Gabriel Prokofiev

Composer and producer Gabriel Prokofiev has been at the forefront of efforts to develop fusions between classical forms and contemporary popular electronic styles, writing concertos for, among other instruments, turntables and orchestra. He has attracted top-notch collaborators from the classical, popular, and jazz worlds. Prokofiev founded an electronic group called Spectrum and performed with it as a DJ under the name Gabriel Olegavich. Prokofiev's String Quartet of 2003 was written for the Elysian Quartet. When Prokofiev released a recording of the quartet with the Elysian Quartet on his own label, Nonclassical, in 2004, he included remixes. As Prokofiev's fame spread, he began to collaborate with prominent artists on both sides of the classical/pop divide. In 2024, he issued the album Pastoral 21, applying a variety of acoustic and electronic treatments to Beethoven's Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ("Pastoral").