André Kostelanetz
André Kostelanetz · Arts & Literature
Orchestra conductor
1901, Saint Petersburg, Russia — 1980, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Russia · United States
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André Kostelanetz was a Russian-American conductor who became one of the most popular figures in orchestral 'light music,' selling millions of records and helping bring classical and semi-classical repertoire to a mass American audience. He commissioned new works, including Aaron Copland's 'Lincoln Portrait.' Kostelanetz was Jewish, born to a Jewish family in Saint Petersburg.
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Orchestra conductor
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