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Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ( 17 June [ O.S. 5 June] 1882 – 6 April 1971) was a Russian composer and conductor with French citizenship (from 1934) and United States citizenship (from 1945). He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music.
Igor Stravinsky wrote The Rite of Spring in 1913. It redefined 20th-century music, much as Beethoven's Eroica had transformed music a century before. With it, Stravinsky took himself far into the ...
Sep 29, 2022 · 1. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was born into a musical family. His early life was comfortable and immersed in music. Stravisnky was the third of four sons born to his parents’ Polish-Russian family in the town of Lomonsov near St Petersburg in June 1882. Stravinsky’s father, Fyodor, was one of Russia’s top operatic bass singers and ...
Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971) is arguably the greatest composer of the 20th century. His worldwide fame began with his three early ballets performed by Sergey Diaghilev’s Ballets russes, the third of which ( The Rite of Spring) is infamous for the riot it caused at its Parisian premiere in 1913. Stravinsky’s long career and stylistic ...
Introduction. Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (17 June 1882–6 April 1971) was a Russian (and later, a naturalized French and American) composer, pianist and conductor. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. Stravinsky’s compositional career was notable for its stylistic diversity.
Aug 8, 2014 · May 25, 2013 • Watch the energetic conductor take flight conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in Stravinsky's iconic score. A recently released DVD of a 1966 performance includes an ...
