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Sergei Prokofiev
Russian composer and pianist
Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor who later worked in the Soviet Union. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous music genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th... Wikipedia
Born: April 23, 1891, Sontsivka, Ukraine
Died: March 5, 1953 (age 61 years), Moscow, Russia
Children: Oleg Prokofiev and Sviatoslav Prokofiev
Grandchildren: Gabriel Prokofiev, Anastasia Prokofiev, Sergei O. Prokofieff, and more
Parents: Sergei Alekseevich Prokofiev and Maria Grigoryevna Zhitkova
Spouse: Mira Mendelson (m. 1948–1953) and Lina Prokofiev (m. 1923–1947)
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Prokofiev leaves the city for the Caucasus, where he composes his famous "Classical" Symphony, as well as several other major works. Returning to St. Petersburg ...
Prokofiev was born in 1891 in the Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire. His mother, who had a keen musical sense, taught him to play the piano.