Sergei Sergeevich Prokofiev


Composer

About

Birth Place
Russia
Born
April 11, 1891
Died
March 05, 1953

Biography

As a well-versed Russian entertainer, Sergei Prokofiev had a diverse career in the entertainment industry. Prokofiev worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Aleksandr Nevski" (1938), "Bezhin Lug" (1937), "Ivan Grozny Kino-Balet" (1977), "Ivan Grozny Part I" with Nikolai Cherkassov (1945), "Ivan Grozny Part II" (1946) starring Nikolai Cherkassov a...

Family & Companions

Lina Prokofiev
Wife
Spanish; raised in the USA; met Prokofiev in 1918; became estranged during WWII; arrested and charged with espionage in 1948; served in a prison camp until 1957; died in 1989 at age 91.

Biography

As a well-versed Russian entertainer, Sergei Prokofiev had a diverse career in the entertainment industry. Prokofiev worked on a variety of projects during his early entertainment career, including "Aleksandr Nevski" (1938), "Bezhin Lug" (1937), "Ivan Grozny Kino-Balet" (1977), "Ivan Grozny Part I" with Nikolai Cherkassov (1945), "Ivan Grozny Part II" (1946) starring Nikolai Cherkassov and "The Gospel According to St. Matthew" (1966). In the eighties and the nineties, Prokofiev devoted his time to various credits, such as "Pencil Dance" (1989) starring Chris Casady, "The 9th International Tchaikovsky Competition" (PBS, 1990-91), "Romeo and Julia" with Bob Koherr (1992) and "Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould" (1994). In the early 2000s through the 2010s, Prokofiev lent his talents to projects like "Center Stage" with Amanda Schull (2000), "Bad Blood" (2001) starring Denis Lavant, "Peter & the Wolf" (2008) and the Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Hemsworth hit "Avengers: Age Of Ultron" (2015). Prokofiev last worked on "Sour Grapes" (1998). Prokofiev was married to Lina Prokofiev and had two sons, Oleg Prokofiev and Sviatoslav Prokofiev. Sergei Prokofiev passed away in March 1953 at the age of 62.

Filmography

 

Music (Feature Film)

Isle of Dogs (2018)
Song
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Song
Joy (2015)
Song
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
Song
Center Stage (2000)
Song ("Romeo And Juliet Opus 64")
Sour Grapes (1998)
Music
Leave of Absence (1994)
Music
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Music "Precipitato From Sonata No 7" ("The Tip")
Romeo and Julia (1991)
Music
Je Suis le seigneur du chateau (1989)
Music
Pencil Dance (1989)
Music
Eine Bewegung der Zeit (1987)
Music
Bad Blood (1987)
Music ("Peter And The Wolf" "Erato" "Romeo And Juliet")
Ivan Grozny Kino-Balet (1977)
Music Extract (Incidental Music To "Ivan Grozny")
Romeo and Juliet (1966)
Music
Bolshoi Ballet 67 (1966)
Composer
The Gospel According to St. Matthew (1966)
Composer
Echoes of Silence (1965)
Music selections
Plisetskaya Dances (1965)
"The stone flower" ("skaz o kamennom tsvetke"), "romeo and juliet" ("romeo i dzhulyetta")
Cinderella (1961)
Music
Inside the U.S.S.R. (1961)
Composer
Ivan the Terrible (Part 2) (1958)
Music
Ivan the Terrible (Part 1) (1944)
Music
Alexander Nevsky (1938)
Music
Bezhin Lug (1937)
Music; Music Extract ("Symphony No 6")

Music (Special)

New York Philharmonic: Modern Times, Romantic Visions (2000)
Music
Cincinnati Pops Holiday: Love Is in the Air (1999)
Music
Variety & Virtuosity: American Ballet Theatre Now (1998)
Music
Russian Music (1998)
Music
Prokofiev (1998)
Music
New York Philharmonic Opening Night Gala (1997)
Music
The 39th Annual Pablo Casals Festival (1996)
Music
Marsalis on Music (1995)
Music
Peter and the Wolf: A Prokofiev Fantasy (1994)
Music
A Salute to Slava (1994)
Music
Romeo and Juliet (1993)
Music
Soldiers of Music: Rostropovich Returns to Russia (1991)
Music
The 9th International Tchaikovsky Competition (1990)
Music
Cinderella (1990)
Music
Romeo and Juliet (1985)
Music
Music From Australia (1985)
Music
San Francisco Ballet in Cinderella (1985)
Music
Dorothy Hamill in Romeo & Juliet on Ice (1983)
Music
San Francisco Ballet (1978)
Music

Music (TV Mini-Series)

Peter and the Wolf (1995)
Music

Life Events

Family

Sviatoslav Prokofiev
Son
Oleg Prokofiev
Son
Painter, sculptor. Born in 1928; died of a heart attack on August 20, 1998 on the island of Guernsey.

Companions

Lina Prokofiev
Wife
Spanish; raised in the USA; met Prokofiev in 1918; became estranged during WWII; arrested and charged with espionage in 1948; served in a prison camp until 1957; died in 1989 at age 91.

Bibliography