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, ...

New York’s Giants Are Small have been hailed as ‘the future of the American orchestra’ for their performances mixing film, puppets and classical music. They bring their version of Petrushka to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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