Pre-Revolutionary period. Modern Period. Born in Ukraine. Sergei Prokofiev: Symphony No. Russian composer and pianist Sergei Prokofiev was born in 1891 in Sontsovka, a small village in Ukraine.

April 23, 1891 - March 05, 1953.

Prokofiev got the idea from Natalya Sats, who led the Moscow State Musical Theater for Children. See more Prokofiev Pictures. Early on, it was clear that he had musical talent. 1 in D Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé Prokofiev Pictures. Together with Dmitri Shostakovich he is one of the greatest Russian composers of the 20th century. Prokofiev (Prokofjev in the transliteration system of the Russian Academy of Sciences) was born into a family of agriculturalists.Village life, with its peasant songs, left a permanent imprint on him. His mother, who was a very good pianist, encouraged him, and taught him to play the piano. Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev.It was written in 1936 after his return to Russia, then part of the Soviet Union.It is a children's story. Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Ukrainian: Сергій Сергійович Прокоф'єв) (born Sontsovka, Ukraine 23 April 1891; died Moscow 5 March 1953) was a Russian composer and pianist who came from Ukraine.During his lifetime, Ukraine was part of Russia.

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Sergei Prokofiev. Wimbledon 2014: Classical music and tennis Football-mad musicians: music's obsession with the beautiful game. His mother, a good pianist, became the highly gifted child’s first mentor in music and arranged trips to the opera in Moscow.