Arts Department, Special Collections

LIVING IN MUSIC

The year 2024 marks two significant anniversaries relating to Serge Koussevitzky (1874-1951): the 150th anniversary of his birth and the centennial of his appointment as the ninth conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Koussevitzky's arrival in Boston in 1924 heralded the start of a twenty-five-year tenure that would forever transform both the orchestra he conducted and the state of contemporary classical music in the United States.

Living in Music was organized by Jared Rex, BPL's Curator of Music. The Associates of the Boston Public Library provides critical funding to support the long-term preservation and enhanced public access to BPL special collections.

Living Music can be viewed on the 3rd floor of the Boylston building. Enter the Boylston Street entrance of the library and take the glass elevator up to 3U.