Work: Piano Sonata no. 1 in F minor, Op.1

Yefim Bronfman, a prime interpreter of Prokofiev, presented powerful performances of the composer's landmark piano sonatas at Ravinia.

The name of last Tuesday’s Hollywood Bowl concert was “Three Russian Masters.” That’s Prokofiev, Stravinsky, and Shostakovich, whose music made up the program that night, by the way. But it wouldn’t be a stretch to say that the audience got to hear a fourth Russian master: pianist Denis Matsuev. The first half of the program was centered around him. Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto no.

S’il est une chose qui caractérise Prokofiev, c’est bien son imagination débordante. Les cinq premières sonates pour piano nous le prouvent, avec les pianistes Daniil Trifonov ,Katia Skanavi, Ilya Rashkovskiy et Denis Kozhukhin.