Stravinsky Premieres Orpheus

Date: April 28, 1948 • Location: Manhattan, United States

Igor Stravinsky conducts the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.

Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was a Russian composer and conductor with French and American citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century and a pivotal figure in modernist music.