Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was a Russian composer (born in Ukraine) who was at the forefront of the Modernist music movement. His symphonies, orchestral suites, and ballets display endless variety and complexity. His most famous works today, perhaps, are the Classical Symphony, the Romeo and Juliet ballet score, and the symphonic fairy tale Peter and the Wolf.
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1891 - 1953Life of the composer Sergei Prokofiev.
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27 Apr 1891Sergei Prokofiev is born in Sontsivka, Ukraine.
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1904 - 1914Sergei Prokofiev studies at the St. Petersburg Conservatory.
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1917Sergei Prokofiev leaves Russia to live in the United States.
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1921Sergei Prokofiev's opera The Love for Three Oranges is staged by the Chicago Opera.
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1922Sergei Prokofiev moves to Paris.
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1934Sergei Prokofiev composes his Lieutenant Kijé orchestral suite.
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1936Sergei Prokofiev returns to live in Russia.
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1936Sergei Prokofiev composes his Peter and the Wolf symphonic fairy tale.
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1938Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet is first performed.
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1945Sergei Prokofiev's ballet Cinderella is first performed.
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1946Sergei Prokofiev's opera War and Peace is first performed.
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1952Sergei Prokofiev composes his Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra.
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5 Mar 1953Sergei Prokofiev dies of a brain haemorrhage in Moscow.
