Steve Hackman shares the story behind his mash-up of two "disruptive innovators," Igor Stravinsky and Kendrick Lamar, for the ...
The Phoenix Symphony is ending its seasoning a production that combines the music of Igor Stravinsky with songs by artist ...
For the third year in a row, the Phoenix Symphony will close out its season on May 29 and 30 with a classical/rap fusion, ...
When news circulates of a previously unknown work by a canonical composer, the best response is often to pay no heed. The hype that surrounds such discoveries routinely exaggerates the value of ...
The Rite of Spring was a revolutionary work for a revolutionary time. Its first performance in Paris, exactly 100 years ago on Wednesday, was a key moment in cultural history – a tumultuous scandal.
The legendary musician lived for 88 years (1882-1971). He witnessed some of the most dramatic events of the 20th century, which found a vivid expression in his works. Stravinsky Sr. was a prominent ...
On Aug. 18, conductor Charles Dutoit curates a Tanglewood concert featuring two works of Igor Stravinsky: his 1918 “L'Histoire du Soldat” (“The Soldier's Tale”) and his 1923 Octet for wind instruments ...
In his fascinating new hour-long documentary, “Stravinsky in Hollywood,” made for European television and now released on DVD by C-Major, Marco Capalbo begins with the oft-quoted statistic that Igor ...
Stravinsky's works fall conveniently into three periods. The first, his "Russian" period, lasts until just before the First World War. The key works of this period feature lavish and exotic ...