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Igor Stravinsky (1882–1971)

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"... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideSoundtrack (76 titles)
2012 Rise of the Guardians (writer: "The Firebird, Suite for Orchestra")
 
2012/I Parallax (short) (writer: "The Rite of Spring")
 
2010 Chico & Rita (writer: "Allegro Moderato Ebony Concerto")
 
2010 Waiting for a Woman (short) (writer: "Histoire du soldat")
 
2010 Ice Castles (writer: "The Firebird Suite For Orchestra- 1919 version")
 
2009 Mao's Last Dancer (writer: "The Rite of Spring Le Sacre du Primtemps")
 
2009 Trust Me (short) (writer: "Le Sacre Du Printemps - Part 2: 'The Sacrifice, Glorification Of The Chosen Victim'", "Part I. 'Exaudi orationem meam'")
 
2009 Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (music: "The Rite of Spring rev 1947", "Symphonies of Wind Instruments rev 1947", "Sonata", "Les Cinqs Doigts", "Five Easy Pieces", "Glorification of the Chosen One")
 
2009 The Missing Person (writer: "Le Sacre Du Printemps")
 
2009 Big River Man (documentary) (writer: "The Rite of Spring")
 
2009 Stravinsky et les Ballets Russes (video) (music: "The Firebird" complete ballet, "The Rite of Spring" complete ballet)
 
2007 Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music (TV series documentary)
Igor Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps (writer: "Le Sacre du Printemps")
 
2006 Tough Enough (writer: "Apollo Apollon Musagéte")
 
2005 Crash Tag Team Racing (Video Game) (music: "The Rite of Spring" - uncredited)
 
2005 Songs from Tsongas: Yes 35th Anniversary Concert (video documentary) (writer: "The Firebird")
 
2005 Le rossignol (TV movie) (music: "Le Rossignol" / "Le Rossignol" / as written by)
 
2005 Unknown White Male (documentary) (writer: "Extracts from 'Petrushka'")
 
2004 Melinda and Melinda (writer: "Concerto in D for String Orchestra: 2-Arioso: Andantino" 1946)
 
2004 Le sacre du printemps (short) (writer: "Le sacre du printemps")
 
2003 Yesspeak (video documentary) (writer: "The Firebird")
 
2003 Singing Behind Screens (writer: "L'oiseau de feu: Berceuse" suite, final)
 
2003 Bad Boy Made Good: The Revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet Mécanique (documentary) (writer: "The Rite of Spring", "The Rite of Spring" for pianola, "Etude for Pianola")
 
2003 Par amour (TV movie) (writer: "Pater Noster")
 
2001/I Crush (writer: "The Rite of Spring")
 
2001 Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet (documentary) ("Apollon Musagète" / as Igor Stravisnki)
 
2001 Haiku Tunnel ("L'oiseau de feu" The Firebird)
 
2001 Aleph, lectures contades (TV series documentary)
Anton Txèkhov (2001) (writer: "L'oiseau de feu", "Scherzo a la russe")
 
2000 House of Yes: Live from House of Blues (video documentary) (writer: "The Firebird")
 
1999 Fantasia/2000 (writer: "Firebird Suite - 1919 Version")
 
1999 Bringing Out the Dead (writer: "Le Sacre du Pintemps/The Rite of Spring")
 
1998 Class Trip (writer: "The Augurs of Spring - Dances of the Young Girls")
 
1996 Suzanne Farrell: Elusive Muse (documentary) (music: "Apollo", "Monumentum Pro Gesualdo", "Movements for Piano and Orchestra")
 
