There’s a famous 1947 Cartier-Bresson photograph of Igor plus Puss which we can’t reproduce.
The composer was feline in so many ways.
And he composed The Owl and the Pussycat, a forerunner to theLloyd Webber musical, CATS.
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.jpg?w=160&resize=160,160&ssl=1 "The Song Within: Leeds Song Festival returns in April 2027 with a programme expanding the boundaries of the song recital")
