Sergey Prokofiev short biography

One of the greatest composers and pianists of the XX century, Sergey Prokofiev wrote an opera at the age of 9. Prokofiev studied composition with N. Rimsky-Korsakov at St. Petersburg Conservatory. Prokofiev was an outstanding melodist with a unique musical voice, who wrote in a wide range of genres including operas, ballets, film scores, cantatas, orchestral, chamber and instrumental works. Considered as impossibly dissonant and avant-garde in his youth, Prokofiev now is one of the best known and acclaimed musicians of the 20^th Century.