1995 Jade ("Excerpts from 'Le Sacre Du Printemps'")
 
1995 The Convent (music: "The Rake's Progress: Prelude Act III, Scene 2")
 
1995 Atlanta Symphony Golden Anniversary (TV documentary) ("Symphony of Psalms")
 
1994 Dansaren (documentary) (writer: "THE FIRE BIRD", "PETRUSHKA", "FIVE EASY PIECES")
 
1993 Short Cuts (writer: "Berceuse" 1919)
 
1993 Russische Nacht - Russian Night (TV special documentary) (music: "The Firebird" / as Igor Strawinsky)
 
1991 In the Shadow of the Stars (documentary) ("Excerpt: The Rake's Progress")
 
1991 Yesshows '91: Union Tour Live (video) (writer: "The Firebird")
 
1991 La belle noiseuse (music: "Agon", "Petrouchka")
 
1989 Screen Two (TV series)
Virtuoso (1989) (music: "Concerto for Two Pianos" - uncredited)
 
1988 Tempos Difíceis (writer: Double Canon, for string quartet 'Canon Dodecafónico')
 
1988 Vampire's Kiss ("Petrouchka")
 
1988 Bird (writer: "Firebird Suite")
 
1987 Lorca, muerte de un poeta (TV series)
La residencia (1918-1923) (1987) (writer: "Historia de un soldado")
Impresiones y paisajes (1903-1918) (1987) (writer: "Historia de un soldado")
 
1987 Law of Desire (writer: "Tango")
 
1986 The Adventures of Milo and Otis ("Petrushka's Cell")
 
1984 The Soldier's Tale (writer: "L'Histoire du Soldat")
 
1982 The Uppercrust (writer: "Le Sacre du Printemps")
 
1981 Great Performances: Dance in America (TV series)
Nureyev and the Joffrey Ballet/In Tribute to Nijinsky (1981) (music: "Petrouchka" complete ballet)
 
1980 Nijinsky (writer: "THE RITE OF SPRING" excerpts, "PETROUSKA" excerpts)
 
1980 Making 'The Shining' (TV documentary short) (writer: "The Rite of Spring" - uncredited)
 
1979 Estefanía (TV series)
 
1978 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
American Ballet Theatre at the Metropolitan Opera House (1978) (music: "The Firebird")
 
1978 Tudo Bem (writer: "Symphony of Psalms")
 
1976 Allegro non troppo (writer: "The Firebird")
 
1976 The Unanswered Question: Six Talks at Harvard (TV mini-series)
The Poetry of Earth (1976) (music: "Oedipus Rex" complete oratorio)
 
1973 Un Amleto di meno (writer: "L'historire du soldat")
 
1972 Doomwatch (TV series)
Fire and Brimstone (1972) (writer: "The Firebird" - uncredited)
 
1972 Der Tod der Maria Malibran (music: "Le sacre du printemps" - uncredited)
 
1969 Young People's Concerts: Two Ballet Birds (TV movie) (music: "Suite From 'The Firebird'")
 
1969 Civilisation (TV series documentary)
 
1968 Our Lady of the Turks (writer: "Pétrouchka")
 
1966 Emma Zunz (short) (writer: "Capriccio for piano and orchestra")
 
1963 The Balcony (writer: "The Soldier's Tale")
 
1962 The Flood (TV movie) (music: "The Flood" an oratorio)
 
1962 Young People's Concerts: Happy Birthday, Igor Stravinsky (TV documentary) (music: "Le Sacre du Printemps" The Rite of Spring / fragment, "Petrouchka" complete, "Dumbarton Oaks" excerpt / arranger: "Happy Birthday")
 
1960 The Truth (writer: "L'oiseau de feu")
 
1960 The Creative Performer (TV documentary) (music: "The Firebird" excerpts)
 
1956 Petroushka (short) (writer: "Petroushka" / performer: "Petroushka" / arranger: "Petroushka")
 
1944 The Battle of China (documentary) (music: "Le Sacre du Printemps" - uncredited)
 
1940 Fantasia (writer: "Rite of Spring" 1913)
 
1937 Rosalie (writer: "Danse russe Allegro giusto" 1911 - uncredited)
 
1934 The Firebird (music: "The Firebird Suite" 1919)
 
1931 Limite (writer: "The Firebird" 1910 / excerpt)
 
Show ShowComposer (28 titles)
2012 Iolanta/Perséphone (TV movie)
 
