Music and Film
Prokofiev – life and works
- John Dawson
- Autumn 2026
- Short Course
- 9:45am - 11:45am
- Friday
- 10 Weeks From 18th September 2026
- £98
A small section of the Prokofiev canon is extremely well known: not only does almost every child in the country know Peter and the Wolf, but even football fans and viewers of TV’s The Apprentice will recognise the extract from Romeo and Juliet that seems to appear whenever an ominous, powerful march is required.
Prokofiev enjoyed a long and prolific career, beginning as an enfant terrible in pre‑revolutionary Russia, turning down an offer to write music for Walt Disney, and ultimately engaging in a dangerous game of political cat‑and‑mouse with Stalin — a game that ended only when they both died on the same day. He produced a vast body of work, much of which remains neglected today apart from a handful of concertos and his major ballets.
In this course, we will explore his career, compare it with those of his two great Russian contemporaries, Stravinsky and Shostakovich, and shine a light on many masterpieces that have been left in the shadows for far too long.
Music and Film
Prokofiev – life and works
- John Dawson
- Autumn 2026
- Short Course
- 9:45am - 11:45am
- Friday
- 10 Weeks From 18th September 2026
A small section of the Prokofiev canon is extremely well known: not only does almost every child in the country know Peter and the Wolf, but even football fans and viewers of TV’s The Apprentice will recognise the extract from Romeo and Juliet that seems to appear whenever an ominous, powerful march is required.
Prokofiev enjoyed a long and prolific career, beginning as an enfant terrible in pre‑revolutionary Russia, turning down an offer to write music for Walt Disney, and ultimately engaging in a dangerous game of political cat‑and‑mouse with Stalin — a game that ended only when they both died on the same day. He produced a vast body of work, much of which remains neglected today apart from a handful of concertos and his major ballets.
In this course, we will explore his career, compare it with those of his two great Russian contemporaries, Stravinsky and Shostakovich, and shine a light on many masterpieces that have been left in the shadows for far too long.