Sergei Prokofiev

4. Which work brought Prokofiev his first

    international success?

Piano Concerto No. 1 (1912), which won the graduation prize at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. At the first performance, one attendee was quoted as saying “To hell with this futuristic music! The cats on the roof make better music!” Prokofiev, who played the solo piano part, was delighted!