Kidz Rock! Inc. would like to wish a very happy birthday to Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971), a Russian, and later French and American composer, pianist and conductor.
He is acknowledged by many as one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. He first achieved international fame with three balletscommissioned by the impresario Sergei Diaghilev and first performed in Paris by Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes: The Firebird(1910), Petrushka (1911) and The Rite of Spring (1913). The Rite of Spring, which provoked a riot during its premiere, transformed the way in which subsequent composers thought about rhythmic structure and was largely responsible for Stravinsky’s enduring reputation as a musical revolutionary who pushed the boundaries of musical design.