreography. De Frutos and Pet Shop Boys reach for the moon 2011-03-09T21:29:01Z And later this week the Philharmonic performs three concerts of Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev, with Rimsky-Korsakov and yet more Rachmaninoff the week after. Putin Says Tchaikovsky Is Being Canceled. The Met Opera Disagrees. 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z With Prokofiev’s Sonata in D, here accompanied by the pianist Jacob Greenberg, we are back in the familiar world of melodic and vivacious flute music. A Flutist Steps Into the Solo Spotlight 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z For extra measure, Mr. Bronfman will be joined by the Israeli violinist Guy Braunstein in performances of Prokofiev’s Violin Sonatas No. 1 in F minor and No. 2 in D. At 7:30 p.m., Classical Music Listings for June 17-23 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z On Dec. 9 she will present another chamber program that stays rooted in the Russian repertory, with works by Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff. A Violinist as Riveting in Silence as in Sound 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z But mostly, he wanted to talk about the third movement of Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7. Andrew Lloyd Webber: Lord, Baron, Rocker 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z “I am sorry I did not flatter Prokofiev enough to please his admirers on his birthday, but he is dead. My concern is with the living.” Richard Taruskin, Vigorously Polemical Musicologist, Dies at 77 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The lineup includes works by Prokofiev, Dvorak and Milhaud, as well as improvisations and guest artists. Opera/Classical Music Listings for Sept. 12-18 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z But if the concerto has something to offer, it's because Prokofiev is wary of merely indulging in showmanship and throws musical substance into the mix. Gabriel Prokofiev gets the Proms into the groove 2011-07-28T20:29:01Z Moody and elusive, “Opus 19/The Dreamer,” set to Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, features a male dancer interacting with a ballerina, but it’s not exactly romantic. Lessons From Baryshnikov on Robbins (Less Is More) 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z There's a bit in Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto which sounds exactly like that – and this tune? Five difficult pieces 2010-04-22T22:00:00Z But the fragment Prokofiev completed is graceful and light-spirited, with some lovely vocal writing. 2010-02-11T08:55:00Z The rest of the program was revolutionary: Prokofiev’s self-consciously Modernist “Scythian Suite” and Scriabin’s self-indulgently sensual “Poem of Ecstasy.” Can two sensations make revolutionary music? Conductor Dudamel and pianist Trifonov try to find a spark 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z Mr. Bringuier was then joined by the formidable violinist Leonidas Kavakos for a brilliant account of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor. Music Review: Lionel Bringuier Leads Philharmonic by Himself 2013-06-14T19:16:12Z But the celebrated legacy of “Romeo and Juliet” belies its tortured history: It left Prokofiev broken and emerged from a period that left many of his colleagues dead. The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Intimate, restless, restrained, it avoids the extroversion Prokofiev is known for: When the music does assert itself, it quickly recoils, as if ashamed. Review: Yefim Bronfman Plays Prokofiev’s Overlooked Piano Sonatas 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Photograph: Tristram Kenton Even when it was premiered 13 years ago, Matthew Bourne's Cinderella stood out from every other setting of Prokofiev's fairytale score. Cinderella ? review 2010-12-10T17:26:00Z "Winter Nights" features the Seattle Violin Virtuosi and Finesterra Piano Trio in a bill including works by Arensky, Khachaturian, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov. The Week Ahead: Eric Clapton and 'The Brothers Size' are A&E highlights 2011-02-16T23:20:09Z Choreographed by Matthew Westerby to excerpts from Prokofiev’s ballet score, this production features children and older adults from the Hudson Guild’s programs, as well as young professionals from Mr. Westerby’s company. Spare Times for Children for June 13-19 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z The Prokofiev Sonata in D unfolded with a calm, articulate eloquence, and Piccinini spun out its lyrical passages with delicate simplicity. Pianist, flutist collaboration yields lyrical evening 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z The program, should anyone be listening, offers works by Scriabin, Liszt’s Sonata in B minor and Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 6, and the performances are almost sure to be wonderful. The New Season: Tchaikovsky, Dress Codes, And 3-D Opera 2011-09-16T19:50:18Z But then, in the postwar, palette-cleansing neoclassicism of composers such as Stravinsky and Prokofiev, perhaps Rachmaninov saw new possibilities. On the art of variation: why Paganini's theme is so popular 2013-07-05T10:36:51Z "We got on well, I really liked how he played, so we started talking about doing a violin concerto," says Prokofiev. Gabriel Prokofiev debuts concerto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z In another welcome departure, Ek uses Tchaikovsky selections rather than the familiar Prokofiev score. A Shakespeare tale with honesty and heart 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z The Prokofiev sonata established the tone of the recital: tremendous virtuosity, tonal variety and sheer firepower. Jon Kimura Parker’s ‘Rite’ packed with power | Classical review 2013-05-09T17:32:36Z Mr. Kudelka’s fussy, complicated choreography features hideously difficult and uncomfortable-looking partnering and responds neither to the Prokofiev score’s darker elements nor to its lyricism. Dance Review: Note to Self: A Good Pair of Shoes Always Ends Up Paying for Itself 2011-06-22T22:10:02Z Season two of the cycle began last month with Beethoven’s First and Eighth Symphonies framing a freshly commissioned work — a symphony in all but name — by London-based composer Gabriel Prokofiev. A pair of striking debuts at Seattle Symphony 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z Until about three years ago, the emphasis of Wang’s concerto repertoire was on the Russian composers — Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky. Piano virtuoso Yuja Wang could have gone anywhere for this interview. She chose ... Universal Studios? 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z The thoughtful pianist Daniil Trifonov explores the music of Russia’s so-called “silver age” of the early 20th century on a fascinating album that offers various solo works and concertos by Scriabin, Prokofiev and Stravinsky. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z She made her Met debut the same year, in Prokofiev’s “War and Peace,” but then sang only supporting roles with the company for a time. Anna Netrebko Prepares to Star in ?Anna Bolena? at the Met 2011-09-25T03:00:06Z The program was an abridged version of the complete Prokofiev piano sonata cycle that Bronfman is playing around the world this season, generally spaced over three evenings. Pianist Yefim Bronfman performs Prokofiev sonatas 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z This was subtly underlined when, as though offering the briefest of encores in response to the applause, Karabits added the jolly ending Prokofiev had been persuaded to write to please the Soviet authorities. BSO/Karabits – review 2012-11-30T17:56:34Z The label made its debut in June with a lavish, eclectic three-disc box set that runs from Beethoven and Strauss, by way of Prokofiev and Varèse, to contemporary pieces. The Cleveland Orchestra, America’s Finest, Restarts Recording 2020-10-09T04:00:00Z The Grammy Award-winning Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov — who is yet to turn 30 — performs works by Beethoven, Schumann and Prokofiev at Carnegie Hall, as part of the venue’s Keyboard Virtuosos II series. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ and ‘One Day at a Time’ 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Boulanger’s piece could hardly register alongside a towering piano concerto and a yet more towering symphony, Prokofiev’s Fifth. Review: Two Artists Arrive at the Philharmonic, Loudly 2022-04-01T04:00:00Z Just listen to “The Temple,” its feverish 7/4 time signature is a nod to Prokofiev’s equally tumultuous seventh piano sonata, with nary a beat to take a breath. Why ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ the Album Has Always Rocked 2021-10-12T04:00:00Z Amid the startlingly modern elements of Prokofiev’s score is his occasional use of the voices as mere texture, with some phrases repeated so often that the words begin to take on a purely rhythmic power. Review: ‘The Fiery Angel,’ Devilishly Tough Prokofiev 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z I dropped in on one focused on various takes on “Roméo et Juliette,” ranging from Prokofiev’s ballet score to Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” In Paris, a New Music Hub Hums 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z At the Bowl this summer, Dudamel is leading performances of Verdi and Prokofiev, but also headlining shows that celebrate Duke Ellington and Café Tacvba, the pioneering Mexican rock band. In L.A., Dudamel’s Influence Extends Beyond the Concert Hall 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z When the name Prokofiev appears at the top of a program, it usually means another performance of the "Classical Symphony." Conductor James Gaffigan a bracing presence at Disney Hall 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Her contributions to Prokofiev studies included the co-ordination of seminars, concerts and public lectures at the Royal College of Music, Manchester, to mark the 2003 anniversary. No?lle Mann obituary 2010-07-13T17:21:00Z But in concertos by composers as varied as Mozart, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev, whether for violinist or pianist, the soloists recede a bit too thoroughly into the orchestral textures. Geffen and Gustavo: Mixed Boons for the New York Philharmonic 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Just as Prokofiev had been himself at that age, Shostakovich was already Shostakovich by the time he reached 20. Salonen leads Yuja Wang, L.A. Phil through Russian turmoil 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Works by Prokofiev and Liszt also offer a chance to sample Mr. Kissin’s dazzling technique. Classical & Opera Listings for May 15-21 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z English National Ballet: Cinderella, Manchester This 1996 version of Cinderella is a fine showcase for Michael Corder's skill and fluency as a dance maker: a work that wreaths effortlessly elegant steps around Prokofiev's fairytale score. Dance picks of the week 2010-04-16T23:09:00Z "When there were no more live artists left, we turned to making somewhat longer films about dead artists such as Prokofiev," Russell once said. British film director Ken Russell dies at 84 2011-11-28T12:07:21Z The next program, “God & the Russians,” offers a typically intriguing mix of pieces, including works by Mozart, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Paul Juon. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 14-20 2014-02-13T23:37:00Z The outing here, by a sometimes quirky but compelling pianist, in works by Janacek and Prokofiev and music of his own, should be fascinating. The New Season: Tchaikovsky, Dress Codes, And 3-D Opera 2011-09-16T19:50:18Z For the Philharmonic to play this Ninth Symphony — and, next week, Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev — is a gesture, however small, against that message. Review: The Philharmonic’s Conductor Returns to His Perch 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z “This ballet was conceived in paradise,” Simon Morrison, a music professor at Princeton University and the author of “The People’s Artist: Prokofiev’s Soviet Years,” said in an interview. The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The oratorio Ivan the Terrible, meanwhile, draws on the soundtrack Prokofiev composed for Eisenstein's vast historical epic between 1942 and 1946. LSO/Zhang ? review 2011-04-06T18:00:29Z It was clear to Prokofiev that his return to Russia had been a colossal mistake. The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The State Ballet Theater of Russia offers “Cinderella,” another classic tale of a young woman transformed, this time to the stirring music of Prokofiev. Dance Listings for Dec. 2-8 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z The earliest sessions in the Universal box date from February 1966, when Abbado and the London Symphony excerpted Prokofiev ballets with enjoyable flair. To the Conductor Claudio Abbado, the Orchestra Was a Collective 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z The album includes a dazzling account of Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto, a work he composed during a period of deep immersion into Tchaikovsky’s music. Classical Playlist: Tchaikovsky, Leonard Bernstein and More 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z During Tuesday’s program, of works by Prokofiev and Ravel, she reserved that particular sound for moments of high drama. Janine Jansen and Itamar Golan Balance Power and Nuance at Zankel Hall 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z For its concert at Zankel Hall on Tuesday evening Yale joined forces with the Prokofiev Society of America to present “Prokofiev Rediscovered,” a program of rarities and premieres. 