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Andre Kostelanetz
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Andre Kostelanetz was a male conductor, radio personality, music arranger, and bandleader. Born in Saint Petersburg in 1901, he was a citizen of the Russian Empire and the United States. He was educated at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory and played the piano. His professional work involved recording for Columbia Records and Philips Records. He was recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Kostelanetz was married to Lily Pons and spoke English and Russian. He died in Port-au-Prince in 1980 from pneumonia, which was a natural cause. His musical style is associated with easy listening, instrumental, orchestra, and jazz genres.
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Film & TV
Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Kostelanetz escaped in 1922 after the Russian Revolution.He arrived in the United States that year, and in the 1920s, conducted concerts for radio. In the 1930s, he began his own weekly show on CBS, André Kostelanetz Presents. Kostelanetz was known for arranging and recording light classical music pieces for mass audiences, as well as orchestral versions of…
Known for
- What's My Line? — Self1950
- The Ed Sullivan Show — Self1948
- Music in My Heart — Leader of Andre Kostelanetz and His Music (uncredited)1940
- Artists & Models — Orchestra Conductor1937
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1901
- Active to
- 1980
Discography
- Gershwin: Concerto in F for Piano and Orchestra1949
- A Lincoln Portrait /New England Triptych1959
- Stereo Wonderland of Sound1961
- Wonderland Of Christmas1963
- Wonderland of Golden Hits1963
- New York Wonderland: A Musical Tour of the World's Greatest City1964
- Wishing You a Merry Christmas1964
- The Romantic Strings of of Andre Kostelanetz1965
- Greatest Hits Of The 60'S1970
- 16 Most Requested Songs1972
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 54,859
- Total plays
- 252,339
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André Kostelanetz (December 22, 1901, St. Petersburg, Russia - January 13, 1980) was a popular orchestral music conductor and arranger, one of the pioneers of easy listening music. Kostelanetz was known for arranging and recording light classical music pieces for mass audiences, as well as orchestral versions of songs and Broadway show tunes. He made numerous recordings over the course of his career, which had sales of over 50 million and became staples of Beautiful Music radio stations. <a hre
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Saint Petersburg
- Place of death
- Port-au-Prince
- Spouse
- Lily Pons
- Occupation
- composer
- Educated at
- Saint Petersburg Conservatory
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Instrument
- piano
- Record label
- Philips Records
- Image
- Andre Kostelanetz (1963) (cropped 2).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1901-12-22
- date of death
- 1980-01-13
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- Commons category
- Andre Kostelanetz
- manner of death
- natural causes
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