Igor Stravinsky was all of 28 years old in 1910 when he landed his first big hit, the ballet score to The Firebird, composed for the Ballets Russes, the influential dance company based in Paris.

Commentator Rob Kapilow uncovers the genius beneath the layers of Stravinsky's great ballet, Petrushka, and recalls how it inspired him to follow... 'Petrushka': Stravinsky's Opaque Reality One ...

Despite first-rate playing, the young conductor with the orchestral world at his feet fails to deliver the drama behind the vivid gestures With three major European orchestras already in his charge, ...

Designed to demystify classical music in a relaxed and informal setting, the premiere of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's "Inside the Music" on Nov. 4 will explore Igor Stravinsky's "Petrushka," a ...

Stravinsky first achieved international fame with these works, which were commissioned for – and first performed by – Sergei Diaghilev’s Ballet Russes. Premiered during an extraordinary period ...

With a St. Petersburg setting, dancing bear, puppet show and Stravinsky score, “Petrushka” is about as Russian as Russian ballet gets. But a brand-new adaptation, which The Portland Ballet will debut ...