The festival started Wednesday with a discussion of Russia during Stravinsky's time that put the rest of the festival in context. The festival moves to Fox Tucson Theatre tonight for a screening of ...
Igor Stravinsky looms large in the pantheon of modern composers. Both the White House and the Kremlin sent representatives to his April 1971 funeral in Manhattan. Two weeks later, thousands swelled ...
It’s not overstating the case to say that Igor Stravinsky changed the world. With the 1910 premiere of “The Firebird,” the Russian composer became an overnight sensation. Created for Ballets Russes, ...
When the tiny old man walked onstage, moving crabwise around the pianos, the members of the audience at Manhattan’s Town Hall rose in a spontaneous ovation. Igor Stravinsky turned to face them, ducked ...
For three months this winter a thin. baggy-eyed Russian, considered by many to be one of the greatest of contemporary composers, will tour the U. S. For a fortnight in January he will conduct the New ...
The Pennsylvania Ballet is celebrating famed Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky this spring with its All Stravinsky program at the Merriam Theater. The program will be set to four diverse and ...