As the 100th anniversary of Igor Stravinsky's ballet The Rite of Spring approaches, commentator Miles Hoffman reminds us that — as earthshaking as that infamous debut was — the composer soon ...

His 1951 Hogarth-inspired opera, with libretto by W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman, surpasses mere pastiche by giving tropes of the genre a twist.

Mr. Craft, who lived for more than 20 years with Igor Stravinsky and his wife, published several books about the acclaimed Russian composer.

Ask the average classical-music or ballet fan to name a famous "modern" composer and most probably the answer will be Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971). But outside of professional music circles ...

Washington, D.C., makes history almost every day in some way. But it made musical history in 1938. That's the year Igor Stravinsky wrote his Dumbarton Oaks Concerto for the 30th wedding ...

The Russian-born composer, conductor and pianist Igor Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) remains, five decades after his death, a towering figure in 20th century music. If he had written the music for ...

Alex Ross on Igor Stravinsky’s “Funeral Song,” from 1908, which was rediscovered in 2014 and which the New York Philharmonic will perform this week.

News How Igor Stravinsky Changed Our Lives Image by getty images By Marianne Langner Zeitlin January 19, 2015 ...

Marco Capalbo's documentary, 'Stravinsky in Hollywood,' explores how the composer reinvented himself, finding new order amid the chaos after moving to L.A. in 1940.

On the beautiful afternoon of April 8, 1971, in New York, a music student took a stroll to pay last respects to composer Igor Stravinsky.