Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (1882-1971)
b. June 17, 1882, Oranienbaum, near St. Petersburg, Russia
d. April 6, 1971, New York City
d. April 6, 1971, New York City
Russian-born composer particularly renowned for such ballet scores as The Firebird (performed 1910), Petrushka (1911),The Rite of Spring (1913), and Orpheus (1947).