Now playing in this video: 🎵 Prokofiev: "Extracts from Romeo and Juliet"

Paul Zientara brings sweeping drama and theatrical intensity to Prokofiev's "Romeo and Juliet", distilling the ballet's star-crossed passion and tragedy into vivid orchestral extracts. From tender romance to thunderous conflict, this selection captures the full emotional arc of Shakespeare's timeless tale.

🌟 About the Artist

Paul Zientara began studying the viola at the age of seven at the Music school of Yerres in Yves Pruvot's class. In 2015, he joined the CRR (Regional Conservatory) of Paris studying with Françoise Gnéri, before continuing his studies at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris with teachers Sabine Toutain and Christophe Gaugué.