Work: Circus Polka (for a young elephant)

Sir Simon Rattle's “Stravinsky Journey” threads a string of miniatures to persuade the audience that there's more to Stravinsky than his three early Ballets Russes hits.

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In Prague, the future is now: AI composes for the PKF

Frank Kuznik, 15 Nov

Artificial intelligence shows it can write music, but human composers need not worry – not yet, anyway.

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From Dumbarton Oaks to the White House: Stravinsky in America

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Roy Westbrook, 28 Jul

When Igor Stravinsky left Europe for life in America in 1939, his flight was due to more than the impending war. Three generations of his family had died within six months and his neoclassical works no longer met with universal admiration from influential critics.

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