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The Koussevttzky Legacy

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After a distinguished career as a double bass virtuoso, conductor and publisher in his native Russia and Europe, Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951) was for 25 years the grand seigneur of music in America - Music
Director of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, founder of the Tanglewood Festival and School, and a passionate advocate of new music, which he frequently commissioned and premiered.
Humphrey Burton assesses his impact on musical life in America, with the help of Leonard Bernstein , Sarah Caldwell , Aaron Copland , Phyllis Curtin , Harry Ellis
Dickson, Lukas Foss , Maria Korchinska ,
Oliver Knussen , Harold Shapero , Nicholas Slonimsky and Isaac Stern.

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Serge Koussevitzky
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Humphrey Burton
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Leonard Bernstein
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Sarah Caldwell
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Aaron Copland
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Phyllis Curtin
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Harry Ellis
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Lukas Foss
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Maria Korchinska
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Oliver Knussen
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Harold Shapero
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Nicholas Slonimsky
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Isaac Stern.
Source: Radio Times

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