Igor Stravinsky was born in 1882 into a musical family in the little town of Lermontov near St Petersburg. His father was principal bass singer at the opera there, so music was part of his life. He studied at the St Petersburg conservatioire under Rimsky Korsakov and was soon making an impression with his compositions. He had early successes with his ballet music for Diaghilev and over a long and productive life went on to become arguably the greatest composer of the  twentieth century. The film traces his eventful life and is followed by a brief  overview of his compositions. AM075HD20 Stravinsky 2020 dur: 39'45