# Nonclassical

Nonclassical is a British independent record label and night club founded in 2004 by Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of Sergei Prokofiev.

## History

Nonclassical has released fourteen albums, each following a concept of recording new contemporary classical music and then inviting a selection of musicians and producers from various genres to remix it. Artists such as Thom Yorke (Radiohead), Hot Chip, Vex'd, Max de Wardener, Simon Tong (Gorillaz and The Verve), KREEPA, Dominic Murcott, John Maclean (The Beta Band & The Aliens), Mira Calix, DJ Spooky, Tim Exile, and Gabriel Prokofiev have done remixes for the label.
On October 26th 2024, Nonclassical celebrated their twentieth anniversary with a concert featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. The concert featured premieres by Emily Abdy, Darren Bloom, Tonia Ko and Beatrice Dillon.

## Nonclassical club nights

Nonclassical hosts regular live music nights to promote a new alternative classical music scene in London. The nights have been held at a number of East London venues, including Bloc (Hackney Wick), The Shacklewell Arms, Red Gallery, Cargo, the Horse and Groom, The Macbeth, XOYO, and Kings Place.
The events present live contemporary classical music in 'gig' or 'club' settings, alongside DJs playing a mixture of modern composition, electronic dance music. Representative artists featured in DJ sets include Tansy Davies, Raymond Scott, Errorsmith, Stockhausen, Alarm Will Sound, Edgard Varèse.
In 2012, Nonclassical began hosting larger scale events at London's XOYO nightclub. These have featured high profile DJs and producers such as Juan Atkins, Nathan Fake, Optimo and Alex Smoke, and large live ensembles including a 52-piece string orchestra.
In 2020 James McIlwrath won the Nonclassical ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition with performances of Alison Knowles’ ‘Shuffle piece’, Neil Luck’s ‘THING’, and Oogoo Maia’s ‘Sisyphus at Work’.

## Releases

| Released | Artist | Album | Notes |
| August 2004 | The Elysian Quartet | Gabriel Prokofiev String Quartet No.1 | |
| November 2006 | GeNIA | John Richards Suite for Piano & Electronics | |
| July 2007 | The Elysian Quartet | Gabriel Prokofiev String Quartet No.2 | |
| July 2008 | John Matthias & Nick Ryan | Cortical Songs | |
| November 2009 | The Heritage Orchestra feat. DJ Yoda | G Prokofiev 'Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra' | |
| 2010 | Gabriel Prokofiev | Piano Book no. 1 | Performed by GeNIA |
| 2010 | Powerplant | G Prokofiev 'Import/Export: Suite For Global Junk' | |
| 2010 | The Mercury Quartet | Mercury Acoustic | |
| February 2011 | Consortium5 | Tangled Pipes | |
| March 2011 | Nonclassical | Remixes & Originals Vol. 1 | |
| April 2011 | Tansy Davies | Troubairitz | |
| May 2011 | Juice Vocal Ensemble | Songspin | |
| October 2011 | Aisha Orazbayeva | Outside | |
| May 2012 | Gabriel Prokofiev + Peter Gregson | Cello Multitracks | |
| September 2014 | Consortium5 | Consortium5 Tangled Pipes | |
| September 2014 | The Mercury Quartet | Mercury Acoustic | |
| September 2014 | Nonclassical | Remixes and Originals Vol #1 | |
| September 2014 | Nonclassical | Cortical Songs | |
| September 2014 | Gabriel Prokofiev | Gabriel Prokofiev Concerto for Turntables and Orchestra | |
| September 2014 | Gabriel Prokofiev | Import/Export - Suite for Global Junk | |
| September 2014 | The Elysian Quartet | Gabriel Prokofiev: String Quartet n.1 | |
| September 2014 | GéNIA | John Richards Suites for Piano and Electronics | |
| September 2014 | The Elysian Quartet | Gabriel Prokofiev: String Quartet n.2 | |
| September 2014 | Aisha Orazbayeva | Outside | |
| September 2014 | Tansy Davies | Troubairitz | |
| September 2014 | Gabriel Prokofiev + Peter Gregson | Float Dance EP1 | |
| September 2014 | GéNIA | Gabriel Prokofiev: Piano Book n.1 | |
| September 2014 | House of Bedlam | Talking Microtonal Blues | |
| September 2014 | Gabriel Prokofiev + Peter Gregson | Cello Multitracks | |
| September 2014 | Gabriel Prokofiev | Gabriel Prokofiev Selected Classical Works 2003-2012 | |
| September 2014 | Juice Vocal Ensemble | Laid Bare: Love Songs | |
| October 2014 | Gabriel Prokofiev | The Art of Remix | |
| November 2014 | Gabriel Prokofiev | Float Dance EP2 | |
| December 2014 | Juice Vocal Ensemble (Arr.MaJiKer) | Only Girl in the World | |
| June 2015 | Klavikon | Klavikon | |
| October 2015 | | The art of remix EP #1 | |
| July 2015 | | Live @ Nonclassical Vol. #1 | |
| January 2016 | Nick Luscombe | Nonclassical 001-002 | |
| March 2017 | | Outside the Lines - Vol.1 | |
| November 2017 | Langham Research Centre | Tape Works Vol. 1 | |
| July 2018 | Tom Richards | Pink Nothing |