Alexander Shelley leads the Pacific Symphony in a spectacular presentation of Stravinsky's Firebird from January 15 to 18, featuring full-length animated visuals. The concert opens with John Adams’ ...

If we are to believe Stravinsky’s opinions as expressed in his writings, we could easily conclude that the composer would not have approved of Olli Mustonen’s performances of the three Stravinsky ...

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 ...

Marking a pivotal moment in his early career, Igor Stravinsky’s 1910 ballet The Firebird brought the composer international attention with a score that contrasted lyricism with sounds that challenged ...

It’s that classic story of boy meets mythical bird, bird gives boy magical feather, boy rescues girl from evil sorcerer king with bird’s help. “And then of course, they get married and live happily ...

This story has been updated. See note below. The introduction to “The Firebird” begins by setting the scene for the green-tongued ogre Kastchei’s enchanted garden, where he houses 13 princesses along ...

The Firebird was the first of two folklore ballets composed by Igor Stravinsky and commissioned by Sergei Diaghilev and his Ballets Russes (Petrushka followed). The ballet premiered at the Paris Opera ...