Editing Igor Stravinsky (section)

=== Early life in Russia, 1882–1901 ===
[[File:Sulima herb.svg|thumb|Arms of the Polish [[Sulima (coat of arms)|Soulima family]], from which Stravinsky's family descended]]
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky was born in Oranienbaum, Russia—a town later renamed [[Lomonosov, Russia|Lomonosov]], about thirty miles (fifty kilometers) west of [[Saint Petersburg]]—on {{OldStyleDate|17 June|1882|5 June}}.{{Sfn|Walsh|1999|p=3}}{{Sfn|Walsh|2001}} His mother, Anna Kirillovna Stravinskaya{{Efn|By Eastern Slavic naming customs, the male form ''Stravinsky'' corresponds to the female form ''Stravinskaya.''}} (née Kholodovskaya), was an amateur singer and pianist from an established family of landowners.{{Sfn|Walsh|1999|p=6}}{{Sfn|Walsh|2001|loc=1. Background and early years, 1882–1905}} His father, [[Fyodor Stravinsky|Fyodor Ignatyevich Stravinsky]], was a famous [[Bass (voice type)|bass]] at the [[Mariinsky Theatre]] in Saint Petersburg, descended from a line of Polish landowners.{{Sfn|Walsh|2001|loc=1. Background and early years, 1882–1905}}{{Sfn|White|1979|p=19}} The name "Stravinsky" is of Polish origin, deriving from the [[Strėva|Strava]] river in the [[Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth]]. The family was originally called "Soulima-Stravinsky", bearing the Soulima arms, but "Soulima" was dropped after Russia's annexation during the [[partitions of Poland]].{{Sfn|Walsh|1999|loc=6–7}}{{Sfn|Stravinsky|Craft|1960|p=17}}

Oranienbaum, the composer's birthplace, was where his family vacationed during summers;{{Sfn|Stravinsky|Craft|1960|p=19}}{{Sfn|White|1997|p=13}} their primary residence was an apartment along the [[Kryukov Canal]] in central Saint Petersburg, near the Mariinsky Theatre. Stravinsky was baptized hours after birth and joined to the [[Russian Orthodox Church]] in [[St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral|St. Nicholas Cathedral]].{{Sfn|White|1979|p=19}} Constantly in fear of his short-tempered father and indifferent towards his mother, Igor lived there for the first 27 years of his life with three siblings: Roman and Yury, his older siblings who irritated him immensely, and Gury, his close younger brother with whom he said he found "the love and understanding denied us by our parents".{{Sfn|White|1979|p=19}}{{Sfn|Stravinsky|Craft|1960|pp=20–21}} Igor was educated by the family's [[governess]] until age eleven, when he began attending the [[Second Saint Petersburg Gymnasium]], a school he recalled hating because he had few friends.{{Sfn|Walsh|1999|p=17}}{{Sfn|Walsh|1999|p=25}}

From age nine, Stravinsky studied privately with a piano teacher.{{Sfn|Walsh|1999|p=26}} He later wrote that his parents saw no musical talent in him due to his lack of technical skills;{{Sfn|Stravinsky|Craft|1960|pp=21–22}} the young pianist frequently improvised instead of practicing assigned pieces.{{Sfn|Stravinsky|1936|p=5}} Stravinsky's excellent [[sight-reading]] skill prompted him to frequently read vocal scores from his father's vast personal library.{{Sfn|Walsh|2001|loc=1. Background and early years, 1882–1905}}{{Sfn|Stravinsky|1936|pp=5–6}} At around age ten, he began regularly attending performances at the Mariinsky Theatre, where he was introduced to Russian repertoire as well as Italian and French opera;{{Sfn|Walsh|1999|pp=27–29}} by sixteen, he attended rehearsals at the theater five or six days a week.{{Sfn|Walsh|1999|p=24}} By age fourteen, Stravinsky had mastered the solo part of [[Mendelssohn]]'s [[Piano Concerto No. 1 (Mendelssohn)|Piano Concerto No. 1]], and at age fifteen, he transcribed for solo piano a string quartet by [[Alexander Glazunov]].{{Sfn|Dubal|2003|p=564}}{{Sfn|White|1979|p=24}}