2010-02-11T08:55:00Z Ms. Engerer specialized in the work of Russian and French composers — Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, Mussorgsky, Saint-Saëns — as well as that of Robert Schumann. Brigitte Engerer, French Pianist, Dies at 59 2012-06-30T03:39:20Z He writes in a sense like Prokofiev: He writes the music that he wants to write. Elliott Carter’s Early Flops Reveal a Budding Musical Master 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z With the London Symphony, there is tender, precisely shaded Ravel, a survey of cultivated Mendelssohn, exquisite Debussy, fiery Prokofiev and touching Strauss. To the Conductor Claudio Abbado, the Orchestra Was a Collective 2023-06-23T04:00:00Z When it comes to the orchestral samples of Prokofiev's Concerto, DJ Switch thrives on virtuosity. Gabriel Prokofiev gets the Proms into the groove 2011-07-28T20:29:01Z My one cavil would be that his tempi tend to be conservative; the Allegro con Brio of the Prokofiev and the Beethoven Scherzo both felt a little earthbound. BSO at Strathmore: A confident, open-hearted guest conductor 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z Here he is playing the impassioned final movement of Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7. In Performance: Conrad Tao 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z The Prokofiev piano concertos are, like his symphonies, an uneven bunch. CD reviews: Cliburn medalist takes on Prokofiev with Fort Worth Symphony 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z The music is not the overly familiar Prokofiev but a fine assemblage of Tchaikovsky scores. Shakespeare: huge dance fan. Check out these Bard-themed dances on DVD But Mr. Capuçon, once finished, immediately set any grand notions aside with a delightfully deflating solo encore, “Walk of the Small Soldiers,” arranged from a march in Prokofiev’s piano collection “Music for Children.” Mozart, Made New: This Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z If the symphony showed Prokofiev at his weightiest, Shostakovich’s second piano concerto shows this composer at his most elfin and loving. Review | Forget greatness, enjoy the music: NSO revels in lyrical excess 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z Some Neo-Classical bits in the manner of jaunty Prokofiev are fun. Music Review: Love Beats Science in a Spoof by Menotti 2011-08-14T22:00:12Z “I love the analogy of Haydn throwing arrows into the future,” he said, “and these arrows land on the page of Schumann, of Brahms, of Prokofiev, of Stravinsky.” After 13 Years, a Zesty Haydn Survey Makes Its Mark 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z On the menu: some old guard Rachmaninoff, with some Prokofiev and Scriabin to keep things “revolutionary.” Essential Arts & Culture: China and Taiwan's music diplomacy, Ghost Ship fallout and Gary's Busey-isms 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z A sense of detached cool works wonders with Prokofiev. Philharmonia/Temirkanov 2010-07-01T21:30:00Z The Prokofiev concerto itself is an angular blend of passion and reverie, infused with a wit that ranges from jaunty to thorny. 2013 SSO opener: Lang Lang, Morlot, Prokofiev are the stars 2013-09-13T14:01:09Z Mr. Tao spoke eloquently about the work, which Prokofiev ostensibly composed as a birthday tribute to Stalin. Music Review: Conrad Tao at Weill Recital Hall 2012-02-29T23:01:35Z Kopatchinskaja has made several more alarmingly innovative recordings of a remarkably broad range of standard and nonstandard repertory over the last seven years, including rapturously praised performances of concertos by Bartók, Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Ligeti. Patricia Kopatchinskaja shows her astonishing artistry on 'Take Two' and 'Chiaroscuro' 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor can be a knockout if you have a soloist capable of dispatching its demonically difficult piano part. 2010-01-09T01:00:00Z The Prokofiev clarinet solo led to something different. Kent Nagano and Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal prove gripping in Santa Barbara 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z The evening opened with a warm and surprisingly conventional work from Sergei Prokofiev. The Knights charge into Dumbarton Oaks 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Listen to the first four notes of Prokofiev’s score: The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z And on Thursday, Russian works are in the spotlight, with Prokofiev’s “Alexander Nevsky” and Rachmaninoff’s “Symphonic Dances.” Classical & Opera Listings for Oct. 16-22 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall featured powerful and nuanced interpretations of Liszt’s Sonata in B minor and the Prokofiev, demonstrating a crystalline touch and a wide coloristic range. Yuja Wang, Pianist and Fashion Plate 2012-04-08T03:23:10Z A few weeks earlier, there’s a chance to hear Mr. Gilbert’s replacement as music director, Jaap van Zweden, who takes the Dallas Symphony to the hillside for works by Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev and Stravinsky, among others. 10 Spring and Summer Classical Festivals 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z "It has a beautiful undertone of depth, a foreshadowing of the importance of the story. Prokofiev's harmony and melody create a thematic development, so that each character has its own theme," he says. Alexei Ratmansky wants to reignite Romeo and Juliet's spark 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev were favorites, and done with aplomb; though there is no Mahler, Bruckner or Shostakovich here, despite his advocacy for all three composers, he made his way through Brahms and Tchaikovsky. 120 CDs Later, a Conductor’s Legacy Is Still Uncertain 2021-06-18T04:00:00Z But such thoughts will be far from Vásquez's mind right now: he brings Beethoven, Prokofiev, and Tchaikovsky to the Royal Festival Hall with the Teresa Carreño Orchestra. Dudamel abides 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z Mr. Martins’s choreography allows Prokofiev’s illustrious score to do much of his work for him. Review: ‘Romeo + Juliet,’ a Movielike Ballet in Need of Better Direction 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z Throughout, Robbins’s musical phrasing helps etch Prokofiev’s beautiful violin melodies onto the mind. Dance Review: Three Twists on Classical Style, in Movement and in Character 2011-05-18T22:15:22Z Prokofiev says he wanted to convey a broad picture of what was happening in 1914 - a year he describes as "the end of the old world, the old ways, the old hierarchies". Gabriel Prokofiev debuts concerto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Not that there was any absence of power or clatter where appropriate, as in Prokofiev’s cantata “Alexander Nevsky,” which ended the Sunday afternoon program. Chicago Orchestra at Carnegie Hall and Beyond 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Q: Can you say a few words about Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1? Adventurous violinist Leila Josefowicz to make a Seattle appearance 2011-03-31T20:38:06Z There was a lot of piano and chamber music, including a bassoon sonata – the sonata that Prokofiev or Poulenc never wrote! Five difficult pieces 2010-04-22T22:00:00Z Alexei Volodin was the sensational soloist in the Prokofiev – a hard-hitting, edgy performance in which he played with staggering technique and furious accuracy, while Karabits combined modernist aggression with moments of neoclassical cool. RPO/Karabits – review 2013-03-21T18:17:23Z But what Prokofiev does with it is intriguing, serious yet just witty enough, and easily sufficient to sustain a 20-minute work. Prom 30: NYO/Jurowski/DJ Switch/Grosvenor ? review 2011-08-07T11:13:08Z Having begun to play professionally by the age of 11, he got a manager when he was 12, and toured with showpieces like Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini” and Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto. Conrad Tao Was Never Just Another Prodigy 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z Two Sarcasms, inspired by Prokofiev, mixes attractive lyricism with sardonic spikiness, skilfully written if not yet quite distinctive in style. Carmen; the Manson Ensemble; the Nash Ensemble – review 2012-11-25T00:05:46Z This program concludes his series of three, presented by Carnegie Hall, devoted to a complete survey of the nine Prokofiev piano sonatas. Classical Music Listings for June 17-23 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “It was an unexpected idea, and I wasn’t sure if the orchestra would be okay with it,” Prokofiev said. Sir Mix-A-Lot dance partner enjoying viral video fame 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z Prokofiev arranged three suites from his evening-length “Romeo and Juliet” ballet, but these days conductors often prefer to assemble their own versions of varying lengths. Bringuier does Shakespeare; a young cellist impresses 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z At Benaroya's Illsley Ball Recital Hall on Friday evening, works by Villa-Lobos and Prokofiev served as prelude and postlude to a richly rewarding rarity. SSO Chamber Series offers radiant reading of rarely-played Strauss sonata 2011-04-23T17:10:05Z Mr. Ratmansky, 51, has created ballets to Shostakovich, Stravinsky, Prokofiev and other Russian composers, as well as Scarlatti, Strauss and Bernstein. ‘How Am I Going to Dance to This?’ Ratmansky’s New Music Frontier 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Prokofiev dispatches Tybalt with 15 hammered timpani strokes, and Gaffigan, who looks good on the video screens, handled that as if impressively wielding a samurai sword. Fill-ins Behzod Abduraimov and James Gaffigan shine at Bowl 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z The lineup includes Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 and Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 2, with the excellent Julia Fischer as the soloist. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Feb. 14-20 2014-02-13T23:37:00Z When "Romeo and Juliet" finally made it to the stage, Ulanova quipped, "Never was a story of more woe than this of Prokofiev and his Romeo." Alexei Ratmansky wants to reignite Romeo and Juliet's spark 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z The Prokofiev concerto had an entirely different character than the heavier one Dudamel made last year in Caracas with Wang and the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela. L.A. Phil alum Lionel Bringuier wows in Zurich 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z Far from sounding as if it belongs to the classical tradition, however, Prokofiev's Concerto is firmly rooted in the urban sounds of hip-hop, albeit with live orchestra and classical references to composers such as Stravinsky. Gabriel Prokofiev gets the Proms into the groove 2011-07-28T20:29:01Z These are the score as Prokofiev intended it: light and buoyant. The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z But the real stars are the musicians: Ms. Wolf, Mr. Barros, the cellist Andrew Janss and the violinist Victoria Wolf Lewis, playing rapturous accounts of Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and Shostakovich. Review: In ‘Anna Akhmatova,’ a Magical Interlude Reconjured 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 2, with the Russian Kirill Gerstein as soloist, was poetic and impassioned, with a verve which carried through to Prokofiev's awkward and restless Symphony No 6. Götterdämmerung; BBC Proms – review 2012-07-21T23:05:54Z The OMF continues Saturday and Aug. 5 with more Beethoven plus Prokofiev and Brahms. 13 top entertainment picks for July 29-Aug. 4, 2012 2012-07-25T21:49:08Z “Rodin,” a suite of four duets and a solo inspired by Rodin’s sculpture, is set variously to music by Debussy, Prokofiev and Berg. Dance Review | St. Petersburg State Ballet Theater: Leonid Jacobson Showcase at Tribeca Arts Center 2010-03-21T21:46:00Z Now an annual Guggenheim tradition, Prokofiev’s classic fairy tale score is dramatized in a brisk half-hour performance narrated by the fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, who also directs and is responsible for the costumes. 8 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z It is only natural that students at the Yale School of Music, where Mr. Berman is chairman of the piano department, would absorb some of his passion for Prokofiev. Music Review: Prokofiev?s Piano Sonatas From Yale in New York 2011-12-12T23:29:39Z Whole numbers were excised, though Prokofiev was able to salvage some of the divertissements elsewhere in the score. The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Designed in four movements and lasting about 26 minutes, Prokofiev’s new work treats the orchestra as “a community of people,” with some solo instruments as “protagonists.” The next ‘Become Ocean’? Seattle Symphony to unveil new commissions 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z Christophe Chagnard will lead the orchestra in a program of independent musical thinkers of the 20th century: Gershwin, Bernstein and Prokofiev. 17 of Seattle's top entertainment picks, April 8-14 2012-04-04T23:29:04Z But he and Mr. Thomas seemed determined to play everything as quietly and as prettily as possible, deliberately downplaying Prokofiev’s bite. Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Some of the changes were made without Prokofiev’s permission. The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z The Bolshoi’s impetuous acting style perfectly caught the color and storytelling verve of Prokofiev’s score, which often sounds like the greatest film music ever written. Romeo (and Juliet), How Many Art Thou? 1 Ballet Score, Many Stagings 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z "When people write music that purely has a mission to bring the kids in, it's never going to work," says Prokofiev. Gabriel Prokofiev gets the Proms into the groove 2011-07-28T20:29:01Z In program notes Mr. Morrison cites the dances for Tatiana’s name-day celebration, Tchaikovsky’s being not nearly rustic or bumptious enough for Prokofiev’s taste. Music Review: Prokofiev Version of ?Eugene Onegin? at Princeton 2012-02-12T23:34:22Z The sonata begins with a brutal, gritty Allegro that sounds like Prokofiev on a 12-tone binge. Music Review: A Cozy Chamber Concert Buoyed by Lapping Water 2011-04-18T21:55:54Z The film’s music soundtrack is deployed like a cudgel: A musical-comedy-like refrain adds a comic buoyancy; a hard-rock cue suggests Gonzalo’s defiance; a stirring Prokofiev crescendo lends grandeur to the climax. Review: ‘The Apostate’ Chronicles a Rebellious Catholic 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Two new productions that had been planned for the fall, Verdi’s “Aida” and Prokofiev’s “The Fiery Angel,” have been postponed until later seasons. The Metropolitan Opera Cancels All Fall Performances 2020-06-01T04:00:00Z Its sprightliness in a sober time recalls Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony, written three decades earlier, which the Philharmonic played under van Zweden in February. Review: The Philharmonic’s Conductor Returns to His Perch 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z Prokofiev admits he is fascinated by the conflict which ravaged Europe for four years. Gabriel Prokofiev debuts concerto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z He made his New York recital debut at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in November 1969 playing Mozart, Brahms, Prokofiev and Janacek. Sergiu Luca, Violinist Who Founded Music Festivals, Is Dead at 67 2010-12-09T05:24:00Z Swed also took in an “an unflinchingly ferocious” performance of Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony led by guest conductor Xian Zhang, also at Disney Hall. Essential Arts & Culture: A 2017 rewind, lots of 'Nutcracker' and Bach, art and selfie marketing 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra performs a second program at Carnegie Hall, with works by Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff, on Saturday night; 212-247-7800, carnegiehall.org. Music Review: St. Petersburg Philharmonic and Denis Kozhukhin Perform 2014-02-14T22:30:29Z “But I think these risks need to be taken,” Prokofiev wrote. Pop culture remix: Key moments in ‘Baby Got Back’ history 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Turned upside-down, it sounds like a demonic pianist is playing some wild-eyed, impish piece written by Prokofiev in a fit of Neo-Baroque madness. A Jazz Pianist Flips Bach Upside-Down 2020-05-15T04:00:00Z The narrative suspense and urgency of these scenes, and the drama of the two men’s deaths to Prokofiev’s thundering drum beats, is astounding theater from Mr. Bourne, offering blazing energy from his terrific cast. Review: In Matthew Bourne’s ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ a Story of Even More Woe 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z Gabriel Prokofiev's Violin Concerto makes its world premiere at the Royal Albert Hall on 29 July 2014. Gabriel Prokofiev debuts concerto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Beyond that, the production of the Shakespeare classic, which premiered in Toronto in 2011 and is set to Sergei Prokofiev's epochal Russian score, offers other distinctions. Alexei Ratmansky wants to reignite Romeo and Juliet's spark 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z On balance, though, Mr. van Zweden and Ms. Borda’s exciting programming initiatives are more important to the Philharmonic’s future than an overly aggressive account of a Prokofiev staple is harmful. The Surprise of Jaap van Zweden’s Philharmonic Tenure? Surprise 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z The piece borrows themes from Prokofiev’s ballet score “The Prodigal Son,” and the symphony, though written in four movements, can seem pumped up and rambling. Music Review: Baltimore and Albany Symphonies at Carnegie Hall 2013-05-08T21:11:30Z Not quite 30, the cellist Bruno Philippe has over the past few years recorded — with elegant understatement and a serene tone — music by Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Myaskovsky, Brahms and Schumann. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z But the most revealing performance came in Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 6 in A. Completed in 1940, this nearly 30-minute work channels some barbaric, propulsive, harmonically brittle outbursts into a formal four-movement sonata structure. Music Review: Yuja Wang at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-10-21T22:23:35Z Prokofiev produced dance music for a period before returning his attention fully to classical composition, and he retains an interest in electronic music and contemporary popular styles. Gabriel Prokofiev debuts concerto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Prokofiev called these epigrammatic miniatures, many of them portraits of friends, doggies, referring to biting qualities in the music. Review: Australian Chamber Orchestra Plays Haydn and Mozart 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z The Prokofiev alone would have made Wednesday’s program a highlight of the Philharmonic’s season, but it’s understandable if many in the audience will think immediately of Lim when they recall this concert. Review: Yunchan Lim, Teenage Piano Star, Arrives in New York 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z One pas de deux — the evening’s most poetic episode — introduced the audience to the season’s most important new acquisition: Frederick Ashton’s three-act “Cinderella,” set to Prokofiev’s score, which enters the repertory in June. American Ballet Theater Holds Its Spring Gala 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z So it’s more like Prokofiev than anything else — nothing like the Neo-Classical stuff that does take him by storm down the road. Elliott Carter’s Early Flops Reveal a Budding Musical Master 2021-03-17T04:00:00Z The Royal Ballet danced Prokofiev’s “Romeo & Juliet,” Rufus Wainwright sang a delicate setting of Sonnet 29, and Prince Charles joined in, with a lesson on the way to emote “To be, or not to be.” What’s on TV Friday: ‘Shakespeare Live! From the Royal Shakespeare Company’ and ‘Sense8: A Christmas Special’ 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Almost from the minute Prokofiev decides firmly that his future lies in Russia, the diary ceases. The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review 2013-03-30T08:59:01Z This is the Prokofiev who wrote the “Classical” Symphony, putting his modern twist on harmony, looking back and writing a very elegant, almost Mozart-like work. A Flutist Steps Into the Solo Spotlight 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z The Sixth Symphony of Prokofiev was the heavyweight of the evening. Remarkable violinist, conductor were masterful pair at Seattle Symphony 2012-11-02T20:31:04Z Also known for his work with dance music and the club scene, Prokofiev was fusing genres that are usually considered separate worlds well before his adventure with Sir Mix-A-Lot. The next ‘Become Ocean’? Seattle Symphony to unveil new commissions 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z There's plenty of variety within the works of Prokofiev, but his Sonata for Violin and Piano, Op. Seattle Chamber Music Society Summer Festival presents concert of darkness, light 2011-07-28T19:25:04Z Six years later, with Russia in turmoil at the time of the October Revolution, Prokofiev pulled back from radicalism and wrote what appeared to be a comfortably reactionary "Classical" Symphony in the style of Haydn. Salonen leads Yuja Wang, L.A. Phil through Russian turmoil 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Here are some of the other treatments Prokofiev’s three-act score has received over the years. Romeo (and Juliet), How Many Art Thou? 1 Ballet Score, Many Stagings 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z For my taste, the quieter sections of the Prokofiev, especially the hushed passage that concludes the "Battle on the Ice," are more rewarding than the rhythmically square battle itself. Review: Springtime Auburn gets a taste of Russian winter, courtesy of ASO 2010-04-11T16:36:00Z It's true that Prokofiev and his wife Lina, who was his willing companion when he finally settled in Moscow in 1936, knew that they were under constant observation, their phones tapped and their footsteps shadowed. The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review 2013-03-30T08:59:01Z The Prokofiev Violin Sonata No. 2 in D Major began life as a flute sonata, and remains one of the great solo pieces for that latter instrument. SCMS fest, night 2: Jazzy Martinu, eloquent Tchaikovsky 2013-07-02T16:06:06Z The work pleased the authorities, although Prokofiev expressed his frustration with the regime in covert ways, like using a theme based on Schumann’s song “Sadness.” Music Review: Conrad Tao at Weill Recital Hall 2012-02-29T23:01:35Z Bernstein's "Serenade" is seen by Joshua Bell as being "in the top violin repertory of the 20th century, up there with Prokofiev and Shostakovich." Seattle Symphony opens season with Joshua Bell, former Gov. Dan Evans 2012-09-12T02:11:03Z On Friday, though, their Verdi and Respighi is not the main attraction: That billing goes to Martha Argerich, the elusive pianist, who makes a rare appearance to play Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Classical Music in NYC This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z And Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony was a conscious exercise in writing without involving piano — and with eyes cast back to the era of Haydn. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in February 2021-01-28T05:00:00Z Ambartsumyan said he found a certain pleasure that the orchestra would play works by Prokofiev and Shostakovich, two composers who were repressed by the Soviet regime, for the festival’s closing performance on Sept. 11. An Orchestra Brings Harmony to a Region of Discord 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z While there are important figures who accomplished giant symphonic outputs in the first half of the 20th century — Sibelius, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, principally — the field thins out during the second half. Music Review: Beating the ‘Curse of the Ninth’ 2014-02-04T13:01:10Z In the pit, too, the conductor Vladimir Jurowski proved himself a master of timing, shaping Prokofiev’s seething score in cresting waves of sonic power. Review: ‘The Fiery Angel,’ Devilishly Tough Prokofiev 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Prokofiev had left the Soviet Union for the US and France in 1918, but was unable to resist returning in 1936, with the promise of celebrity, special privileges and freedoms. The Rest is Noise festival: The Art of Fear 2013-05-08T20:42:52Z In the past four years he has traversed the works of Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Stravinsky at Carnegie and Avery Fisher Halls, with the London Symphony, Mariinsky Theater Orchestra and New York Philharmonic. | Oct. 17 ? 23 2010-10-15T16:51:00Z In a blog post, Prokofiev wrote that composing an orchestral piece inspired by a hip-hop artist had “the potential of being an embarrassing ‘cross-over’ rail-crash between two musical worlds” that rarely mix. Pop culture remix: Key moments in ‘Baby Got Back’ history 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1 — written in 1911, when Russia was in revolutionary fervor — is the work of a 19-year-old with unbounded spirit and of a fearless pianist ready to change the world. Salonen leads Yuja Wang, L.A. Phil through Russian turmoil 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z That same year, the violinist Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of 20th-century Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev, started Nonclassical in London, an evening of classical music, often of the contemporary variety, in club spaces. Bringing Classical Music to the Club Scene 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z More Prokofiev, the "Classical" Symphony, led off the concert, but Mena fell into the trap of playing the first movement too slowly, which robs the music of its sparkle and wit. Pianist Behzod Abduraimov again proves to be a super sub 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Today Mr. Kutik, now 28, is a concert violinist whose schedule is studded with the standard virtuosic fare: This spring he will perform concertos by Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev with orchestras across the United States. Critic’s Notebook: Yevgeny Kutik Is to Play ‘Music From the Suitcase’ 2014-03-18T22:10:54Z Ek made an even more unorthodox choice in music, trading Prokofiev for Tchaikovsky. 'Juliet and Romeo'? Royal Swedish Ballet gives Shakespeare a twist at Segerstrom 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Filled with kaleidoscopic color, exhilarating tempos and the impudent sarcasm with which Prokofiev loves to veil even his most tender utterances, it was a performance as perceptive as it was brilliant. Review | Piano-violin duo brings mature eloquence to Phillips Collection 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z It was fantastic that this lady knew Ravel, knew Prokofiev. Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins Symphony, Morlot for Ravel 2013-09-15T14:01:09Z The concert opened with Joan Tower’s stout “Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman” No. 1, and also included Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, “Classical.” Review: Philip Glass and the Bangles, Mashed at the Symphony 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Matthew Bourne's Cinderella Bourne's classic work returns with revised choreography and a radical re-edit of Prokofiev's score. The best dance for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z Many Prokofiev scores try to contain modernist, sometimes barbaric impulses within Neo-Classical forms, in a harmonic language that for all its dissonance is essentially tonal. Music Review: Prokofiev?s Piano Sonatas From Yale in New York 2011-12-12T23:29:39Z Dancing Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” Peck suffered a stress fracture in her back. Tiler Peck, spinning in new directions with the Kennedy Center’s ‘Little Dancer’ Prokofiev clashed badly with Balanchine, yet their “Prodigal Son” is still a masterpiece of dance drama performed worldwide. Art Review: ‘Diaghilev and the Ballets Russes,’ at National Gallery 2013-05-23T20:40:40Z Reducing the characters to their representative character-instruments in Prokofiev doesn’t exactly help to add depth, though the trade-off is cleverness for its own sake, which isn’t the worst outcome. