Soviet pianist and composer Sergei Prokofiev died 60 years ago, on March 5, 1953, at the age of 61. He had been ill for many years and may have died from a cerebral hemorrhage. His death happened to ...

A world premiere production of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev's "Music for Athletes," recently restored by Princeton music scholar Simon Morrison, will be staged at 7:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, in ...

Prokofiev's style was edgy and lyrical, a combination that made for very effective film music. The first film score he wrote was for a movie called "Lieutenant Kije." The Los Angeles Philharmonic ...

Author Owen Belcher is Assistant Professor of Music Theory at the UMKC Conservatory. March 5 marks the 69th anniversary of the death of Ukrainian-born composer Sergei Prokofiev. Most people think of ...

On October 16, 1944, a private Moscow audience attended the modest premiere of an opera by one of the Soviet Union's most successful composers, Sergei Prokofiev. The opera was "War and Peace." Based ...

Musicians perform holiday carols, hymns, and film favorites like Home Alone and “Troika.” Experience the magic of the Crane Candlelight Concert as nearly 300 musicians from SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School ...