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Biographical Notes
Igor Stravinsky
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1882 June 17 | Born in Oranienbaum, Russia |
| 1899 | Began studying piano with Leokadiya Kashperova |
| 1901 | Began studying law at St. Petersburg University |
| 1902-1908 | Studied composition and music theory with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov |
| 1906 | Married his first cousin, Yekaterina Nosenko |
| 1907 | Son Théodore born in St. Petersburg |
| 1908 | Daughter Ludmila born in St. Petersburg |
| 1909 | Scherzo Fantastique and Fireworks premiered in St. Petersburg |
| 1910 June 25 | The Firebird premiered in Paris |
| 1910 September 23 | Son Sviatoslav (Soulima) born in Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 1913 | Rite of Spring premiered in Paris |
| 1914-1920 | Stravinsky family lived in Switzerland |
| 1914 January 15 | Daughter Maria (Milène) born in Lausanne |
| 1918 September 28 | L'Histoire du Soldat premiered in Lausanne |
| 1920 | Family moved to France |
| circa 1921 February | Met Vera de Bossett Sudeykina and began relationship soon after |
| 1931 | Conducted premiere of Violin Concerto |
| 1938 November | Ludmila (daughter) died |
| 1939 March | Yekaterina (wife) died |
| 1939 June | Anna (mother) died |
| 1939 September | Moved to the United States |
| 1939 October-1939 November | Delivered first set of lectures at Harvard University |
| 1940 January | Married Vera Sudeykina in Massachusetts |
| 1940 March-1940 April | Delivered second set of lectures at Harvard University |
| 1940 November 7 | Conducted premiere of Symphony in C with Chicago Symphony Orchestra |
| 1941 | Moved to West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California |
| 1943 | Ode: An Elegiac Chant in Three Parts (in Memory of Natalie Koussevitzky) commissioned by the newly formed Koussevitzky Foundation; premiered by Serge Koussevitzky in Boston in memory of his wife, Natalie (1880-1942) |
| 1945 December | Became a United States citizen |
| 1946 January | Conducted premiere of Symphony in Three Movements |
| 1946 March | Ebony Concerto premiered by Woody Herman |
| 1949 | Robert Craft moved into the Stravinskys' Los Angeles home |
| 1951 | Conducted The Rake's Progress premiere in Venice |
| 1952 | Conducted Cantata premiere in Los Anagles |
| 1954 | Robert Craft conducted premiere of In Memoriam Dylan Thomas |
| 1965 April | Robert Craft conducted premiere of Variations (Aldous Huxley) in Memoriam in Chicago |
| 1969 | Moved to New York City |
| 1971 April 6 | Died in New York City, New York |
Soulima Stravinsky
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1910 September 23 | Born in Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 1934 | Made professional debut as a pianist in Paris |
| 1935 November | Igor and Soulima premiered Igor's Concerto for Two Solo Pianos in Paris |
| 1937 | Performed at the Proms in London |
| 1938 | Igor and Soulima recorded Igor's Concerto for Two Solo Pianos |
| 1939 | Joined the French Army |
| 1945 | Son John born |
| 1946 | Married Françoise Blondlat |
| 1948 | Moved to United States Made United States debut at Red Rocks, Colorado |
| 1950-1978 | Faculty member at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign School of Music |
| 1955 | Became a United States citizen |
| 1962 | Three 3-part Inventions for piano published |
| 1967 | Piano Sonatina published |
| 1974 | Awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres award by the French Ministry of Cultural Affairs |
| 1975 | Performed an all-Igor Stravinsky concert at the Salle des Colonnes at Fontainebleau |
| 1976 | Composed Three Fairy Tales for piano (published 1978) |
| 1981 | Composed Three Etudes for violin and piano (published 1984) |
| 1985 | Piano Trio published String Quartet no. 1 published Composed String Quartet no. 3 (published 1994) |
| 1993 | String Quartet no. 2 published |
| 1994 November 28 | Died in Sarasota, Florida |