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 4: A Wolf in Cheap Clothing 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z “I wish I could call Prokofiev and ask him what is the exact purpose of his three suites,” Mr. Denève said in an interview. The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Before he began, Cocker explained we were going to hear Prokofiev's work twice. From Pulp to Prokofiev: Jarvis Cocker narrates Peter and the Wolf 2010-12-29T17:57:43Z After the current program of works by Rossini, Magnus Lindberg and Beethoven, he leads music by Anna Thorvaldsdottir, Prokofiev and — like the Mahler, a prime assignment — Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring” starting next Thursday. Review: A Philharmonic Contender Returns to the Podium 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Prokofiev described the pieces, completed in 1917, many of them portraits of friends, as “doggies” because of their musical bite. Classical Playlist: Schumann, Bach, Prokofiev and More 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z Gabriel Prokofiev, the grandson of the 20th Century composer Sergei Prokofiev, is presenting the world premiere of his new violin concerto at the BBC Proms. Gabriel Prokofiev debuts concerto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Audiences cheered his Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, as well as a surprise rendition of a Chinese Communist classic, “Ode to the Red Flag.” Now Playing in China: Putin-Aligned Artists Shunned in the West 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z The shoe most certainly fits in this delightful, sparkling presentation of the fairy tale, scored by Prokofiev, choreographed by Kent Stowell and full of romantic moments. 17 top entertainment picks for the week of Sept. 23-29, 2012 2012-09-19T20:42:04Z This new recording of two Prokofiev blockbusters, along with a less familiar early piece, suggests that the relationship between Alsop and the orchestra is an extraordinarily happy one. Boisterous, novel effects on Prokofiev by Baltimore Symphony programmer 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Prokofiev’s “Sarcasms” is also accurately titled: its five pieces abound in bitingly comic passages, pounding chords and perpetual-motion craziness. Two Pianists Offer Contrasting Paths of Exploration 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Prokofiev regarded it as his masterpiece, but it wasn’t performed until after his death. Review | Forget greatness, enjoy the music: NSO revels in lyrical excess 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z One of her favorite scenes is when Juliet, in despair, sits alone on her bed contemplating her next move as Prokofiev’s music swells. The Poetic Justice of Stella Abrera’s Juliet 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Not surprisingly there are strains of the ballet “Romeo and Juliet,” written by Prokofiev around the same time, though over all this “Onegin” is not as lush; nor is it as sumptuous as Tchaikovsky’s opera. Music Review: Prokofiev Version of ?Eugene Onegin? at Princeton 2012-02-12T23:34:22Z Bad timing was, on occasion, an important factor in Prokofiev's career, and Xian Zhang's concert with the LSO presented us with two works notably affected by it. LSO/Zhang ? review 2011-04-06T18:00:29Z Mr. Nelsons also plans to lead subscription concerts featuring works by Prokofiev, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff, as well as works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Bruckner and Mahler. ArtsBeat: Andris Nelsons to Open Boston Symphony Season With a Flourish 2014-03-05T19:45:37Z When I was 15, I would hole up in my bedroom and crank the volume on Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Carrie Brownstein, Carly Rae Jepsen and Others on First-Time Cultural Experiences 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z But Shostakovich, like his contemporary Sergei Prokofiev, was also protected by his status. Artists' spat over Putin joins a Russian tradition 2013-02-03T10:01:13Z See this ballet once, and you find problems: The Prokofiev music is often harsh and cynical, and the classical choreography is sometimes sharp and staccato. Dance This Week: Misty Copeland, the Royal Ballet and Ashton’s ‘Cinderella’ 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Those quibbles aside, the Prokofiev symphony is a playful musical marker for each of the characters and a portentous warning of things to come. ‘Fargo’ Season 3, Episode 4: A Wolf in Cheap Clothing 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Before submitting his score, Prokofiev asked his partner to listen to an audio demo he created. The next ‘Become Ocean’? Seattle Symphony to unveil new commissions 2016-09-18T04:00:00Z I felt bad about missing the recital, but a little better because I’d heard Mr. Trifonov — fiery yet ruthlessly clear — play Prokofiev with the Vienna Philharmonic earlier in the week. 10 Days at the Salzburg Festival, Music’s Disneyland 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z History shows that nearly every version of this famous score has been different — different from Shakespeare or from Prokofiev’s idea, or both. Romeo (and Juliet), How Many Art Thou? 1 Ballet Score, Many Stagings 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto, written for the composer’s first American tour in 1909, shares with the Second Concertos of Bartók and Prokofiev the dubious distinction of being the most technically challenging of the standard repertory. National Philharmonic and guest soloist Haochen Zhang enchant 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z The Utah Symphony will perform at Carnegie Hall in April as part of its celebration of its 75th anniversary, playing Haydn, Bartok, Prokofiev and the New York premiere of Andrew Norman’s “Switch.” Utah Symphony Names New President 1456-08-02T05:00:00Z In the percussive "Thumper," the third prelude, which was reminiscent of Prokofiev, Yang maintained a steady pulse while playing chords in different rhythms. A sparkling, jazzy concert from Joyce Yang at the Wallis 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z The program will be repeated intact Friday and Saturday nights, but at the final performance on Tuesday evening Muti will substitute Paul Hindemith's Symphony in E-flat for the Prokofiev. Muti's return to CSO leaves hall abuzz with the excitement of old music and new 2011-05-06T16:26:00Z The conference was held in conjunction with the first performance of a theatrical version of Pushkin’s “Eugene Onegin” with incidental music by Prokofiev, which was suppressed shortly before its scheduled 1937 premiere. Critic?s Notebook: ?After the End of Music History? Conference at Princeton 2012-02-15T22:26:34Z That goes for Ms. Netrebko, too, who won praise early in her career for taking on some 20th century operas by Prokofiev. Anna Netrebko, Consider New Opera. Please. 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z The orchestra also plays Shostakovich’s First Symphony and three selections from Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” The New Season: Tchaikovsky, Dress Codes, And 3-D Opera 2011-09-16T19:50:18Z But whereas Prokofiev marshals his with a fair degree of variety, his maverick Brazilian near-contemporary hammers away at his rhythmic figures with tedious insistence, and the result is a banal finale. SSO Chamber Series offers radiant reading of rarely-played Strauss sonata 2011-04-23T17:10:05Z Although the score is Prokofiev’s greatest — far more rhythmically fascinating than the better-known “Romeo and Juliet” — it has a few ugly moments, and the final act, though irresistible, is not its finest. New York Times Critics on What They Want to See 2013-12-31T23:10:26Z In the slow movement, one even senses something akin to tender sincerity, a genuine rarity in Prokofiev. Boisterous, novel effects on Prokofiev by Baltimore Symphony programmer 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z Prokofiev's First Piano Concerto has some of the same ferocity as the Walton, and soloist Lise de la Salle pounded that out with impunity. CBSO/Litton – review 2012-05-29T16:37:51Z “I’m really into the Russians Shostakovich and Prokofiev,” Savage says. Parquet Courts: ‘Sunbathing Animal’ has a punk sound with surprising influences Prokofiev’s “The Fiery Angel” makes its Met premiere on Nov. 12 in a Barrie Kosky staging first seen at Munich’s Bavarian State Opera in 2015. Heggie’s `Dead Man Walking’ gets Met Opera premiere in 20-21 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Going to the ball: Cinderella, at Glasgow's Theatre Royal to 31 Dec. Cinderella, Glasgow Ashley Page's setting of the Prokofiev fairytale score is darker and more satirical than most. This week's new dance 2010-12-11T00:07:00Z Three months later, she was back at Carnegie for a stupendous performance of Prokofiev’s Third Piano Concerto with Mr. Nézet-Séguin leading the Philadelphia Orchestra. Best Classical Music of 2019 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z As curator of the Prokofiev Archive at the Centre for Russian Music, Goldsmiths College, London, she organised countless festivals, performances and seminars, culminating in the 2003 celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the composer's death. No?lle Mann obituary 2010-07-13T17:21:00Z For as long as Prokofiev continued to tour in the west it hung in the balance. The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review 2013-03-30T08:59:01Z The Prokofiev worked better, but the tessitura was often too high, giving the limpid flute lines an uncomfortable, steely edge near the top of the clarinet register. Clarinet’s limitations prove challenging for Ukrainian soloist 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z "It's funny because I remember with scratching, in the late 80s it suddenly became unfashionable, really cheesy – it really felt like a fad," says Prokofiev. Gabriel Prokofiev gets the Proms into the groove 2011-07-28T20:29:01Z It is Prokofiev’s loudest, most aggressive music, music meant to change the world. Can two sensations make revolutionary music? Conductor Dudamel and pianist Trifonov try to find a spark 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z The Mariinsky Theater has hosted premieres of many of the world's most famous operas, including works by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Mariinsky celebrates 150 years, looks to future 2010-09-17T02:16:00Z She shaped the languid, waltzing slow movement beautifully and dispatched the finale as if it were music Prokofiev had written for a chase scene in a silent film, a fresh and enjoyable approach. Music Review: Yuja Wang at Carnegie Hall - Review 2011-10-21T22:23:35Z Set to Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D, the ballet begins with Gonzalo Garcia at center stage; every few seconds he changes direction and extends his arms as if he is pushing away air. Dance Review: City Ballet Dances 3 Works Set to Violin Concertos 2014-02-14T22:37:35Z The performances exuded authenticity and palpable involvement, especially the account of Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony that concluded Wednesday’s program. The Mariinsky in Two All-Russian Programs at Carnegie Hall 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z On offer in May, with the New World Symphony, his prestigious orchestral academy, are Prokofiev, Berlioz, Schubert and premieres by Julia Wolfe and Mr. Tilson Thomas himself. Classical Fall Preview: Debuts, Premieres, a New Philharmonic Maestro 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z Prokofiev's sonata, a Soviet response to World War II, had, in Levit's playing, profound sonic depth and profound violence. Igor Levit, the best Russian pianist you haven't heard...yet 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Mr. Zhou negotiated Prokofiev’s prickly passagework at blistering speeds with immaculate fingering. Review: Young Concert Artists Gala Offers Stars in the Making 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z “The Gambler,” Sergei Prokofiev’s masterpiece based on the novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, maintains a plot of captivity that reflects the novelist’s own struggle with a gambling addiction. A Fall Season of Debuts, Returns and Farewells 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z The film's third part remained incomplete, however, and Prokofiev never produced his own concert score, as he did for its predecessor, Alexander Nevsky. LSO/Zhang ? review 2011-04-06T18:00:29Z In some cases Prokofiev seems to be trying to provide constructive criticism of the opera. Music Review: Prokofiev Version of ?Eugene Onegin? at Princeton 2012-02-12T23:34:22Z During Serge Koussevitzky’s tenure, which lasted from 1924 to 1949, the Boston Symphony was among the world’s most important forces for new music, commissioning important works by Prokofiev, Bartók, Ravel, Stravinsky and various American composers. At the Boston Symphony, Andris Nelsons Embraces Tradition but Looks Ahead 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Yet, for whatever reasons, he returned with only the most standard of standard repertory: Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Major Return Played Safe 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z Its template was Prokofiev’s unorthodox Symphony No. 2, which in turn was based on Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 32. Music Review: Alan Gilbert Leads a Program of Haydn and Rouse 2013-06-21T20:22:22Z Prokofiev tried to hold on to what he knew, what he loved, what he believed. An L.A. Phil reminder that but a mile, and fate, separate Disney Hall from skid row 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z On the new album, which also features works by Chausson and Prokofiev, she plays it with luminous tone and sustained intensity, her part soaring above a string orchestra that swells and falters. A Composer’s Notes Echo After His Death 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Friday morning in Disney, the Chinese conductor Xian Zhang was the Los Angeles Philharmonic guest conductor for an unflinchingly ferocious performance of Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony. An L.A. Phil reminder that but a mile, and fate, separate Disney Hall from skid row 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z His account was determinedly low-key, bringing his Prokofiev cycle to a close with a whisper. Review: Yefim Bronfman Plays Prokofiev’s Overlooked Piano Sonatas 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Prokofiev seems to have inherited a vivid imagination and an acute ear for orchestral color from his grandfather. Music Review: Prokofiev Version of ?Eugene Onegin? at Princeton 2012-02-12T23:34:22Z In 2008, Mark Morris made, for his company, a “Romeo and Juliet: On Motifs of Shakespeare” that went back to Prokofiev’s first thoughts: Yes, a happy ending. Romeo (and Juliet), How Many Art Thou? 1 Ballet Score, Many Stagings 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z His logic was simple: Prokofiev had composed the work in the middle of the second world war, and Bourne heard an incendiary darkness in it that clamoured to be staged. Cinderella ? review 2010-12-10T17:26:00Z It’s tinny and thin, a completely inadequate representation of Prokofiev’s dynamic, powerful music. The Best Soundtracks of All Time 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Picasso produced sets; Matisse and Coco Chanel created costumes; Stravinsky, Satie and Prokofiev wrote music, to name a few of the artists inspired by the vision of that company’s founder, Serge Diaghilev. Inside Art: Judaica, Ballets Russes Art and James Turrell Works 2013-01-10T23:30:00Z His other subjects included the composers Prokofiev and Debussy, the dancer Isadora Duncan and the painter Henri Rousseau. Ken Russell, Controversial Director, Dies at 84 2011-11-28T11:22:23Z When this South American virtuoso was here last, I dubbed him a “top-tier cellist,” and he resoundingly reaffirmed that Thursday, conquering the longest and most difficult concerto in the standard repertoire: the Prokofiev “Sinfonia Concertante.” NSO review: Despite the stellar guest soloist Bohórquez, consistency is lacking The program also includes Prokofiev’s “Summer Day Suite” and an early Mozart symphony. The Week Ahead: June 5 ? 