Kostelanetz, André

Kostelanetz, André änˈdrā kŏsˌtəläˈnĭts [key], 1901–80, American pianist and conductor, b. St. Petersburg, Russia. After studying at the St. Petersburg Conservatory of Music, he emigrated to the United States in 1922 and became a citizen in 1928. As a conductor Kostelanetz concentrated on popular and semiclassical works and on simplified versions of famous symphonies. He became popular while appearing regularly on radio and made many records.

His nephew, Richard Cory Kostelanetz (1940- ), b. New York, Brown Univ. (B.A., 1962), Columbia Univ. (M.A., 1965) is an author, literary critic, mixed media artist, and book publisher.

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