Serge Koussevitzky

Serge Koussevitzky was a Russian Empire, Soviet Union, and United States citizen who worked as a composer, conductor, musician, and music educator. Born Sergey in 1874 in Vyshny Volochyok, he played the double bass and spoke Russian. His work focused on classical music and conducting, with activities in Paris. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Koussevitzky’s notable works include *Music of Dimitri Shostakovich*, *Concerning interpretation*, *Poetry and music*, *Valse miniature*, and *Humoresque, opus 4, for string bass and piano*. He taught Lukas Foss. He died in Boston in 1951. His name in his native language was Шмуил Шахнович Кусевицкий, Сергей Александрович Кусевицкий, and his birth name was Шмуил Шахнович Кусевицкий.