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Boris Koutzen Collection

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Boris Koutzen (1901-1966) was born in Uman, Southern Russia. He began composing at the age of six and studied violin with his father. In 1918 his family moved to Moscow, where Boris entered the Moscow Conservatory to study violin with Leo Zetlin and composition with Reinhold Glière. That same year, he won the national competition for the position of first violin in the State Opera House Orchestra, and later joined the Moscow Symphony Orchestra under Serge Koussevitzky. In the fall of 1923 Koutzen came to the United States and became a member of the first violin section of the Philadelphia Orchestra under Leopold Stokowski. From 1937 until 1945 he was a member of the NBC Orchestra under Arturo Toscanini. Mr. Koutzen was head of the violin department of the Philadelphia Conservatory from 1925-1962. In 1944 he joined the faculty of Vassar College, where he taught violin and conducted the Vassar orchestra until 1966.

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General

Span Dates: 1924-1987
Bulk Dates: 1954-1965
Major Language(s): English, Russian
Repository: Music Division, Library of Congress

Physical Collection

Number of Items: 558
Number of Containers: 5
Linear Feet: 3
Contents: The Boris Koutzen Collection consists of printed and photocopied manuscript music scores, negative photostats of holograph music, clippings, programs, photographs, and a printed catalog of Koutzen’s compositions.
Processing History: Processed
Provenance: Gift of Nadia Koutzen, daughter of Boris Koutzen

Access/Copyright

Copyright Info: http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.html
Preferred Citation: Boris Koutzen Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress

Subject(s)

Instruments: Other