Gabriel Prokofiev is a composer and record producer based in England. He was born to an English mother and Russian father, and is the grandson of Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Prokofiev

Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor who mastered numerous musical genres and is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century...

. He studied composition at Birmingham and York universities, but eschewed classical music for electronica

Electronica

Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...

, and became a composer of garage music

UK garage

UK garage is a genre of electronic dance music originating from the United Kingdom in the early-1990s. UK garage is a descendant of house music which originated in Chicago and New York, United States. UK garage usually features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling'...

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He founded the independent record label Nonclassical

Nonclassical

Nonclassical is an independent record label and club-night founded in 2003 by the composer Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of Sergei Prokofiev.The name 'Nonclassical' is derived from the label's approach to classical music...

 in 2003 and started composing classical music in 2004 with a string quartet

String quartet

A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...

 written for the Elysian Quartet. His Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra was performed at the BBC Proms in August 2011 by DJ Switch

DJ Switch

DJ Switch is a British DJ, based in Birmingham. Notable for having made remarkable achievements in his early teens, he has been crowned World Champion DJ three times, was the support act for Public Enemy on their UK tour, and has many appearances on television, radio, magazines, and at major...

 and the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain conducted by Vladimir Jurowski

Vladimir Jurowski

Vladimir Mikhailovich Jurowski is a Russian conductor. He is the son of conductor Mikhail Jurowski.Jurowski began his musical studies at the Moscow Conservatory...

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