Stravinsky

American  

[struh-vin-skee, struh-vyeen-skyee] / strəˈvɪn ski, strʌˈvjin skji /

noun

1. Igor Fëdorovich 1882–1971, U.S. composer, born in Russia.

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Stravinsky British  

/ straˈvinskij /

noun

1. Igor Fyodorovich (ˈiɡərj ˈfjɔdərəvitʃ). 1882–1971, US composer, born in Russia. He created ballet scores, such as The Firebird (1910), Petrushka (1911), and The Rite of Spring (1913), for Diaghilev. These were followed by neoclassical works, including Oedipus Rex (1927) and the Symphony of Psalms (1930). The 1950s saw him reconciled to serial techniques, which he employed in such works as the Canticum Sacrum (1955), the ballet Agon (1957), and Requiem Canticles (1966)

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Stravinsky

It seemed like a charmed project: an opera by Igor Stravinsky with a libretto by W.H.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

“I need hardly say that the chance of working with you is the greatest honour of my life,” he wrote to Stravinsky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

It has such an impact on all of them to this day it shows that Miles is Da Vinci, Stravinsky, Picasso.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 25, 2026

He also worked with Stravinsky, Boulez, Stockhausen and Copland on premieres of their compositions at L.A.’s Monday Evening Concerts, according to his website.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026

I went because I know I used to like Stravinsky but somehow I no longer have the patience for it.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes