Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky

music department, composer, writer

Igor Stravinsky was born on Jun 17, 1882 in Russia]. Igor Stravinsky's big-screen debut came with The Balcony directed by Joseph Strick in 1963. Igor Stravinsky is known for Conduct! Every Move Counts directed by Götz Schauder, Nojen Arfaei stars as Lucha and Alondra de la Parra as . Igor Stravinsky has got 6 awards and 6 nominations so far. The most recent award Igor Stravinsky achieved is Grammy Awards. The upcoming new movie Igor Stravinsky plays is Conduct! Every Move Counts which will be released on Jan 28, 2016.

Igor Stravinsky's father was a singer at the opera, and thus Stravinsky became a student of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov after a short stint as a law student. Very much influenced by Russian composers, only his sponsor Sergei Diaghilev in Paris was able to convince him to try new styles of ballet, e.g. "Le sacre du printemps". Stravinsky was very flexible in his style and also composed jazz music as well as church music. During his lifetime Stravinsky put influence into all new styles of music, e.g. 12 tone, E music and others.

  • Birthday

    Jun 17, 1882
  • Place of Birth

    Oranienbaum, St. Petersburg Governorate, Russian Empire [now Lomonosov, Leningrad Oblast, Russia]

Known For

Awards

6 wins & 6 nominations

Grammy Awards
1987
Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner - Grammy
1968
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra
Winner - Grammy
1963
Best Contemporary Composition
Winner - Grammy
1963
Best Classical Performance, Orchestra
Winner - Grammy

Movies & TV Shows

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Movies