Our Prokofiev concerts in Berlin 2024 & 2025

Alongside Stravinsky, Rachmaninov, Shostakovich and Scriabin, Sergei Prokofiev is one of the most important Russian composers of the 20th century. Daring harmonies, dissonance, piercing rhythms and harsh lyricism combine in Prokofiev's work to create a language all of its own, which is expressed magnificently in the Prokofiev concerts of the ROC ensembles in Berlin.

Prokofiev concerts by the ROC in Berlin

Like so many of his Russian colleagues, Sergei Prokofiev's life was characterized by a great deal of movement; a movement that - unlike Rachmaninov, for example - led him back to Moscow, where he eventually died on the same day as Stalin. His Moscow period in particular is characterized by extraordinary musical productivity.

Prokofiev's oeuvre is extremely varied; it consists of stage works, orchestral works, piano works, chamber music and vocal works. His most famous work, the musical fairy tale “Peter and the Wolf”, is one of the most frequently performed works of classical music in the world.

According to his own statements, four lines run through Prokofiev's oeuvre: a classical, a modern, a motoric and a lyrical line. This extremely heterogeneous mixture creates a tremendous field of tension, which can be clearly felt in the Prokofiev concerts of our ROC ensembles in Berlin. Treat yourself to an evening full of musical excitement with a Prokofiev concert in Berlin!