Sergei Prokofiev was a prolific and influential Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and conductor, renowned for his distinctively modern and often dissonant musical style that incorporated elements of neoclassicism, romanticism, and sharp wit.Prokofiev displayed prodigious talent from childhood, entering the St. Petersburg Conservatory at age 13 where he studied composition with Rimsky-Korsakov. He gained early notoriety as an enfant terrible with avant-garde works. Following the Russian Re...