Koussevitzky
Americannoun
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Studying at Tanglewood, the Boston Symphony’s summer home, MTT won the Koussevitzky Prize in 1969 and, with the encouragement of Leonard Bernstein, was appointed assistant conductor to music director William Steinberg.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
Bernstein went on to teach and perform there nearly every summer for 50 years, becoming the head of orchestral conducting at Tanglewood after Koussevitzky died in 1951.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2023
Ending a 16-month performance hiatus, the Boston Symphony Orchestra is back at its Tanglewood outpost July 9 to Aug. 16 for a summer of performances at the Koussevitzky Music Shed.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 8, 2021
His awards included fellowships and commissions from the Guggenheim, Koussevitzky and Fromm foundations as well as an award of distinction from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 18, 2021
I finished it in May, 1923, and conducted it myself on October 18 of that year in the Paris Opera House at a Koussevitzky concert.
From An Autobiography by Stravinsky, Igor
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