IgorFest 2006

IgorFest 2006

Welcome to Birmingham's celebration of the music of Igor Stravinsky


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Stravinsky CaricatureIgor 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

Bullet Russian Wedding Songs
Bullet Les Noces
Bullet Oedipus Rex



Sunday 29 October 2006, 3pm
WARWICK ARTS CENTRE

Bullet Greeting Prelude
Bullet Symphony in E flat
Bullet Four Norwegian Moods
Bullet The Firebird - The Suite (1911)


Tuesday 31 October 2006, 7.30pm
SYMPHONY HALL

Bullet Apollo
Bullet Concerto for Piano & Wind Instruments
Bullet Petrushka (1947 revision)


Wednesday 1 November 2006, 1.10pm
CBSO CENTRE

Bullet L'histoire du soldat - suite
Bullet Elegie for solo violin
Bullet Elegie for solo viola
Bullet Russian Maiden's Song
Bullet 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.