Serge Koussevitzky

Serge Koussevitzky, between 1920 and 1950.

Sergei Aleksandrovich Koussevitzky (July 26, 1874 – June 4, 1951), better known as Serge, was a Russian-born conductor, best known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949. Image File history File links Koussevitsky1. ... Image File history File links Koussevitsky1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2577x3665, 4321 KB) Summary Serge Koussevitzky, conductor; photograph taken between 1920 and 1950. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2577x3665, 4321 KB) Summary Serge Koussevitzky, conductor; photograph taken between 1920 and 1950. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... See Conductor for other possible uses of the word. ... The title of music director is used by many orchestras to designate the primary conductor of the orchestra. ... The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the worlds most renowned orchestras. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ...

Koussevitzky studied music in Moscow. He was initially a virtuoso double bass player (he wrote a concerto for the instrument in 1902), with his conducting debut coming in 1908 in Berlin. The following year he founded his own orchestra. He left the Soviet Union in 1920 and stayed in Paris before moving to the United States in 1924 (he became a U.S. citizen in 1941). Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA: (help· info)) is the capital of Russia and the countrys principal political, economic, financial, educational and transportation center, located on the river Moskva. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... In classical music, the word concerto (pl. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

He was appointed conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1924. Over the next twenty-five years, he continued building the ensemble's reputation as a leading American orchestra, and developing its summer concert and educational programs at Tanglewood. With the Boston Symphony he made numerous recordings, many available today on compact disc; most of his recordings have been well-regarded by critics. His students and proteges included Leonard Bernstein. In the context of classical music in America, the Big Five refers to a group of five specific symphony orchestras considered to be the most prominent, significant, and accomplished ensembles when the term gained widespread use by music critics and journalists in the late 1950s. ... Tanglewood is the name of an estate and music venue in Lenox and Stockbridge, Massachusetts. ... Leonard Bernstein in 1971 Leonard Bernstein (August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American composer, pianist and conductor. ...

Koussevitzky was a great champion of modern music, commissioning a number of works from prominent composers, including Igor Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms (commissioned to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Boston Symphony). In 1942 he founded the Koussevitzky Foundation to commission and perform new works — among the results were Benjamin Britten's opera Peter Grimes, Béla Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra, Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3, and Olivier Messiaen's Turangalîla-Symphonie. Igor Stravinsky in his middle ages. ... The Symphony of Psalms (1930) is a work from Stravinskys neo-classical period. ... This article is about the year. ... Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, OM (November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976) was a British composer, conductor and pianist. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Peter Grimes is an opera by Benjamin Britten, with libretto adapted by Montagu Slater from the poem by George Crabbe The Borough. ... Béla Bartók in 1927 Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer, pianist and collector of Eastern European and Middle Eastern folk music. ... The Concerto for Orchestra is one of Béla Bartóks best known pieces, and usually regarded as one of his best. ... Aaron Copland conducting. ... Aaron Coplands third and final symphony was written at the end of World War II. Its the essential American symphony that fuses his distinct Americana style of the ballets (Rodeo, etc. ... Olivier Messiaen (IPA: ; December 10, 1908 – April 27, 1992) was a French composer, organist, and ornithologist. ... The Turangalîla-Symphonie is a large-scale piece of orchestral music by Olivier Messiaen. ...

Koussevitzky's widow gave his Amati double bass to Gary Karr, a well-known contemporary double bass soloist. Amati is the name of a family of Italian violin-makers, who flourished at Cremona from about 1550 to 1740. ... Gary Karr (born November 20, 1941) is a famous classical double bass soloist and teacher. ...