11 2011-06-03T18:16:25Z “When I saw Prokofiev and Shostakovich on the program, I thought to myself, ‘perfect!’” he said. An Orchestra Brings Harmony to a Region of Discord 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z Why perform one or two of Prokofiev piano concertos when you can present all five at once? The Best Classical Music of 2016 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z Trading on the reputation of composers like Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff, Intourist organised a series of arts festivals "as part of their 'cultural diplomacy' policy," says Sudakova. In pictures: Selling the USSR as a travel destination 2013-08-14T07:30:09Z Composer Gabriel Prokofiev was invited by the Seattle Symphony to compose an orchestral piece based on one of Seattle’s musical icons, and he chose Sir Mix-a-Lot. Pop culture remix: Key moments in ‘Baby Got Back’ history 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z But Prokofiev was sanguine about such matters, preferring to believe that artists would be favoured under Stalin and that he himself, as a world superstar, would always receive favourable treatment. The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review 2013-03-30T08:59:01Z Sunday’s concert, at 2:30 p.m., is completely different, featuring Berlioz, Saint-Saëns, Prokofiev and a George Tsontakis work for English horn and orchestra, “Sonnets.” Classical Music Listings for Aug. 19-25 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z The Prokofiev only will be performed Friday at 8:15 p.m. at Strathmore and Saturday at 7 p.m. in Meyerhoff Hall. Review | Marin Alsop and the Baltimore Symphony live — and work — for the present 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z Music director Kent Nagano brings the orchestra to Southern California for three performances that include works by Debussy and Stravinsky plus Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring pianist Daniil Trifonov. Classical works from Montreal, New York and L.A. orchestras, plus cello and Ojai festivals, are in the mix 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z But if Prokofiev succeeds in writing for orchestra where others have failed, it's because his background is in classical music. Gabriel Prokofiev gets the Proms into the groove 2011-07-28T20:29:01Z Last week, the Phil opened its summer season with a Russian first half and then went all-Russian with Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev two days later. Sprightly Rachmaninoff maintains a run of Russians at the Bowl 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z A Muscular Performance to Ring Through Museum Halls Fazil Say, the pianist, performed his own compositions and works by Janacek and Prokofiev at the Metropolitan Museum on Friday. Music Review: Fazil Say at the Metropolitan Museum 2012-04-22T22:21:45Z As in the Prokofiev original, each character in “Third Bird” is connected with an orchestral instrument or two, here played live by members of Ensemble Signal arrayed around the stage. Review: ‘Third Bird’ Doesn’t Quite Land 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z Dance Project for the Prokofiev ballet based on Shakespeare’s classic tragedy. The week ahead in SoCal dance, Oct. 14-21: Pacífico Dance Company, 'Romeo & Juliet' and more 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Prokofiev wrote them, it seems, not for publication but for his own satisfaction, and did not try to conceal the disagreeable aspects of his character or behaviour. The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review 2013-03-30T08:59:01Z “The generation coming up now in classical music are frustrated by the isolation of classical music and a lot have grown up playing other genres of music as well,” Mr. Prokofiev said. Bringing Classical Music to the Club Scene 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The music is not the familiar Prokofiev, but Tchaikovsky. Royal Swedish Ballet offers an innovative ‘Juliet and Romeo’: One for today 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z He will return to Chicago to close the orchestra season June 14-22 with programs of Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Beethoven, Paganini and Bruckner's Sixth Symphony. Muti looks to make up for lost time with 2011-12 CSO season 2011-02-14T06:00:00Z In both the Stucky and Prokofiev, Mr. Honeck made a point of using extreme dynamics, but they paled next to the dynamic breadth he brought to Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. Music Review: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra at Avery Fisher Hall 2012-02-27T23:13:45Z The company also plans to mount its first production by Barrie Kosky, one of the most widely admired directors in opera: the Met premiere of Prokofiev’s “The Fiery Angel.” The Met Opera’s New Season: What We Want to See 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z When he composed his “Romeo” in 1935, Prokofiev gave that Shakespeare tragedy a happy ending. Romeo (and Juliet), How Many Art Thou? 1 Ballet Score, Many Stagings 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z He made a comparably dazzling sweep through Liszt’s Mephisto Waltz No. 1 — a work no less punishing than the Prokofiev. Pianist dazzles in Strathmore recital 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Lyadov, a St. Petersburg Conservatory teacher who taught Prokofiev, incorporated sections of an unfinished opera into the piece, reflecting some of his greatest strengths as a composer, i.e., orchestral color and impression. Chorale, violist to join SSO for water works 2013-03-27T21:08:35Z If the Devil has the rights to all the best tunes, nobody told Prokofiev. Music Review: ‘Peter & the Wolf,’ at Guggenheim Museum 2013-12-15T22:23:25Z The brainy and angular Prokofiev is not an easily embraceable piece. Review: At the symphony ? Leila Josefowicz, 'Mother Goose' and some pixie dust 2011-04-08T22:03:05Z I finally heard Bernstein conduct the orchestra there in early 1966, and I can’t say I have lingering memories, even with Prokofiev’s powerful Fifth Symphony as a closer. What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The spacious yet fiendishly difficult first movement of Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto is especially exciting. The 25 Best Classical Music Tracks of 2020 2020-12-17T05:00:00Z Seattle audiences will hear the injury-free version of the Prokofiev plus Haydn’s Piano Sonata in C major and Brahms’ Piano Sonata No. 3 in F minor in the pianist’s solo recital this week. Arts and entertainment highlights for the week beginning Dec. 9 2012-12-07T22:56:59Z The structure, counterpoint and harmony of the sonata allude to Beethoven, Bach and Hindemith; the percussive drive shows the influence of Prokofiev. Classical Recordings: Sebastian Currier: Piano Sonata, Other Works ? CD Review 2011-12-22T15:26:52Z Prokofiev’s Piano Sonata No. 7 got his attention. Igor Levit not content to be heard only through piano 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Many conductors emphasize the Prokofiev symphony’s humor and vibrancy: the composer in a playfully neo-Classical mode. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Major Return Played Safe 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z American audiences have long embraced her Soviet peers, like Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Schnittke, but Ustvolskaya is hardly played in this country. She’s Rising From the Depths of Soviet Music History 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z Because while Prokofiev barely figures in Stalin’s life, his own was profoundly, inalterably changed by Soviet rule. Review: The Time for Prokofiev’s ‘War and Peace’ Is Now 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z When she dances at the ball, with Nureyev’s Romeo secretly watching, her response to the Prokofiev score is utterly transfixing. Shakespeare: huge dance fan. Check out these Bard-themed dances on DVD Here was a rare chance to hear all the Prokofiev sonatas in context. Music Review: Prokofiev?s Piano Sonatas From Yale in New York 2011-12-12T23:29:39Z Despite the heavy weight of Stalinist repression, Shostakovich and Prokofiev created some of the most cherished, experimental and at times critical music of the 20th century. Artists' spat over Putin joins a Russian tradition 2013-02-03T10:01:13Z There may be neither irony nor ambiguity in her demonstration of Prokofiev issuing a red flag warning, but she also reveals an indomitable spirit, a vision of what is at risk. An L.A. Phil reminder that but a mile, and fate, separate Disney Hall from skid row 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z It spoke well of this Prokofiev project that these nine accomplished pianists brought varied approaches to the music. Music Review: Prokofiev?s Piano Sonatas From Yale in New York 2011-12-12T23:29:39Z Program managers say there is now a demand to hear not only Brahms and Beethoven but also Bruckner, Mahler, even Prokofiev. China’s Smaller Cities Struggle to Cultivate an Interest in Classical Music 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z There was a confluence of great concertos by great composers over eight years between 1931 and 1939, from Barber, Britten, Prokofiev, Schoenberg, Bartok, Stravinsky ... Violin star Gil Shaham to bring Mozart concerto to Seattle 2012-10-17T18:53:05Z The overall result was a reading that felt slightly distant; the third movement, from both soloist and orchestra, lacked the sense of vitality and bite that characterizes so much of Prokofiev in his up-tempo mode. Restrained and urbane, Noseda leads NSO in strong Rachmaninoff 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The evening’s music — Charles Barker, David LaMarche and Ormsby Wilkins shared the conducting duties — included superb pieces by Debussy, Delibes, Massenet, Mendelssohn, Offenbach and Prokofiev. American Ballet Theater Holds Its Spring Gala 2014-05-13T04:00:00Z She is an artist who adroitly channels fierce work with her penetrating, brilliant sound — her performances of works by Kodaly and Shostakovich provide ample proof — and she made a compelling case for the Prokofiev. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Guest Challenges Common Wisdom 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z Just his knowledge of Shostakovich and Prokofiev, especially: Those were some of the most thrilling concerts I think we’ve ever done. Leaving the NSO, a veteran clarinetist reflects on the orchestra’s ups and downs 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Oh, and the concert had a first half, too: an instrumental arrangement of Valentin Silvestrov’s tender choral “Prayer for Ukraine” and a rare, excellent rendition of Prokofiev’s Third Symphony, from the late 1920s. Review: Yunchan Lim, Teenage Piano Star, Arrives in New York 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z Three years later she inaugurated Three Oranges, a biannual publication dedicated to Prokofiev studies, remaining its general editor until her death. No?lle Mann obituary 2010-07-13T17:21:00Z This was the second of three Carnegie programs, which began on Tuesday with music of Sebastian Currier, Beethoven and Brahms, and ends on Thursday with works by Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff. Boston Symphony Presents "Elektra" in Three-Night Carnegie Hall Stand 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z The symphonic program on Thursday was filled out with the premiere of the Concerto for Bass Drum by Gabriel Prokofiev, a grandson of Sergei and a prominent figure on the alt-classical scene. Music Review: Prokofiev Version of ?Eugene Onegin? at Princeton 2012-02-12T23:34:22Z She is famous for her Prokofiev, her Rachmaninoff, for her Schumann. Music: The Making of a Maestro Moment 2011-02-16T12:30:06Z The influence of Bartók, Stravinsky and, above all, Prokofiev in primitivist-constructivist mode is too overt. Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra/Dudamel – review 2012-06-27T09:16:41Z The war wasn’t over in 1944 when Prokofiev wrote his Fifth Symphony as a hopeful “hymn to a happy man,” an anxious exercise in optimism rising from disaster. An L.A. Phil reminder that but a mile, and fate, separate Disney Hall from skid row 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z The Tower and the Prokofiev were too much of the same — athletic, angular and spiky. A mixed bag from six young musicians (and from the judges) 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z Alastair said that as a child, his father turned him on to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and the Clash, as well as composers like Prokofiev and Shostakovich. Andrew Lloyd Webber: Lord, Baron, Rocker 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Apparently Prokofiev wrote the music after seeing a rough cut from director Sergei Eisenstein. The Best Soundtracks of All Time 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z There will be nearly 30 such scores, including familiar pieces by Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Elgar, Bruckner and Richard Strauss. CSO goes back to the future for 2015-16 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z Not that the First is deficient, but it represents Prokofiev at his prickliest, with slashing dissonances and abrupt shifts. Review: Steven Osborne Is Joined by 2 Collaborators at Kaplan Penthouse 2015-08-09T04:00:00Z Unlike typical renditions, Ratmansky chose not to have Juliet sit on her bed after Romeo leaves and ponder her dilemma to the swell of some of Prokofiev's most dramatic music. Alexei Ratmansky wants to reignite Romeo and Juliet's spark 2014-07-05T04:00:00Z Prokofiev's own desire to leave the old world behind has "led to his treading some innovative pathways", according to the Proms programme, which says he has a "love/hate relationship with classical music". Gabriel Prokofiev debuts concerto 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z We are making a new creature, which is a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by both Prokofiev and Shakespeare.” Perfectly in tune, onstage and in the pit 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Composer Guo Wenjing arranged bits of Debussy, Ravel and Prokofiev into a patchwork, which meant there was no narrative force, no building themes, no unified expression. ‘The Peony Pavilion’: Underpowered beauty 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z But he is back as a guest this fall with a Nov. 29 performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 and Prokofiev’s Sixth Symphony. Opera, Ballet and More Treats for Fall: Global Arts Guide 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z On the strength of the equilibrium Elder found here, it would be interesting to see what he would make of Prokofiev's blacker Sixth Symphony. CSO: Hough, Elder, Tchaikovsky a match made in heaven 2011-01-07T20:59:00Z An over-the-top satire of operatic quest narratives and would-be coups d’état, Prokofiev’s opera shoots ripe parodies of Romanticism through with sardonic punchiness and zany chaos. A Festival Adds to Opera’s Soaring Body Count 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z In Prokofiev’s case, this suite is all that is left from an unsuccessful 1915 ballet in which the composer hoped to capitalize on the musical barbarity of Stravinsky’s “Rite of Spring” two years earlier. Can two sensations make revolutionary music? Conductor Dudamel and pianist Trifonov try to find a spark 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z As an encore, Trifonov played more Prokofiev: the Gavotte from his “Three Pieces From ‘Cinderella,’” based on his 1940s ballet. Review: The National Symphony Spotlights Forward Thinkers 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z While set to the same storming Prokofiev score, in terms of scale it's much more modest. Sir Frederick Ashton's Romeo & Juliet ? review 2011-07-16T23:06:38Z In Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony, the orchestral fabric had loose stitches in the first movement, mostly among the brasses, but the rest of the playing there and throughout the work was remarkable. Critic?s Notebook: Another Season of Change for Spoleto 2011-06-03T22:42:46Z Seattle’s own Sir-Mix-A-Lot is collaborating with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra Friday, June 6, on arrangements of “Baby’s Got Back” and “Posse on Broadway,” by Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of the great Russian composer Sergey Prokofiev. Sir Mix-A-Lot kicks it with Seattle Symphony | Concert preview 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z The most famous music in Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” does not go to the lovers of the title. In This ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Ballet, a Rebel Juliet 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z Here he took a different approach, setting Scriabin in his Russian context, with Prokofiev and Rachmaninoff. Garrick Ohlsson Sets Scriabin in His Russian Context 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z A similar alchemy turned the closing Prokofiev into a convincing display of passion and poignancy. Review: Guest conductor leads a striking program at SSO 2010-12-10T18:49:00Z Scottish Ballet's Cinderella Ashley Page's setting of the Prokofiev fairytale score brings the gothic darkness of the Brothers Grimm to decadent, pre-Revolutionary France, for a satirical new spin on Cinderella's rags-to-riches tale. The best dance for Christmas 2010 2010-11-22T08:00:00Z She is now midway through a project with the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra recording a Sergei Prokofiev cycle for Naxos Records. Boisterous, novel effects on Prokofiev by Baltimore Symphony programmer 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z “I was never a big Wagner or Tchaikovsky fan. Benjamin Britten, Tallis, all the early English Medieval music, Prokofiev, some Russian composers, mostly the people that were the colorists, the French.” James Horner, Whose Soaring Film Scores Included ‘Titanic,’ Dies at 61 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Trying to duke it out with Serge Koussevitzky’s Boston Symphony Orchestra, Rodzinski competed to premiere the works of Shostakovich and Prokofiev, whose Fifth Symphony he was the first to release on record. The Conductor Who Whipped American Orchestras Into Shape 2021-05-14T04:00:00Z He played Prokofiev’s “Sarcasms” with pummeling energy and steely sound, and then conveyed the crunchy, pulsing brutality of Bartok’s “Out of Doors” suite. Review: A Star Pianist Finally Lets Us See Him Sweat 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z In a program of works by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and the underperformed American George Walker, the National Symphony and Noseda highlighted three inventive, forward-looking composers with Romantic roots. Review: The National Symphony Spotlights Forward Thinkers 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z A production of Prokofiev’s “War and Peace” that opens this weekend at the Bayerische Staatsoper was never supposed to be this contentious. A Year Into War, Russian Artists Still Must Navigate a Tricky Path 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Also on the program are works by Prokofiev and Bartok, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 96 — a deliberate choice, surely, given its nickname: “The Miracle.” The Utah Symphony, Blossoming Again 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Prokofiev's bad sense of timing seemed to haunt him till the day he died, on 5 March 1953, the very same day as Stalin. The Rest is Noise festival: The Art of Fear 2013-05-08T20:42:52Z As he stepped off the stage and headed to the soundboard at the theater’s rear, he explained that the Prokofiev sonata was “the best work of 7/8 time ever — it’s pure rock.” Andrew Lloyd Webber: Lord, Baron, Rocker 2015-11-17T05:00:00Z Prokofiev wrote the Fourth Concerto for the one-armed pianist Paul Wittgenstein, who disliked the piece and never performed it. Review: In ‘Folk, Form, and Fire,’ Hosting a Party of Five for Prokofiev 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z The version of "Baby Got Back" heard in the video was orchestrated by composer Gabriel Prokofiev, who is the grandson of the renowned Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev. Seattle Symphony teams with Sir Mix-A-Lot on 'Baby Got Back' 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Some works are derivative by default, with composers subconsciously incorporating various influences into their scores, but Prokofiev deliberately modeled his First Symphony on Haydn. Music in Review 2011-04-09T00:11:04Z The eminent pianist Leon Fleisher is the soloist in Prokofiev’s Concerto No. 4. Opera and Classical Music Listings for Dec. 27-Jan. 2 2013-12-27T05:51:06Z Prokofiev took up French horn and piano before studying music at Birmingham and York universities. Gabriel Prokofiev gets the Proms into the groove 2011-07-28T20:29:01Z After this concerto’s New York premiere in 1922, Prokofiev lamented that American audiences did not appreciate the piece, though he would surely be gratified to see its popularity almost a century later. Music Review: Daniil Trifonov in Piano Debut With New York Philharmonic 2012-10-01T21:49:39Z As a Perspectives artist, he was omnipresent at Carnegie Hall last season; this year he returns for a single solo recital, with works by Beethoven, Schumann and Prokofiev. Classical Fall Preview: Debuts, Premieres, a New Philharmonic Maestro 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z In the Prokofiev concerto, Bringuier didn't exactly let his soloist lead, but he did partner very closely, as if happily taking energy from her. Review: Pianist Yuja Wang sets off fireworks of her own at the Bowl 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z In the past 15 years, however, Prokofiev, Mozart, Stravinsky and Bach have headed the field. In praise of ? the Proms online archive 2010-07-07T23:05:00Z He went on to the Moscow Choral School and then the Moscow Conservatory, growing up “beneath the two suns of Shostakovich and Prokofiev.” Music: The Making of a Maestro Moment 2011-02-16T12:30:06Z Simon Morrison's book, based on new research in Soviet and Prokofiev family archives, reverses this emphasis, and to disturbing effect. The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev by Simon Morrison – review 2013-03-30T08:59:01Z The company has given its first presentation of Shostakovich’s “The Nose”; next season, there are plans for Prokofiev’s immense “War and Peace” and Brett Dean’s recent “Hamlet.” Review: ‘The Devils of Loudun’ Offers No Escape From Horror 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z "But the raised temperatures added an extra belligerence to her taut Prokofiev," he added. Violinist berates coughing child 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Even when Prokofiev returned to Stalinist Russia in the 1930s, with his music more focused on emotional expression, he found himself officially denounced and forced to rehabilitate his reputation. Renowned pianist to play once-again-popular Prokofiev concerto with Seattle Symphony 2010-09-16T22:21:00Z Among the composers he’s tipped his hat to are Bruckner, Shostakovich, Prokofiev and Wagner. Review: Christopher Rouse Leaves a Haunting Final Symphony 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z On Wednesday, after the Prokofiev Fifth, the orchestra offered an unlikely but perfect encore: the Adagio from the Grand Pas de Deux of Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” played with glowing, rich string sound and stylistic authority. The Mariinsky in Two All-Russian Programs at Carnegie Hall 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z Mr. Otero’s writing vibrantly summoned tango ancestors while also acknowledging Bartok and Prokofiev. Music Review: Fernando Otero in Music of Now Marathon at Symphony Space 2012-02-07T23:33:12Z That decline is not wholly apparent in Sony’s box, though in Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” among other works, there are moments of horrifying playing. A Monkish Conductor Who Expressed His Faith Through Music 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Though 15 years Prokofiev's junior and reacting to different political and artistic issues, Shostakovich followed a similar trajectory. Salonen leads Yuja Wang, L.A. Phil through Russian turmoil 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z She earned praise from critics for her fiery interpretations of works by Russians like Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev. Yuja Wang, Daredevil Pianist, Takes on a Musical Everest 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z “With all my respect, of course, for Prokofiev, I can’t understand his logic.” The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z Of Prokofiev's Five Piano Concertos, the Third has come to be regarded as the most suitable for public consumption. Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra/Litton | Classical review 2010-03-24T22:35:00Z The slow movement is a marvel, revealing already at 19 that Prokofiev was capable of the bittersweet strangeness that would mark his greatest music. Salonen leads Yuja Wang, L.A. Phil through Russian turmoil 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Yes, the speed of runs was impressive, but in Mozart they were light and articulated, in Schumann they rolled, in Prokofiev they were urgent, impulsive. John Lill draws out all the moods, power of the piano 2014-05-01T17:50:27Z The Prokofiev concerto got an unusual performance as well. London Philharmonic Orchestra's Jurowski a hypnotic force 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z He adopted a similar approach to Prokofiev's last symphony, No 7 in C sharp minor, Op 131, a work often dismissed for its relative simplicity and lyricism. BSO/Karabits – review 2012-11-30T17:56:34Z “Prokofiev was about to create this astonishing diversity of music from his own imagination.” The Tortured History Behind Prokofiev’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z When the players reassembled for the Prokofiev finale, however, the orchestra emerged as a supple ensemble with a big unified sound, impressive and mostly unified brass, and plangent, expert woodwinds with lots of character. Jon Kimura Parker shines with Vancouver Symphony | Classical review 2013-01-24T17:48:49Z According to Gabriel Prokofiev, a composer and D.J. performing at the festival, “Classical music’s kind of gotten stuck in this very old-fashioned format that doesn’t really fit into most young people’s lives.” In Transit Blog: A London Music Series Redefines the Classics 2012-02-24T11:00:11Z Thursday’s Prokofiev and Ravel were of similarly low wattage. Michael Tilson Thomas and San Francisco Symphony at Carnegie Hall 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z She played Prokofiev's Second Piano Concert with him on his opening program, and she will accompany Bringuier on his first European tour with the Tonhalle. L.A. Phil alum Lionel Bringuier wows in Zurich 2014-09-20T04:00:00Z The young musicians, in jeans and fuzzy sweaters, had just finished rehearsing a Prokofiev symphony in an empty concert hall. Where Israelis, Palestinians and Iranians Must Listen to One Another 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z His attention here was on everything that wasn't "Classical," on the rhythms that don't always conform, the startling jumps in register that are a Prokofiev trait, the citric acid squirted into otherwise conventional harmony. Salonen leads Yuja Wang, L.A. Phil through Russian turmoil 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z Dance Project and set to recorded selections from the Prokofiev score, is a lean account of Shakespeare’s tale that assumes some knowledge of the plot and uses film to augment and intensify the drama. Love and Death in Paris, With an Assist From Star-Crossed Verona 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z The Act 1 music leaps, with what one can only describe as panache, from Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony to Prokofiev, Górecki, Stravinsky and others. Tatyana – review 2013-02-03T00:05:42Z My vocabulary was still a work in progress, so I couldn’t have understood most, if any, of its hundred-plus cultural references: Joseph Stalin, Malenkov, Nasser and Prokofiev/Rockefeller, Campanella, Communist Bloc. Even Billy Joel Mocked ‘We Didn’t Start the Fire.’ I Loved It. 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z “It is obviously natural for any artist to want to communicate their art to the same age group as them,” Mr. Prokofiev said. Bringing Classical Music to the Club Scene 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z The ballet, set in a draper's store at the turn of the 20th Century, will feature an art-nouveau inspired set with the traditional score by Sergei Prokofiev. Male Cinderella for new Scottish Ballet production 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Prokofiev composed his 1949 Cello Sonata — praised by a contemporary as “a miraculous piece of music” — in very difficult times, after being denounced by the Soviet cultural police for writing in an unapproved style. Your guide to this summer chamber music festival 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z He relented with a single brief and charming encore: the Gavotte from Prokofiev’s “Cinderella,” which he coyly typed out like an inside joke between him and the piano. Review | At Carnegie Hall, a road-ready NSO delivers a show of sonic force 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z Prokofiev’s “Cinderella,” which had its premiere in November 1945 at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow, was the last new major story ballet to enter the repertory. Review: A dazzingly danced 'Like Water for Chocolate' proves story ballet is bigger than ever 2023-04-01T04:00:00Z Although he is far less known than his contemporaries Prokofiev and Shostakovich, he is beginning to be thought their equal, and Gražinyte-Tyla is one of the leaders of his revival. Commentary: Conductor Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla has changed symphonic life. It's changed her too 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z The traditional Prokofiev score accompanies performances by Les Ballets de Monte Carlo, which Maillot directs. Perspective | In promising fall dance trend, real-life figures inspire the lineup 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z He has hopes for a film about the great Russian director Sergei Eisenstein in Hollywood as a follow-up to his “Eisenstein in Guanajuato,” which uses Prokofiev’s music compellingly. Commentary: At 80, Peter Greenaway remains film's reigning musical maverick 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z As for Ukraine, where would Russian music — and Putin-ian nationalism — be without Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky and all the rest? Commentary: What is Ukrainian music, and what does it say about the war? 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z In any new shortlist of great ballet scores by Tchaikovsky, Stravinsky, Bartók, Ravel, Prokofiev, Britten and Bernstein, “Dante” must newly be included for its musical invention alone. Commentary: Thomas Adès' fantastical 'Dante' at the L.A. Phil makes Gen X proud 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z First performed in Moscow by the State Symphonic Orchestra of the U.S.S.R. in 1945, Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony is one of the most thematically rich symphonies of the past century. Review | Two rising stars light up the National Symphony Orchestra 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z He was, however, born in Horlivka, Ukraine, and like Prokofiev and many other Ukrainian artists during the existence of the Soviet Union, wound up in Moscow. Review: Lang Lang and Yuja Wang at Disney Hall: the piano recital made modern 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z “We have no plans to change our summer and autumn programmes,” May wrote, “which contain pieces by Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev and Rimsky-Korsakof.” Opinion | Two questions to ask before joining the culture war on Russia 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z For the first program, a staggering Tilson Thomas performance made Prokofiev’s wartime Fifth Symphony grippingly consequential and presented his own personal “Meditations on Rilke” as reflectively disquieting. Review: Michael Tilson Thomas proves unstoppable in his second week with the L.A. Phil 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Prokofiev’s “Fifth Symphony” bombarded listeners with our struggle for righteousness amid warring impulses. Commentary: To go or not to go? That is the question for live concerts 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z To Prokofiev, it was the sound of the human spirit, but in Cox’s hands it sounded like his own story: Taking what he already had and imagining himself anew. Review | Two rising stars light up the National Symphony Orchestra 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z Prokofiev meant for this symphony to capture the mood of a horrendous war not having sapped the spirit of his people at the moment Russia could foretell victory. Review: Back from brain surgery, Michael Tilson Thomas seeks transcendence with Rilke and the L.A. Phil 2022-01-09T05:00:00Z Tempered, as with the “Classical” Symphony with wit and sophistication, as well as Prokofiev’s sensation sense of theater, we’re hooked. Review: Viola Davis and the L.A. Phil winningly connect 'Peter and the Wolf' to MLK 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z His all-around musical profile, his knowledge of Kurt Weill and Prokofiev, but also Fats Waller and pop and rock, made him sought-after in the culturally omnivorous and experimental milieu of ’90s Berlin. He Came to Berlin to Change the World. Then the World Changed Berlin. 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z Artists of vision — Prokofiev and Rilke being two of them — offer examples that retain their relevance. Commentary: To go or not to go? That is the question for live concerts 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z “Pasadena Presents” Pasadena Symphony’s spring season continues with a virtual program that includes Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 featuring pianist Valentina Lisitsa, plus works by Ravel, Wagner and Debussy. 5 SoCal shows to see in person, plus the best culture streaming this weekend 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z “Music for Flute and Piano” L.A.-based Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra presents flautist Catherine Gregory and pianist David Kaplan in a program of works by Prokofiev, Debussy, Caroline Shaw and others. 19 culture picks: 'Play' with Keanu Reeves, 'Afrofuturism' with Sterling K. Brown 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z But no pages for something about the intent of the program: In this case, an intriguing framing of civil rights-inspired music by populist Soviet Prokofiev. Review: Viola Davis and the L.A. Phil winningly connect 'Peter and the Wolf' to MLK 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z Matthew Bourne’s “Romeo and Juliet” Center Theatre Group streams a filmed production of the British choreographer’s modern-dress update of the Prokofiev ballet. 17 culture picks: A modern dance take on 'Romeo and Juliet' and more 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z It takes a few minutes but within the hour I can get through the Prokofiev Violin Concerto #2 at a good pace. Lionel Shriver is grateful for pandemic quarantine (no she isn't) 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z Martín built his program around 20th-century composers engaging in the past: Ravel’s “Le Tombeau de Couperin,” Stravinsky‘s “Pulcinella” Suite and Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony conducted as though more fun than that last. Commentary: The once-scorned idea of an L.A. community of musicians has come to fruition 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z This was mostly long shots with tiny figures, although a listener could happily focus on the exceptional playing of Prokofiev’s score. Review: Benjamin Millepied's 'Romeo and Juliet,' this time at the Hollywood Bowl 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Up north in Bellingham, the annual festival gets underway with an orchestral program featuring the dynamic pianist George Li in the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3, arguably the best of that composer’s concerti. Look Ahead: The hottest Seattle events for June 2019 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z Yet sustained throughout is an air of otherworldly mystery, of worlds dissolving and reemerging, beautifully aligned with the atmosphere of Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 in D. Violin soloist Kurt Nikkanen lent a haunting touch. Review | It’s hit or miss for New York City Ballet in first Kennedy Center program under new directors 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Matthew Bourne’s Cinderella The choreographer reimagines the Prokofiev ballet based on the classic fairytale. SoCal dance listings, March 10-17: ‘Moves at The Montalbán’ and more 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center The ensemble plays an all-Russian program of works by Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Taneyev in an intimate concert with all seating onstage. SoCal classical music listings, March 3-10: Pianist Yuja Wang with the L.A. Phil and more 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z Dance Project’s L.A.-centric version of Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet,” which choreographer Benjamin Millepied created for Walt Disney Concert Hall last fall and has now brilliantly adapted to the Bowl. Review: Benjamin Millepied's 'Romeo and Juliet,' this time at the Hollywood Bowl 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z He recorded complete cycles of the symphonies of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Sergei Prokofiev, among others. André Previn, musical polymath and Oscar-winning composer and conductor, dies at 89 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z The score is still by Sergei Prokofiev, but the action has been re-situated to World War II. Times contributor Lewis Segal says this gives the ballet a brooding feel. Essential Arts: A ‘spellbinding’ Renaissance masterpiece lands in L.A. 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z Laguna Beach Music Festival The closing day features pianist and artistic director Joyce Yang and others performing works by Prokofiev, Rachmaninoff and Ravel. SoCal classical music listings, Feb. 10-17: Tempesta di Mare at the Soraya and more 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z Dance Project performing to a suite of Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Hollywood Bowl 2019 lineup: John Legend, Hugh Jackman, Cyndi Lauper and, yes, Harry Potter 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z Illuminating amplification gave Prokofiev a soundtrack character, yet it too could be understood as alive and real. Review: Benjamin Millepied's 'Romeo and Juliet,' this time at the Hollywood Bowl 2019-07-17T04:00:00Z Joshua Bell The violinist is joined by pianist Sam Haywood for violin sonatas by Beethoven, Prokofiev and Grieg. SoCal classical listings, Feb. 3-10: The Laguna Beach Music Festival with pianist Joyce Yang and more 2019-02-01T05:00:00Z As Prokofiev’s love music was reaching its peak, Carr and Gonzalez lay side by side in the garden, looking up into orchid and coral trees. The Radical Splendor of the L.A. Phil 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z On Sunday night, she'll play Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No 2, a piece she chose because it balances "lyrical, elegant" melodies with moments that are more "grotesque or bizarre". Meet the BBC Young Musician finalists 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z In general, the further you went into the cycle, the more of Prokofiev's musical signatures crop up. Jeremy Denk plays with time, and the program, at the Wallis 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Despite the chopped up and rearranged score, Prokofiev was well-served by the Music Center orchestra, led by Joffrey conductor Scott Speck. In the Joffrey Ballet's 'Romeo and Juliet,' love isn't the only thing to get lost 2018-03-11T05:00:00Z In fair Verona, where we lay our scene: Political turmoil in 20th century Italy serves as the backdrop for the Joffrey Ballet's reimagining of “Romeo & Juliet,” Prokofiev’s take on Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy. Weekend Picks: Joffrey Ballet, Miwa Matreyek, 'My Lai' and more 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 2 Pacific Symphony is joined by pianist Alexander Romanovsky; program also includes the West Coast premiere of Paul Chihara's "Wild Wood," and selections from Brahms' Symphony No. 3. The week ahead in L.A. classical music, Feb. 4-11: Esa-Pekka Salonen, Laguna Beach Music Festival and more 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z One of the things we actually struggled with in the interpretation of the Prokofiev sonata was knowing to what extent his writing was ironic or satirical. A tale of two cellists 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Next came Prokofiev's complete "Visions Fugitives," a collection of 20 little pieces, some lasting no more than half a minute. Jeremy Denk plays with time, and the program, at the Wallis 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z Many different animals have figured in Met productions over the years: a horse and donkey in Puccini’s “La Boheme,” dogs in Strauss’ “Der Rosenkavalier” and a goat and chickens in Prokofiev’s “War and Peace.” Coloratura hits new high in Ades opera 2017-11-14T05:00:00Z But Mr. Williams’s score here does recall the music of Prokofiev. null 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z They bonded over ballet; Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet” was a favorite for both of them. Date Lab: If only she weren’t moving to New York ... 