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IgorFest 2006
Welcome to Birmingham's celebration of the music of Igor Stravinsky
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Igor Stravinsky was a creative giant by anyone’s standards. In an extraordinary career which spanned the first three quarters of the twentieth century, he composed masterpieces in every genre, collaborated with the greatest choreographers, poets, designers and musicians of his day, left an outstanding recorded legacy, and has continued to inspire almost every other composer since his first, magnificent ballet The Firebird burst onto the scene in 1910.
Last summer, Birmingham's world-renowned arts organisations embarked on a unique project - to perform Stravinsky's complete works over four years. This year's offerings include performances by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Pokrovsky Ensemble, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and the CBSO Youth Orchestra, working with leading artists such as Sakari Oramo, Krill Gerstein, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Katia and Marielle Labèque and Benjamin Frith.
So whether you are new to Stravinsky, or already a committed fan, join us in Birmingham for an exhilarating journey through some of the twentieth century’s most amazing music.
CONCERTS & EVENTS
Saturday 28 October 2006, 7pm
SYMPHONY HALL
Russian Wedding Songs Les Noces Oedipus Rex
Sunday 29 October 2006, 3pm
WARWICK ARTS CENTRE
Greeting Prelude Symphony in E flat Four Norwegian Moods The Firebird - The Suite (1911)
Tuesday 31 October 2006, 7.30pm
SYMPHONY HALL
Apollo Concerto for Piano & Wind Instruments Petrushka (1947 revision)
Wednesday 1 November 2006, 1.10pm
CBSO CENTRE
L'histoire du soldat - suite Elegie for solo violin Elegie for solo viola Russian Maiden's Song Ragtime for piano
If you've enjoyed this illustration of Stravinsky, you might like to know that there are more in a publication called Uneasy Listening - a caricature guide to 20th century composers by John Minnion.
