If we are to believe Stravinsky’s opinions as expressed in his writings, we could easily conclude that the composer would not have approved of Olli Mustonen’s performances of the three Stravinsky ...

Igor Stravinsky looms large in the pantheon of modern composers. Both the White House and the Kremlin sent representatives to his April 1971 funeral in Manhattan. Two weeks later, thousands swelled ...

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It’s that classic story of boy meets mythical bird, bird gives boy magical feather, boy rescues girl from evil sorcerer king with bird’s help. “And then of course, they get married and live happily ...

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Forget the flowing scarlet feathers you picture when someone mentions The Firebird. Ballet Arizona opens its intriguing take on the classic Russian ballet this week – with a futuristic twist. It’s ...

Although the Ballet Theatre of Maryland was still rehearsing its production of Igor Stravinsky’s The Firebird, I was struck last week by how finished the production seemed. The dancers at rehearsals ...

David Robertson conducts the Dallas Symphony Orchestra during a performance of Stravinsky's Fireworks on April 25, 2019 at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas. Ben Torres / Special ...

Igor Stravinsky was all of 28 years old in 1910 when he landed his first big hit, the ballet score to The Firebird, composed for the Ballets Russes, the influential dance company based in Paris.

On this week's podcast of From the Top, the victorious finale from Stravinsky's Firebird Suite is performed by a teenage pianist from Chicago. He's joined by a teenage violinist using YouTube to ...