| 1882 |
Born
in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 17th |
| 1891 |
First piano lessons.
Meets his cousin Catherine Nossenko who later becomes his
wife |
| 1898 |
Tarantella
(first composition extant) |
| 1901 |
Begins law studies in St.
Petersburg |
| 1902 |
In Germany he Shows first
compositions to Rimsky who agrees to be his teacher.
Later that year, his father dies |
| 1904 |
Sonata in F# minor (composed
under Rimsky's tutelage) |
| 1905 |
Graduates from St. Petersburg
University in law and philosophy.
Engagement to Catherine Nossenko |
| 1906 |
Marries his cousin, Catherine
Nossenko |
| 1907 |
His son Theodore is born.
Has two movements of his Symphony in Eb performed in
Petersburg |
| 1908 |
The Symphony in Eb and The
Faun and the Shepherdess are completed and premiered |
| 1909 |
Diaghelev is impressed by his
music and commissions some arrangements and, later, The Firebird |
| 1910 |
Firebird is premiered.
Begins sketches of Rite |
| 1911 |
Begins composition of Rite |
| 1913 |
The Rite is premiered,
accompanied by a riot. Returns
to composing The Nightingale (begun in 1909). |
| 1914 |
Schedule of Ballets Russe is
interrupted |
| 1915 |
Debuts as a conductor with
his Firebird suite in Geneva |
| 1919 |
Piano-Rag-Music.
Begins Pulcinella |
| 1920 |
Completed Pulcinella |
| 1921 |
Begins affair with Vera
Sudeikin, later to become his 2nd wife.
Struggles with instrumentation of Les Noces |
| 1923 |
Completed Les Noces and
Octet. First recording (of Octet). |
| 1924 |
Begins concertizing as
pianist |
| 1940 |
Stravinsky leaves France with
Vera and marries her in Bedford, Massachusetts.
The Stravinskys move to Hollywood |
| 1948 |
First meeting between Robert
Craft and Stravinsky. Robert
Craft comes to live with the Stravinskys |
| 1956 |
Suffered from a stroke |
| 1967 |
Last recording (Firebird
suite). |
| 1969 |
Moved to New York City |
| 1971 |
Dies in New York City on the
6th of April, aged 88. Is
buried on the cemetery island of San Michele in Venice nine days
later |
