Person · Male
Сергей Кусевицкий
- From
- Vyshny Volochyok, Russia
- Active
- 1874–1951
- Releases
- 29
- classical
About
Serge Koussevitzky (born Sergey Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky; Russian: Сергей Александрович Кусевицкий, IPA: [sʲɪrˈɡʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ kʊsʲɪˈvʲitskʲɪj]; 26 July [O.S. 14 July] 1874 – 4 June 1951) was a Russian and American conductor, composer, and double-bassist, known for his long tenure as music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1924 to 1949.
Discography
Albums
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Symphony no. 5 in E-flat major / Pohjola's Daughter
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Peter and the Wolf, op. 67
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Virtuose Kontrabaßkonzerte
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Prokofiev: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 (Legendary Performers)
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Sibelius: Symphony no. 7 / Tapiola / Pohjola's Daughter / Grieg: The Last Spring
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Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf / Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
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Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D, op. 77
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Violin Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 63
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Serge Koussevitsky Conducts Beethoven
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Symphony No. 8 In F Major
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Koussevitzky Conducts Copland
Live
Compilations
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Casse-Noisette; Capriccio italien; La Tempête; Hamlet; Roméo et Juliette
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Symphonies nos. 4, 6 and 7
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Brahms: Violin Concerto in D / Chausson: Poeme / Bruch: Scottish Fantasy
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Orchestral Music and Concertos
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Symphony no. 2 / Symphony no. 5
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Prokofiev, Gruenberg: Violin Concertos
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Beethoven, Brahms: Violin Concertos
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Koussevitzky Conducts Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, and Shostakovich
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Koussevitzky Conducts American Music
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The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 61/62 : The Great Moments Of 20th Century Music
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The 100 Greatest Recordings Of All Time 83/84 : Russian Masterpieces for Orchestra
Links
Conductor position
Married
Teacher
Also known as
Serge Koussevitsky · Serge Koussevitzky · Сергей Александрович Кусевицкий · Шмуил Шахнович Кусевицкий
Tags
- composer
- conductor
- russian conductor
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- fdfea72e-82f6-4d99-9ddb-992b5861dd31
- ISNI
- 0000000402648476
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 6 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.