What country of origin does Peter and the Wolf and Sergei Prokofiev have in common?
Sergei Prokofiev Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev ( ; Russian: Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев , "Sergej Sergejevič Prokofjev" ; 27 April 1891 – 5 March 1953) was a Soviet composer, pianist and conductor. As the creator of acknowledged masterpieces across numerous musical genres, he is regarded as one of the major composers of the 20th century. His works include such widely heard works as the March from "The Love for Three Oranges," the suite "Lieutenant Kijé", the ballet "Romeo and Juliet" – from which "Dance of the Knights" is taken – and "Peter and the Wolf." Of the established forms and genres in which he worked, he created – excluding juvenilia – seven completed operas, seven symphonies, eight ballets, five piano concertos, two violin concertos, a cello concerto, a Symphony-Concerto for cello and orchestra, and nine completed piano sonatas.
Peter Paul Koprowski Peter Paul Koprowski (born 24 August 1947 in Łódź) is a Canadian composer, conductor, music educator, and pianist of Polish descent. He became a Canadian citizen in 1976. As a composer he is chiefly known for his large output of symphonic works which began with his still frequently performed "In Memoriam Karol Szymanowski" (1963). He has twice won the Jules Léger Prize (in 1989 for "Sonnet for Laura" and in 1994 for his "Woodwind Quintet") and received the Canada Council's Victor M. Lynch-Staunton Award in 1989. His first "Viola Concerto" was awarded the Jean A. Chalmers National Music Award in 1997. He was nominated for a Juno Award in 2002 for "Redemption", a concerto for viola and orchestra.