Keynote Speech by Gabriel Prokofiev
Thursday, June 15, 2023
6:00-7:30pm
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Gabriel Prokofiev will reflect on the legacy of Sergei Prokofiev in the evolution of the classical canon, and help us
Gabriel Prokofiev is a London-based composer, DJ and producer. A significant voice in contemporary classical music, Gabriel combines elements of symphonic composition, film scores, dance, opera and electronic music to both embrace and challenge western classical traditions.
In this talk, Gabriel will reflect on the legacy of Sergei Prokofiev (his grandfather) in the evolution of the classical canon, and help us imagine its continued place in twenty-first century global music.
Symposium Program
Friday, June 16, 2023
9:30am-5:00pm
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9:30-9:40am | Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:40-11:15am | Ballet and the Neoclassical
Moderator: Nicolas Moron
- Natalia Savkina: About Prokofiev’s Neoclassicism
- Michaela Franzen: Sur le Borysthène: Migratory Aesthetics and Neoclassical Ballet in Interwar Paris
- Rita McAllister: Sur le Borysthène: An “Unfairly Rejected Opus”
11:30am-1:00pm | Prokofiev’s Musical Languages
Moderator: Inessa Bazayev
- Nuno Lucas: Beyond “Iron and Steel”: Unravelling Texture in Prokofiev’s Second Symphony
- Barbara Nissman: The Three War Sonatas: A Performer’s View
2:00-3:30pm | Prokofiev and His Words
Moderator: Christina Guillaumier
- Nicolas Moron: Prokofiev and His Editorial Process
- Campbell Shiflett: Poulenc’s Prokofiev
- Maria Vinogradova and Anastasiia Dolgikh: Sergei Prokofiev the Moviemaker: Within, Behind, and Around the Images
3:45-5:00pm | Roundtable: Prokofiev in the 21st Century
- Gabriel Prokofiev
- Simon Morrison
- Inessa Bazayev
- Christina Guillaumier
- Nicolas Moron
The event is organized by the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University with support from the Harriman Institute and the Serge Prokofiev Foundation.
