The premiere of The Firebird took place on June 25, 1910. The Firebird took place at the Paris Opera. The Firebird was dedicated to Rimsky-Korsakov. The conductor of The Firebird was Gabriel Pierne. People loved The Firebird, it became popular and blew up instantly. The popularity of The Firebird thrust Stravinsky into the spotlight and brought him into direct contact with other composers such as Maurice Ravel, Claude Debussy and others. In June 1915, Stravinsky revealed himself as a conductor, leading an orchestra in L'Oiseau de Feu in Paris. In the summer of 1910, Stravinsky moved with his family to Lausanne, Switzerland, where he began work on Petrushka, a story involving a magician and three puppets. Petrouchka was completed on May 26, 1911 and inaugurated on June 13 at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Petrushka and The Firebird established Stravinsky's reputation in every major city; the art world has been waiting for its next move with