In our neverending quest to understand more about Prokofiev and his music, Prokofiev.org conducts periodic interviews with musicians, scholars, and those around the world who knew the composer. If there's someone you'd like to see us interview or if you are a musician, musicologist, or other scholar and would like to share your insights on Prokofiev with the rest of the world, please let us know!

David Nice (author) 09-Dec-2003 David Nice is a British writer, lecturer and broadcaster. The first volume of his biography on Prokofiev was published in April of 2003 by Yale University Press. In this exclusive interview, Nice talks to Prokofiev.org about his new book and his views on Prokofiev's music.

Harlow Robinson (author) 12-Mar-2002 Harlow Robinson is Professor of Modern Languages and History at Northeastern University in Boston. He has authored two books about Prokofiev, including Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography, which was issued in a new edition by Northeastern University Press in April of 2002. In this exclusive interview, Professor Robinson talks to Prokofiev.org about his background, his books, and his views on Prokofiev's music.

Barbara Nissman (pianist) 09-Feb-2002 Barbara Nissman is an American pianist known for her recordings of Prokofiev, Ginastera, and Bartók. Recognized around the world,she has performed with the world's top orchestras including the Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, the Pittsburg Symphony, the Cleveland Symphony, the Chicago Symphony, the London Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic, and the BBC Symphony. She received her Ph.D in music from the University of Michigan, where she studied for seven years with Gyorgy Sandor. Her 1989 concert cycle of all of Prokofiev's piano sonatas in New York and London was a first. That same year she released the complete set of Prokofiev piano sonatas on compact disc -- another first. In this interview, Barbara discusses her research and views on Prokofiev and his music, and talks about her new book on the composer.

Sviatoslav Prokofiev 24-Dec-2000 Sviatoslav Prokofiev is the composer's first son. Born in Paris on 27-February-1924, Sviatoslav grew up with his younger brother Oleg and his parents in Paris, and then in Moscow after the family returned there in 1936. In this exclusive interview, Sviatoslav recalls with fondness growing up in Paris and paints a revealing portrait of Prokofiev as a father as well as composer-musician. He also talks about the dark days before and during World War II, when he lived in war-torn Moscow. Finally, he tells his own views about his father's music and legacy.

Cho-Liang Lin (violinist) 22-Aug-2000 Cho-Liang Lin is a violinist and teaches at the Juilliard School in New York. His landmark recording of the Prokofiev violin concertos in 1994 with Esa-Pekka Salonen revealed his great affection for and admiration of Prokofiev. In this exclusive interview with Prokofiev.org, Lin talks about his recording session with Salonen, Prokofiev's violin works, and his various influences over the years.

Daniel Jaffé (author) 26-Jun-2000 Daniel Jaffé is an author and Reviews Editor for Classic CD magazine in the United Kingdom. His biography of Prokofiev was published by Phaidon Press in 1998. In this interview with prokofiev.org, Jaffé talks about his book, his musical background, the nascent Serge Prokofiev Association, and, most importantly, Prokofiev himself.

Frederic Chiu (pianist) 22-Apr-2000 American pianist Frederic Chiu is known for his acclaimed cycle of Prokofiev's solo piano music on the Harmonia Mundi record label. In Prokofiev.org's inaugural interview, Chiu talks about his views on Prokofiev's music and what makes it so universal, and provides an insight into his pianistic style.