Prokofiev's name was explicitly mentioned in the notorious 'Zhdanov decree' 12 years after his return to Russia.
DongKyu Kim has performed Rachmaninov's Concerto No. 3 with the Republic of San Marino Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Philippe Entremont.
Prokofiev died on March 5, 1953, barely an hour before Stalin, so his death went largely unnoticed at the time.
Prokofiev returned to Russia permanently in 1936, just before an official crackdown on music that did not align with Soviet social and political aims.
DongKyu Kim, the pianist on this album, won first prize at the 2010 San Marino International Competition.
Prokofiev was a front-rank pianist for much of his professional life and amassed a sizable body of piano music.
Sergey Prokofiev, the composer, was born in Ukraine in 1891 and began composing at the age of five.
