Kousevitzky@150 The London Philharmonic and Farewell
By Ralph Graves
Series finale.
Following his retirement from the Boston Symphony in August 1949, Koussevitzky was in demand throughout the world as a guest conductor. Among his final engagements was with the London Philharmonic in June 1950. There he gave a devastating concert performance of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.
That fall, Koussevitzky led his final Boston Symphony recording session, concluding with Edvard Grieg’s The Last Spring.
Koussevkitzky@150 airs Wednesdays at
9:00 am and 6:00 pm
on charlottesvilleclassical.org
(note: this series will be rerun beginning Wednesday, December 4, 2024)
Featured Recordings:
| Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 | Serge Koussevitzky London Philharmonic | Serge Koussevitzky Conducts the London Philharmonic Live | Somm ARIADNE 5017-2 | 1950 |
| Grieg: The Last Spring | Serge Koussevitzky Boston Symphony | Prokofeiv: Peter and the Wolf | Naxos 8.111290 | 1950 |
