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Serge Koussevitzky
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Serge Koussevitzky, born Sergey in 1874 in Vyshny Volochyok, was a Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and United States citizen. He worked as a composer, conductor, musician, and music educator in the field of music and conducting. His genre included classical music and chazzanut. He spoke Russian and played the double bass.
He worked in Paris and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His students included Lukas Foss. Koussevitzky died in Boston in 1951. He is recognized in the American Academy Arts Sciences collection.
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Poland
- Active from
- 1874
- Active to
- 1951
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 3,320
- Total plays
- 24,874
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Serge Koussevitzky (July 26, 1874 – June 4, 1951) was a Russian-born Jewish conductor, composer and double-bassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Serge+Koussevitzky">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Sergey
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Vyshny Volochyok
- Place of death
- Boston
- Occupation
- music educator
- Languages spoken
- Russian
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- double bass
- Image
- Serge Koussevitzky.jpg
- Work location
- Paris
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- Commons category
- Serge Koussevitzky
- date of birth
- 1874-07-26
- date of death
- 1951-06-04
- student
- Lukas Foss
- name in native language
- Сергей Александрович Кусевицкий
- birth name
- Шмуил Шахнович Кусевицкий
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