Serge Koussevitsky – One of the Grand Elder Statesmen of the Podium.

 

L.A. Phil – Koussevitsky-Stern – 1950

Something special this weekend – a Hollywood Bowl broadcast, featuring the Los Angeles Philiharmonic, guest conducted by Serge Koussevitsky and featuring the 30-year old violin-wunderkind Issac Stern in an all-Tchaikovsky concert.

Featured are:

All-Tchaikovsky Concert at The Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles Philharmonic, Serge Koussevitsky, guest Conductor – Issac Stern, violin.

1. Overture – Romeo and Juliet
2. Violin Concerto in D Major (featuring Issac Stern, violin solo).

From the broadcast of September 9, 1950. Original discs are a little noisy, but it’s livable. A rare concert that hasn’t seen the light of reissue.

Enjoy.