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instrument. As the concerto progressed, this street-wise DJ endeared himself to a non-native audience
with gritty determination, engaging hip-hop dialect and a working knowledge of 'high art' protocol,
bringing the West Bronx to West London.
Gabriel Prokofiev's cultural amalgam comprising strict form and heady improvisation,
punchy EDM hooks and lingering classical melodies, and 'high' and 'low' dance forms, not to mention the
occasional challenging of rituals and removal of barriers, demonstrated that night that another way is
always possible.
In 2016, Gabriel Prokofiev composed his Concerto for Turntables No.2. But that is another story...
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