Igor Stravinsky

Russian composer
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IntroRussian composer
Known forThe 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
PlacesFrance Russia United States of America
wasMusician Composer Conductor Pianist Dancer Choreographer Jazz musician
Work fieldDancing Music
Gender
Male
Religion:Eastern orthodoxy
Genres:Opera Symphony Chamber music 20th-century classical music
Instruments:Piano
Birth18 June 1882, Lomonosov, Petergofsky Uyezd, Saint Petersburg Governorate, Russia; Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia
Death6 April 1971New York City, New York, USA (aged 88 years)
Star signGemini
ResidenceParis, 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
Father:Fyodor Stravinsky
Siblings:Yury Stravinsky
Spouse:Yekaterina Nosenko (11 January 1906-2 March 1939) Vera de Bosset (9 March 1940-6 April 1971)
Children:Soulima Stravinsky Théodore Strawinsky
Education
Saint Petersburg State UniversitySaint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Russia(1901—)
The Second Saint Petersburg GymnasiumSaint Petersburg, Russian Empire, Russia
Awards
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award1987
Léonie Sonning Music Prize1959
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition1962
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance1962
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition1961
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album1961
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance1967
Grammy Hall of Fame1999
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award1986
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award1986
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal1954
Notable Works
The Rite of Spring 
Movements for Piano and Orchestra 
Symphony in E-flat 
Scherzo fantastique 
Petrushka 
The Firebird 
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