Sergei Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky
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Sergei Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky, better known as Serge Koussevitzky, was a prominent Russian-born American conductor, double-bassist, and music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra renowned for championing contemporary composers.
Aliases (1)
- Kusevitsky ×1
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conductor
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double-bassist → human → music director → |
| alsoKnownAs | Serge Koussevitzky → |
| citizenshipStatus | Russian-born American → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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United States of America → |
| employer | Boston Symphony Orchestra → |
| ethnicGroup | Russian Jews → |
| familyName |
Sergei Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky
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surface form: "Kusevitsky"
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| fieldOfWork | classical music → |
| gender | male → |
| genre | orchestral music → |
| givenName | Sergei NERFINISHED → |
| instrument | double bass → |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Russian → |
| movement | 20th-century classical music → |
| name | Sergei Aleksandrovich Kusevitsky → |
| nativeLanguage | Russian → |
| notableActivity | commissioning works from contemporary composers → |
| notableFor |
championing contemporary composers
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leadership of the Boston Symphony Orchestra → |
| notableRole | promoter of new music → |
| occupation |
conductor
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double-bassist → impresario → music director → music educator → |
| placeOfBirth |
Russian Empire
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Tver Governorate NERFINISHED → |
| placeOfDeath |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form: "Boston"
Massachusetts → United States of America → |
| positionHeld | music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra → |
| residence |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form: "Boston"
United States of America → |
| workLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
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surface form: "Boston"
United States of America → |
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this entity surface form: "Kusevitsky"