Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)

Igor Stravinsky(1882-1971)Twentieth century composer

IGOR STRAVINSKYIgor Stravinsky was the son of Fyodor Stravinsky, the principal bass at the Imperial Opera, St Petersburg, and Anna, ne Kholodovskaya, a competent amateur singer and pianist from an old-established Russian family.IGOR STRAVINSKYFyodor's association with many of the leading figures in Russian music, including Rimsky-Korsakov, Borodin and Mussorgsky, meant that Igor grew up in an intensely musical home.IGOR STRAVINSKYIn 1901 Stravinsky began to study law at St Petersburg University, while taking private lessons in harmony and counterpoint. Having impressed Rimsky-Korsakov with some of his early compositional efforts, Stravinsky worked under the guidance of the older composer. IGOR STRAVINSKYIn 1909 Feu d'artifice was performed at a concert in St Petersburg. Among those in the audience was the impresario Sergei Diaghilev, who at that time was planning to introduce Russian music and art to western audiences