THIS was my first trip to California. I had never wanted to go. Up to the last minute I could not make up my mind whether to give in to the persuasion of a convenient neuralgia and send George ...

Starting today, The Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) will begin a five day performance run one of the all time great “lost works” of music – Igor Stravinsky’s “Chant Funebre” (Funeral Song). The piece ...

Amanda Smith: This is music for the ballet Apollo. The composer is Igor Stravinsky and the ballet is the oldest surviving choreography by George Balanchine. In Artworks today we're talking about how ...

In his fascinating new hour-long documentary, “Stravinsky in Hollywood,” made for European television and now released on DVD by C-Major, Marco Capalbo begins with the oft-quoted statistic that Igor ...

With the music for the ballet The Rite of Spring, Igor Stravinsky made an indelible mark on the future of music composition. The Rite of Spring broke many boundaries; influencing future generations to ...

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 ...

Did Igor Stravinsky desecrate the National Anthem? Others have done far worse. I think all of us can agree...the Star Spangled Banner is one of the most difficult songs to sing. Many have tried and ...

Sean Rafferty presents a selection of music and guests from the arts world. Next On Air 17:30 Opera on 3 View full schedule In 1947, Robert Craft was just another conducting student at Julliard who ...