Soulima Stravinsky

Sviatoslav Igorevich Soulima Stravinsky^[1] (Russian: Святослав Игоревич Сулима-Стравинский, romanized: Svyatoslav Igorevich Sulima-Stravinsky) (23 September 1910 – 28 November 1994) was a Swiss-American pianist, composer, and musicologist. As a pianist, he was considered an important interpreter of the works of his father, Igor Stravinsky,^[2] but as a composer he was overshadowed by his father.

Biography

Soulima Stravinsky was born in Lausanne, Switzerland,^[1] in 1910, the second son and third child of Igor and Yekaterina Stravinsky. He was the grandson of Fyodor Stravinsky.

He studied piano with

In 1974, Stravinsky was awarded the "Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Ministry of Cultural Affairs.[2]

He died in

About nine months after his death, his widow Francoise found a previously unknown work amongst Soulima's papers—a Lamento for cello and piano. It was in incomplete form, but it was edited and performed for the first time before Francoise herself died.[2]

Works

• Etudes Pittoresques (20), for piano
• The Art of Scales (24 Preludes), for piano
• The Art of Fingering (12 Preludes), for piano
• 6 Sonatinas for Young Pianists, for piano (or harpsichord)
• Piano Suite for the Right Hand
• Music Alphabet, for piano
• Piano Music for Children, Volume 1 (19 pieces)
• Suite for Viola Solo (1975)
• Sonata for Cello and Piano (1990)
• Lamento, cello and piano (posth.)
• Three string quartets (recorded on CD, label Polymnie)
• Cadenzas (18) and lead-ins (4) to Mozart's piano concerti:
  • No. 6 in B flat, K. 238
  • No. 8 in C, K. 246
  • Double Concerto in E flat, K. 365
  • No. 11 in F, K. 413
  • No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
  • No. 21 in C, K. 467 Elvira Madigan
  • No. 22 in E flat, K. 482
  • No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
  • No. 25 in C, K. 503, and
  • No. 26 in D, K. 537 Coronation.

References

External links

• The Soulima Stravinsky papers in the Music Division of The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.