Publisher Desc.  The Classical Concerto for piano and strings was written and dedicated to the concert pianist Hwa jung Lee and conceived as a neoclassical composition inspired by Sergei Prokofiev�s Symphony No. 1 in D Major, the �Classical Symphony�. Both works were written away from the piano as an attempt to emulate the style of Classical composers , yet still reflecting contemporary �compositional practices.� Both works are close to the same length of time and neither composition contains quotations from Classical composers such as Haydn and Mozart. As Prokofiev�s work stemmed from his conducting class at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory in which his teacher, Nokolai Tcherepnin, taught his students the conducting practice of the Classical period, �The Classical Concerto� for Piano and Strings was written with the purpose of introducing a modern Piano Concerto to today�s stage that reflects the tradition of �beauty� and characteristic �style� of the master composers of the Classical time period. �A contemporary Piano Concerto that does not strive for new vistas, but expresses a deep gratitude for those who came before.� Timothy Brown, composer (2016) (