Igor Stravinsky was the trailblazing creator of groundbreaking scores that overshadowed most of his contemporaries. Was Stravinsky the 20th century’s greatest composer? Unquestionably. He wrote ...

Stravinsky was one of the most important and influential of all 20th century composers. Here we list 20 of our favourite recordings of his masterpieces that all make for highly rewarding listening The ...

When news circulates of a previously unknown work by a canonical composer, the best response is often to pay no heed. The hype that surrounds such discoveries routinely exaggerates the value of ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Dive into the composer who changed music history and gave Mikhail Baryshnikov “my first heady sniff of the West.” In the past, we’ve chosen the five ...

Stravinsky’s father sent him to study criminal law and legal philosophy at St Petersburg University in 1901. Through his friendship with Vladimir and Andrei Rimsky-Korsakov, two sons of the great ...

Experience a river of music from Igor Stravinsky on the fiftieth anniversary of his death. From Firebird to Fireworks, Rite to Ragtime and many surprising sounds in between. Show more To mark half a ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. In 1918, Igor Stravinsky encountered jazz for the first time, when conductor Ernest Ansermet brought ...

Violinist Zvi Zeitlin passed away in 2012. He had started to write his memoirs and planned to include a chapter on his experiences with Igor Stravinsky. He never got to do this, so his widow, Marianne ...

Editor;s Note: Violinist Zvi Zeitlin passed away in 2012. He had started to write his memoirs and planned to include a chapter on his experiences with Igor Stravinsky. He never got to do this, so his ...