2011 The Firebird (short)
 
2011 Tender Buttons (short)
 
2010 The Soldier's Tale (TV movie)
 
2008 The Life Class (short)
 
2004 Minotauromaquia (short)
 
2001 Kerstmatinee 2001 (TV movie)
 
1997 La flauta de Bartolo (short)
 
1991 Max Ernst: Mein Vagabundieren - Meine Unruhe (documentary) (from ballet "Le sacre du printemps")
 
1991 Dans l'ombre du passé (short)
 
1990 Guardian Angel (short)
 
1987 The Flood (TV movie)
 
1987 Hamburg - Bilder aus einer großen Stadt (TV documentary)
 
1985 Poemi asolani
 
1982 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
Stravinsky and Balanchine: A Genius Has a Birthday! (1982) (from ballets "Apollo" and "Orpheus")
 
1977 The Lively Arts (TV series)
 
1974 Violonconcerto (documentary short)
 
1971 Die Bettwurst (from "Le Sacre Du Printemps")
 
1968 NET Festival (TV series documentary)
The Rite of Spring (1968)
 
1963 The Balcony (segment)
 
1962 Young People's Concerts: Happy Birthday, Igor Stravinsky (TV documentary) (from ballet "Petrouchka")
 
1960 The Royal Ballet (from ballet "Firebird")
 
1956 Petroushka (short) (from ballet "Petroushka")
 
1954 Ballett und Pantomime (TV movie)
 
1954 Die Geschichte des Soldaten (TV movie)
 
1953 Studie III (short)
 
1941 1941 (short)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (17 titles)
2008 Le sacre du printemps (video) (music by)
 
2008 Un autre homme (music)
 
2005 Le rossignol (TV movie) (music by)
 
Great Performances (TV series) (music by - 1 episode, 1993) (music: "Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra" - 1 episode, 2000)
'Jewels' from the Paris Opera Ballet (2000) (music: "Capriccio for Piano and Orchestra")
Oedipus Rex (1993) (music by)
 
1995 The Rake's Progress (TV movie) (music by: "The Rake's Progress")
 
1994 The Rake's Progress (TV movie) (music by)
 
1993 Emma Zunz (TV movie) (conductor: "Orphée")
 
1984 Oedipus Rex (TV movie) (music by)
 
1982 Pulcinella och Pimpinella (TV movie) (music by: "Pulcinella")
 
1979 The Rake's Progress, a Fable (TV movie) (music by)
 
1972 Oedipus Rex (TV special) (music by)
 
1971 NET Opera Theater (TV series) (music: from "Le Rossignol" - 1 episode)
Stravinsky Remembered: Part 2 (1971) (music: from "Le Rossignol")
 
1968 The Soldier's Tale (TV movie) (music by: "Histoire du soldat")
 
1965 Le rossignol (TV movie) (music by)
 
1964 The Soldier's Tale (music by: "Histoire du soldat")
 
1957 Camera Three (TV series) (music: L'Histoire du Soldat - 1 episode)
The Story of the Soldier (1957) (music: L'Histoire du Soldat)
 
1956 Petroushka (short) (conductor, music arranger)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2005 Le rossignol (TV movie) (libretto)
 
1965 Le rossignol (TV movie) (libretto)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1966 A Stravinsky Portrait (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1962 The Flood (TV movie)
Himself
 
1960 The Creative Performer (TV documentary)
Himself - Conductor
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (10 titles)
2010 Paris: The Luminous Years (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 For Art's Sake: The Story of Ballets Russes (TV documentary)
Himself - Composer
 
2009 BBC Proms (TV series)
 
2009 Huxley on Huxley (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 La mémoire des anges (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Chris & Don. A Love Story (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Igor Stravinsky: Composer (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 4 keizers en 1 nachtegaal (TV documentary)
 
1982 Stravinsky: Once at a Border... (TV movie)
Himself
 
1965 Stravinsky (documentary)
Himself
 

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Personal Details


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1 Biographical Movie  | 6 Print Biographies  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 3" (1.60 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge. See more »

Trivia:

Recorded a number of his works with the Columbia Symphony Orchestra in the 1960s, all of which he conducted. See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini