Happy birthday, @Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)! In 1962, Leonard Bernstein dedicated an entire Young People's Concert with the New York Philharmonic to Stravinsky in honor of his 80th birthday. "We are paying tribute, with all our respect and admiration and devotion, to the greatest composer in the world today. Now that's a big statement, but I don't think anyone will argue about it. Whatever your tastes are—romantic or classical or very up-to-date—there are always works by Stravinsky that you wil

12K views · 176 reactions | ⏪ In 1964, master composer Igor Fedorovich Stravinsky came to Canada to record his "Symphony of Psalms" with the CBC Symphony Orchestra. Thankfully, Wolf Koenig and Roman Kroitor were there to immortalize his visit, this memorable hotel scene with Nicholas Nabokov and so much more.  ▶️ Watch STRAVINSKY for free on NFB.ca → bit.ly/2UzE4we | NFB | Facebook