“Serge Koussevitsky” (conductor, Boston Symphony), 1933, vintage silver print, 14 x 11, signed on recto

Born in Vyshniy Volochek, Russia in 1874.

In 1920, he made his way to Paris, where he organized the Concerts Koussevitsky, presenting new works by Prokofiev, Stravinsky and Ravel.

In 1924 he accepted the directorship of the Boston Symphony Orchestra beginning a golden era for that ensemble that would continue until 1949.

Serge Koussevitsky died in Boston on June 4, 1951.

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