Gabriel Prokofiev

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Gabriel Prokofiev is a composer and record producer based in England. He was born in 1975 to an English mother and Russian father Oleg Prokofiev,[1] and is the grandson of Sergei Prokofiev. He studied composition at Birmingham and York universities, but eschewed classical music for electronica,[2] and became a composer of garage music.[3] He was one of the producers of Lady Sovereign's album Public Warning,[4] under the name Medasyn.[5]

He founded the independent record label Nonclassical in 2003 and started composing classical music in 2004 with a string quartet written for the Elysian Quartet.[1] His Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra was performed at the BBC Proms in August 2011 by DJ Switch and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by Vladimir Jurowski.[6][7][8]

Selected works

Ballet

  • Ein Winternachtstraum, 2011
  • Howl, 2013
  • Strange Blooms, 2013

Orchestral

  • Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra, 2007
  • Dance Suite for Viola, String Orchestra, Trombones & Percussion, 2008
  • Beethoven 9 Remix, 2011
  • Concerto for Bass Drum & Orchestra, 2012
  • Spheres for violin and string orchestra, 2013
  • Concerto for Cello No 1 & Orchestra, 2013
  • Ruthven's Last Dance two dances for orchestra, 2013

Chamber

  • String Quartet No 1, 2003
  • Three Dances for String Trio, Bass Clarinet, Piano & Scratch DJ, 2004
  • String Quartet No 2, 2006
  • Stolen Guitars suite for electric guitar and 2 laptops, 2008
  • Cello Multitracks suite for solo cello and multitracked cellos, or cello nonet, 2010
  • String Quartet No 3, 2010

Instrumental

  • Sleeveless Scherzo for solo violin and solo dancer, 2008
  • Three Dances for String Trio, Bass Clarinet, Piano & Scratch DJ, 2004
  • String Quartet No 2, 2006
  • IMPORT/EXPORT large-scale percussion piece for global objects, 2008
  • Pianobook No 1 for solo piano, 2006

Vocal

  • Simple Songs for Modern Life, 6 songs for female a capella vocal trio, 2009
  • The Lonely Giant mini opera for baritone and bass clarinet, 2009

Film

  • Pig Alley, soundtrack to US silent film, for bass clarinet, trumpet, percussion and cello, 2008

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PRS for Music Foundation - Gabriel Prokofiev". PRS for Music Foundation. Retrieved 2011-08-13. 
  2. ↑ Colborne, Femke (2008-06-13). "Gabriel Prokofiev's Nonclassical club night breaks with tradition". The Times Online. Retrieved 2013-09-01. 
  3. ↑ Coffey, Russ (2004-03-02). "Prokofiev goes clubbing". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-08-13. 
  4. ↑ Richards, Sam (2012-01-13). "Clubs picks of the week". The Guardian. Retrieved 2012-05-13. 
  5. ↑ Richards, Sam (2006-12-15). "Odd one out is now in". The Age. Retrieved 2012-05-13. 
  6. ↑ Hewitt, Ivan (2011-08-09). "BBC Proms 2011: Prom 30 & 31: National Youth Orchestra, Nigel Kennedy, Albert Hall, review - Telegraph". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2011-08-13. 
  7. ↑ Seckerson, Edward. "Proms 30 & 31: National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain/ Jurowski/ Nigel Kennedy". The Independent. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
  8. ↑ Jeal, Erica. "Prom 30: NYO/Jurowski/DJ Switch/Grosvenor – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 August 2011. 
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