Intro | Russian composer |
Known for | The Rite of Spring, Movements for Piano and Orchestra, Symphony in E-flat, Scherzo fantastique, Petrushka, The Firebird |
A.K.A. | Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
Stravinsky
Igor Strawinski
Igor Strawinsky
Igor Stravinskii
Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky |
A.K.A. | Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky
Stravinsky
Igor Strawinski
Igor Strawinsky
Igor Stravinskii
Igor Feodorovich Stravinsky |
Places | France
Russia
United States of America |
was | Musician
Composer
Conductor
Pianist
Dancer
Choreographer
Jazz musician |
Work field | Dancing
Music |
Gender | |
Religion: | Eastern orthodoxy |
Genres: | Opera
Symphony
Chamber music
20th-century classical music |
Instruments: | Piano |
Profiles |
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Birth | 18 June 1882, Lomonosov, Petergofsky Uyezd, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russia; Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia |
Death | 6 April 1971New York City, New York, USA (aged 88 years) |
Star sign | Gemini |
Residence | Paris, Seine, Île-de-France, France; Paris, Seine, Île-de-France, France; Biarritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France; Nice, arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France; New York City, New York, USA; New York City, New York, USA; Voreppe, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France; West Hollywood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia; Morges District, canton Vaud, Switzerland; Switzerland; Rome, Province of Rome, Lazio, Italy |
Family | |
Education | Saint Petersburg State University | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Russia | | (1901—) | The Second Saint Petersburg Gymnasium | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Russia | |
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Awards | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | 1987 | Léonie Sonning Music Prize | 1959 | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition | 1962 | Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance | 1962 | Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition | 1961 | Grammy Award for Best Classical Album | 1961 | Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance | 1967 | Grammy Hall of Fame | 1999 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | 1986 | Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award | 1986 | Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal | 1954 |
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Notable Works | The Rite of Spring | | Movements for Piano and Orchestra | | Symphony in E-flat | | Scherzo fantastique | | Petrushka | | The Firebird | |
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