Igor Stravinsky
composer, conductor

Igor Stravinsky

  • June 17, 1882 Oranienbaum, Russia - April 6, 1971 New York, USA

Biography

Igor Stravinsky: the Russian influence

Igor Stravinsky, an unclassifiable composer, was accustomed to music from a very early age in particularly thanks to his father who was a famous bass at the St. Petersburg Opera. From Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, one of his teachers, he retained orchestral luxuriance and his first works were imbued with the shimmering colours of Russian folklore. His encounter with Diaghilev, who commissioned The Firebird ballet (1910), would determine the young composer’s future. Stravinsky began to travel and his insolent and disconcerting art made a name for him beyond the Russian frontiers.

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Stravinsky's The Nightingale and Poulenc's Les Mamelles de Tirésias

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Stravinsky and Debussy with the New World Symphony and Miami City Ballet
Stravinsky and Debussy with the New World Symphony and Miami City Ballet

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James Gaffigan conducts Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress — With Christopher Willoughby (Tom Rakewell), Ava Dodd (Anne Trulove), Vartan Gabrielian (Nick Shadow) …
James Gaffigan conducts Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress — With Christopher Willoughby (Tom Rakewell), Ava Dodd (Anne Trulove), Vartan Gabrielian (Nick Shadow) …

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Berliner Philharmoniker interprets Stravinsky — With François-Xavier Roth
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5th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition 2022: Second Qualifying Round (I/II)
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5th Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition 2022: Final Round (I/II)
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Concours de Genève 2022: Piano Semi-Final (Solo Recital)

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François-Xavier Roth conducts Stravinsky's The Firebird, Petrushka, and The Rite of Spring
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Concours musical international de Montréal: Finals (III/IV)
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Alexandre Kantorow plays Brahms, Liszt, Bartók, and Fauré
Alexandre Kantorow plays Brahms, Liszt, Bartók, and Fauré

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100 Years of the Los Angeles Philharmonic
100 Years of the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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Barbara Hannigan conducts Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress
Barbara Hannigan conducts Stravinsky's The Rake's Progress

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The 2017 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert
The 2017 Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert

With Christoph Eschenbach and Renée Fleming

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Bernstein pays tribute to Stravinsky — With Michel Béroff
Bernstein pays tribute to Stravinsky — With Michel Béroff

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Sol Gabetta plays Elgar's Cello Concerto
Sol Gabetta plays Elgar's Cello Concerto

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Martha Argerich and Daniel Barenboim play piano duets

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Karajan, The Second Life

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Sir Simon Rattle conducts Dvořák, Grieg, Ravel, Stravinsky — With Evgeny Kissin
Sir Simon Rattle conducts Dvořák, Grieg, Ravel, Stravinsky — With Evgeny Kissin

Berliner Philharmoniker: 2011 New Year's Concert

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