Post by Clive on Dec 17, 2011 11:12:30 GMT 9.5
The life and work of Russian composer Sergei Prokofiev will be celebrated with a festival of 14 events over 20 days, running from 13 January to 1 February 2012, presented by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, under the artistic direction of Vladimir Jurowski.
The Prokofiev: Man of the People? programme includes performances by cellist Danjulo Ishizaka, pianist Stephen Osborne and musicians from the Royal College of Music. The programme also includes a performance of Prokofiev's Incidental Music to Egyptian Nights with extracts of texts by Pushkin, Bernard Shaw and Shakespeare read by Simon Callow and Miranda Richardson (28 January) and 'The Prokofiev Diaries' with Simon Callow on 22 January
The Prokofiev: Man of the People? programme includes performances by cellist Danjulo Ishizaka, pianist Stephen Osborne and musicians from the Royal College of Music. The programme also includes a performance of Prokofiev's Incidental Music to Egyptian Nights with extracts of texts by Pushkin, Bernard Shaw and Shakespeare read by Simon Callow and Miranda Richardson (28 January) and 'The Prokofiev Diaries' with Simon Callow on 22 January
