A Belgian soldier had a vision during the last German attack. He saw the whole earth, uprooted, dancing madly and monotonously to the music of Igor Stravinsky. Thus terrific, thus awful a genius does ...

When the star singer Asmik Grigorian dropped out of the orchestra’s performance at Carnegie Hall, Beethoven’s Fifth and his “Leonore” Overture No. 3 subbed in. By Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim ...

On Feb. 20, the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave one of their odder concerts of the season. Featuring guest conductor Alan T. Gilbert ’89 and solo violinist Isabelle Faust, the BSO performed Joseph ...

Conductor Robert Spano assumes the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s podium again this month, his first appearances here since 2022. On May 2 and May 3 the venerated ASO music director laureate conducted a ...

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When most people think of Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971) they think of harsh rhythms and screeching strings in “The Rite of Spring,” alongside the infamous riot at its Parisian premiere brought on by the ...

Igor Stravinsky is most famous for his ballets. His music is linked to the Ballet Russes and the choreographer George Balanchine. But not everything he wrote was meant for professional dancers. The ...

‘Dance Reflections by Van Cleef and Arpels,” a festival that began in October at various venues in the city, is now wrapping up with two extended runs that opened last week.

One of the century’s great composers makes his home in Hollywood—surrounded by the film colony, but no part of it. His presence sometimes makes film makers a little uneasy; maybe they’re missing ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Today is Igor Stravinsky’s birthday, and if you’ve been surfing the Web ...

Carnegie’s intermittently illuminating festival “Fall of the Weimar Republic” has suffered from interjections of too much standard repertory. By Zachary Woolfe At Carnegie Hall, a program of ...