Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (; ; 15/27 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a
Russian and
Soviet composer, pianist and
conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous
musical genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include such widely heard works as the March from
The Love for Three Oranges, the suite
Lieutenant Kijé, the ballet
Romeo and Juliet – from which "
Dance of the Knights" is taken – and
Peter and the Wolf. Of the established forms and genres in which he worked, he created – excluding
juvenilia – seven completed
operas, seven
symphonies, eight
ballets, five
piano concertos, two
violin concertos, a
cello concerto, and nine completed
piano sonatas.