Igor Stravinsky
As the revolutionary composer of The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky left a
profound imprint on 20th-century music and pursued a constant quest for
innovation, exploring neoclassicism and then serialism, while renewing his
musical language over seven decades of activity. Born on June 17, 1882 in
Orianenbaum, now Lemonossov, near St. Petersburg, Russia, Igor Feodorovitch
Stravinsky was the son of Feodor Stravinsky, a famous bassist at the Mariinsky
Theatre. He came into contact with musical theater at an early age, taking piano
lessons at nine with Leokadia Kachperova, a former pu...
