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Composer | Stravinsky, Igor (1882-1971) |
Period | Early 20th century |
Work type | Choral |
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In the shadow of Petrushka: Rattle’s Stravinskian tapas menu
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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.
DSO Berlin opens its 75th anniversary season
The Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester performs works by Lang, Pärt, Stravinsky and Mahler under music director, Robin Ticciati.
Four composers speak to war and mortality
On the 100th eve of the Armistice, Vladimir Jurowsky led the LPO in four radically different meditations on death and eternal life.
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From Dumbarton Oaks to the White House: Stravinsky in America
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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.