Robert Craft (1923-2015)

Robert Craft, the assistant to Igor Stravinsky from 1948 until the composer’s death in 1971, has died at 92. A conductor and author, Craft was an erudite and sometimes contentious guardian of Stravinsky’s artistic legacy and persona.

“Only two people know anything about Stravinsky,” Craft claimed. “Only Mrs. Stravinsky and I know.”

An obituary by The Washington Post’s Matt Schudel:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/robert-craft-conductor-and-longtime-stravinsky-confidant-dies-at-92/2015/11/14/a38059e4-8aea-11e5-be39-0034bb576eee_story.html