The Prokofiev Project

Reviewing Stanford Lively Arts’ 2008 “Stravinsky Project” Richard Scheinin wrote in the San Jose Mercury News: “It was a knockout. Here was one of those rare events we crave as listeners: a set of performances that take the familiar, confront it, and make it not just new, but more enjoyable than before.” Joseph Horowitz, Vakho Kodanashvili, and Nikita Abrosimov come to Stanford in collaboration with faculty artists George Barth, Kumaran Arul, Jindong Cai, the Stanford Symphony, and puppet artist Robin Walsh to interpret Prokofiev. Why did this acclaimed composer choose to return to Stalin’s police state in 1935? What were the trade-offs shaping his singular odyssey? 

Presented in partnership with Stanford Continuing Studies.

Generously funded by Applied Materials Excellence in the Arts Grants, a program of Arts Council Silicon Valley.

The Prokofiev Project: Interpreting Prokofiev:

Nov 12, Thursday  | 7:30 pm | Campbell Recital Hall, Braun Music Center | info »

Multi-day Prokofiev exploration begins with a free conversation and demonstration led by esteemed scholars and artists.

The Prokofiev Project: Pianistic Prokofiev:
Vakho Kodanashvili, Kumaran Arul, George Barth, piano; Joseph Horowitz, speaker

Nov 13, Friday  | 8:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info »

A unique recital with commentary, surveying the radical, patriotic, and Romantic sides of the great Russian composer.

The Prokofiev Project: Orchestral Prokofiev:
Nikita Abrosimov, piano, with The Stanford Symphony Orchestra, Jindong Cai, conductor, and Robin Walsh, puppetry

Nov 14, Saturday  | 8:00 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info »

Pianist Nikita Abrosimov joins Stanford’s orchestra—plus Romeo and Juliet with all new, life-sized puppetry.

The Prokofiev Project: Family Prokofiev—Romeo & Juliet:
THE STANFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, JINDONG CAI, CONDUCTOR, ROBIN WALSH, PUPPET ARTIST, AND Erinn Knyt, narrator.

Nov 15, Sunday  | 2:30 pm | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | info »

Shorter, discount program perfect for young people: Prokofiev’s enchanting Romeo and Juliet with all new puppetry.