Marin Alsop is the only conductor to receive a MacArthur Fellowship, an award given by the MacArthur Foundation for exceptional creative work.
Composition History
Prokofiev's Symphony No. 3 was created from music salvaged from his opera 'The Fiery Angel,' which was accepted for staging but never fully performed until 1955.
Composer Biography
Sergey Prokofiev, the composer, was a child prodigy whose first compositions emerged when he was only five years old.
Performer Biography
Marin Alsop, the conductor, made history in September 2013 as the first female conductor of the BBC's Last Night of the Proms in London.
Historical Context
Prokofiev's death on March 5, 1953, went largely unnoticed because it occurred barely an hour before the death of Stalin.
Composer Biography
Unlike fellow Russian composers Stravinsky and Rachmaninov, Prokofiev left Russia with the intention of returning home.
Composition History
The Scythian Suite originated from music for a ballet titled 'Ala and Lolly,' which was commissioned by Sergey Dyagilev but rejected as undanceable.
