Gabriel Prokofiev

Gabriel Prokofiev is a London-based composer, producer, DJ and founder of the Nonclassical record label & club night.

Gabriel Prokofiev is a London-based composer, producer, DJ and founder of the Nonclassical record label & club night.

Composing music that both embraces and challenges western classical traditions, Gabriel has emerged at the forefront of a new approach to classical music in the UK at the beginning of the 21st century. His Concerto for Turntables was performed at the BBC Proms in August 2011 to critical acclaim and it has since been performed by Seattle Symphony and Copenhagen Philharmonic.

Prokofiev’s own distinctive sound is informed by his background as a producer of hip-hop, grime, and electro records, as well as his earlier involvement in electroacoustic music at York and Birmingham universities, which saw him win a Residency prize at the prestigious Bourges International Electroacoustic Music Competition in 1998. His classical composing career began 2003 with his first two String Quartets, which he composed for the Elysian Quartet, though he continued producing electro & grime, and also began his Nonclassical Remix series (and has now produced over 30 Remixes of contemporary classical works).