Stravinsky's musical career is traditionally divided into three stages. Its first decades are usually referred to as the Russian period, as the composer studied Russian folklore and experimented ...

With the music for the ballet The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky made an indelible mark on the future of music composition. The Rite of Spring broke many boundaries; influencing future generations to ...

Or rather, than Stravinsky portrayed Stravinsky -- for Mr. Joseph reveals a figure who crafted his public persona with as much care as he did his musical compositions.

The Russian composer Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) is generally regarded as one of the most original and versatile artists in the history of Western music. His output includes practically all the ...

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.

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

Among the most durable compositions of Igor Stravinsky will surely be L’Histoire du Soldat, that brilliantly macabre musical setting of the legend of a soldier who trades his soul to the devil ...

Russian composer Igor Stravinsky prepared to conduct his own arrangement of the Star Spangled Banner in Boston on Jan. 12, 1944. Abe Fox/AP/Associated Press This story begins and ends with a photo.

To mark the birthday anniversary of composer Igor Stravinsky (b. June 17, 1882) classical host Cale Wiggins sets the record straight about riots and The Rite. Stravinsky's monumental work will be ...

This year, the Mendocino Music Festival has chosen Igor Stravinsky as the featured composer. At the festival, which runs from ...