Igor Stravinsky (Élégie-Elegy for solo viola, 1944)
Choreography
George Balanchine
Premiere
July 15, 1966, Philharmonic Hall, New York. Violist: Jesse Levine. (First New York City Ballet performance July 28, Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Violist: Jesse Levine)
The premiere formed part of A Festival of Stravinsky: His Heritage and His Legacy, directed by Lukas Foss, which also included the premiere of Balanchine’s Ragtime (II).