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z The music — a Prokofiev violin concerto — shimmers, at once angular and yearning; the dancers create a mood of dazed beauty. Review: Pacific Northwest Ballet caps its season with trio of exquisite works 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Some firebrand Prokofiev motor rhythms were here, and Denk hammered away with gusto, but most of the pieces were rather reflective. Jeremy Denk plays with time, and the program, at the Wallis 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z From Prokofiev’s operatic sonata to Piazzolla’s feline Grand Tango, Britten’s pungent Sonata and third suite – a devastating valediction to his friend – here is a body of music that still vibrates with “Slava’s” high-octane artistry. Vast, deep and awash with feeling: the story of the cello 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The strongest hook is a quotation of Prokofiev’s Troika, which adds a certain majesty and happiness. It's Christmas! The best festive songs, chosen by Slade, Neil Diamond, the Waitresses and more 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The main symphonic composers who came after him were not Germans but Soviet Russians, such as Shostakovich and Prokofiev. Haruki Murakami and Seiji Ozawa talk music, art and creativity 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Singing to the tune of Dance of the Knights from Sergey Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo and Juliet, some viewers suggested the level of stereotyping displayed in the video could be interpreted as borderline racist. Russians outraged by 'crude stereotyping' in Robbie Williams video 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z The piece is titled “When the City Rules” and was inspired by megacities like London — from which Prokofiev draws inspiration by cycling around his local neighborhoods, while listening to its sounds. A Classical Composer’s London Guide to Contemporary Music 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z She went on, “With Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky I can blow them away. ‘So amazing, so impressive!’ Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z This Prokofiev piece sums up Christmas for me. It's Christmas! The best festive songs, chosen by Slade, Neil Diamond, the Waitresses and more 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z The pianist plays his the BBC Proms for the 25th time next Tuesday, 23 August, with a programme featuring Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Prokofiev. Pianist calls for shorter classical shows to attract younger audiences - BBC News 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z The magical opening from Prokofiev’s “War and Peace” finds him in terrific form, moving from dejection to hope as he overhears Natasha sing of her joy in life. Review: Hvorostovsky sings of ‘War, Peace, Love and Sorrow’ 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z As Prokofiev puts it, there’s “something about people dancing to retro music in a space with retro clothes.” A Classical Composer’s London Guide to Contemporary Music 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z I used to only play pieces I was comfortable with and good at, Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky. Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z The orchestra delivered a sublime performance of Bach, Shchedrin and Prokofiev, even as bombs were falling on Aleppo, Syria’s largest city. The withdrawal that wasn’t 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The concert also featured works by Prokofiev and Bach. Palmyra hosts Russian concert after recapture by Syrian forces 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Violinist Lenelle Morse, a member of Grace Episcopal Church, will perform a program of varying musical styles and time periods, including works of Brahms, Franck, Prokofiev and Bartok. Religion events from around the Washington area 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z Prokofiev resides in Hackney with his partner Makila, a jewelry and textile designer, and their three kids. A Classical Composer’s London Guide to Contemporary Music 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z His biggest admirers – among them Simon Rattle, with whom he has recorded concertos by Bartók and Prokofiev, and Daniel Barenboim, his great mentor – certainly think so. Lang Lang: 'It's about the joy that music can give' 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z And the best thing is that there are thousands of other pieces that do the same thing – Bruckner’s 7th symphony, Beethoven’s Emperor concerto, Prokofiev’s 1st piano concerto, Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, and on and on. Why does music give us chills? You asked Google – here’s the answer | David Shariatmadari 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z In college, I fell hard for Prokofiev and Shostakovich. A Belated Apology to Mozart and Modular Arithmetic 2015-06-27T04:00:00Z A video posted by the Russian news media showed a rebel flag flying over the ruins of the hulking, glass-and-steel main terminal of Sergei Prokofiev International Airport. Rebels Claim to Have Control of Ukraine Airport 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z The younger Prokofiev is out to set himself apart from his famously artistic family, and is mixing things up — literally. A Classical Composer’s London Guide to Contemporary Music 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z And Steven Reineke, the orchestra’s pops conductor, led the forces in a program that included Bernstein and Shostakovich and Prokofiev, as well as some other stuff. NSO hits the club, and scores 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Isaac Mizrahi brings Prokofiev’s musical menagerie to life in this story of a boy who wanders into a meadow, despite his grandfather’s warnings about the dangers that lie there. Goings On: Celebrating the Holidays 2014-11-21T05:00:00Z Beatrice Rana The Italian pianist and silver medalist at the 2013 Van Cliburn competition performs works by Chopin, Bach, Prokofiev and Scriabin. Events in the District of Columbia, Nov. 6-12, 2014 The name once shone in white above the gleaming new terminal: Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport, named after the 20th century composer who was born in the region. Ukraine fighters, surrounded at wrecked airport, refuse to give up 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z Prokofiev visits this cafe for its frequent experimental music nights. A Classical Composer’s London Guide to Contemporary Music 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z The uniform surface texture of presumed water-ice areas in Prokofiev crater suggest the deposits arrived relatively recently. Mercury's hidden water-ice revealed 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z Composers like Shostakovich, Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev produced works “that speak to everybody regardless of where you were born,” he said. Beethoven comes to New Haven in symphony opener 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z “I always dreamt of a concert where I could hear a Prokofiev piano concerto followed by the theme to ‘Star Wars’ followed by Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic dances from ‘West Side Story,’ ” Mr. Wintory said. At Comic Con, a Fanfare for the Fanboys 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, all roads to Sergei Prokofiev International Airport were blocked because of sporadic gunfire. Ukraine’s new leaders vow to strike decisive blow In the Hackney Wick area, these two warehouse nightclubs are, accoring to Prokofiev, “for real, keen music fans of electronic music.” A Classical Composer’s London Guide to Contemporary Music 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z In the latest study, Dr Nancy Chabot and colleagues studied an impact crater called Prokofiev, the largest such depression at the planet's north pole. Mercury's hidden water-ice revealed 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z “It’s amazing music. He’s almost like the magician of composition,” Kutik said of Prokofiev. Beethoven comes to New Haven in symphony opener 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z Masked militants toting heavy weapons set up positions at the modern glass-and-steel terminal at Donetsk Sergei Prokofiev International Airport, built as the city of a million's stylish welcome mat for the 2012 European soccer championships. After Ukraine election, turmoil continues in east 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z Pro-Russia gunmen, who last week blocked rail transport through the regions they occupy, took over the main terminal of Sergei Prokofiev International Airport overnight, Ukrainian military officials said Monday. Ukrainian air force strikes pro-Russia rebels at Donetsk airport 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z The historic church was built in 1792, but — with club music and even breakdance classes, which Prokofiev’s son attends frequently — is not as traditional as it looks. A Classical Composer’s London Guide to Contemporary Music 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Prokofiev and his compatriots were used for 14% of the programs. When Skating in Russia, Please the Natives 2014-02-19T03:09:09Z A second fall followed, and she omitted another jump from the program, which was set to Prokofiev’s “Romeo and Juliet.” West Potomac grad Ashley Wagner falls twice, finishes fourth; Olympic spot in jeopardy 2014-01-13T05:10:04Z “It illuminates the olives as you’re eating them,” Lena Goikhman, 29, said after attending a concert that featured a Prokofiev concerto and a Shostakovich symphony. Big Screens That Not All of Hollywood Adores 2013-09-02T00:12:38Z In the end we went with something that more resembles the orchestral music of 1940’s Russia; Shostakovich, Prokofiev, etc. Interview: Cris Velasco Discusses Company of Heroes 2 Original Soundtrack 2013-05-30T16:53:43Z Marine Chamber Orchestra seemed to gather strength and confidence as it worked its way through a program of Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Bizet at the Schlesinger Concert Hall on Sunday. Marine Chamber Orchestra takes some time to warm up 2013-05-21T03:16:28Z Of businessmen and ballerinas THE basic facts of the case seem clear—and as dramatic as any performance of Prokofiev’s “Ivan the Terrible”. Schumpeter: Of businessmen and ballerinas 2013-02-07T16:02:59Z Sergei Prokofiev—an aloof and apolitical music giant—also conceded when he composed “Hail to Stalin.” Tsar of the Intelligentsia 2012-10-15T05:00:00Z It's the BBC for the semi finals, but some of us will choose Prokofiev over Lethal Bizzle for the final next week. Euro 2012: Gary Lineker takes the pun out of everything coming our way 2012-06-24T22:35:02Z The Philharmonic begins a European tour on Feb. 2, performing a Beethoven violin concerto and Prokofiev symphony in Cologne, Germany. N.Y. Philharmonic Musicians’ Agreement Sees 2% Raise for 2012 2012-01-29T22:42:01Z Musicians seem to gather strength, confidence as they worked through Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Bizet. Marine Chamber Orchestra takes some time to warm up 2013-05-21T03:16:28Z The affected works included films by Alfred Hitchcock and Federico Fellini, books by C. S. Lewis and Virginia Woolf, symphonies by Prokofiev and Stravinsky and paintings by Picasso. Jimi Hendrix Is Cited During Supreme Court Arguments 2011-10-06T01:43:06Z I also saw Prokofiev, whom Diaghileff had summoned from Russia to discuss the composition of a ballet he had commissioned. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z That used to be the case with Stravinsky, Shostakovich and Prokofiev. Sidebar: Once in Public Hands, Now Back in Picasso?s 2011-03-21T16:14:58Z Young people are different though – my boy just heard Prokofiev booming out as the teams took the field and said: 'Why are they playing The Apprenticemusic?' Sunderland v Everton - live! 2010-11-22T19:15:00Z It draws on Prokofiev, Brahms, Saint-Saëns and, most heavily, Rachmaninoff. | New Haven: An Act of Creation, Laid Bare 2010-08-21T22:22:00Z With pianist Sophie Cook in a performance of works by Mozart, Schubert and Prokofiev. 2010-02-12T05:00:00Z I had already met Prokofiev in Russia, but during this stay I had an opportunity to enter into closer relationship with this remarkable musician, whose worth is now universally recognized. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z I even recall we were listening to something by Prokofiev. Violists Prokofiev's Dance of the Knights is thumping out of the PA system at the Stadium of Light as the teams line up in the tunnel. Sunderland v Everton - live! 2010-11-22T19:15:00Z There is little of a Prokofiev, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, Cage, Adams, and certainly none of a Schoenberg, in Liszt's music. Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 from Rome to the End I had been out with my sons to see Prokofiev, who was living in the neighborhood. An Autobiography 2011-05-21T02:00:10.850Z |
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