Sergei Prokofiev's diaries have been published for the first time.
The composer who gave us Peter and the Wolf, Romeo and Juliet, and several symphonies and concertos, was also a prolific writer, keeping several diaries throughout his lifetime. He also attempted to write an autobiography, which totaled 200,000 pages by the time he had covered up to age 17. Thanks to the efforts of translator Anthony Phillips, Prokofiev's diaries have been translated and published. Now fans can get inside, personal insight into one of Russia's early twentieth-century composers.
