Koussevitzky bass concerto gary karr biography

The American bassist recalls how the Koussevitzky helped to establish his individual style – and how he received a career boost courtesy of the composer's.!

The Karr-Kousevitzky bass or Amati bass is a famous double bass previously belonging to Serge Koussevitzky and Gary Karr.

Composition and premiere: Koussevitzky began the concerto in and completed it in He was soloist in the premiere with the Moscow Philharmonic on.

The American bassist recalls how the Koussevitzky helped to establish his individual style – and how he received a career boost courtesy of the composer's.

Gary Michael Karr is an American classical double bass virtuoso and teacher; he is considered one of the best bassists of the 20th and 21st centuries.

This is the Bass Gary Karr performed on for over 40 years.

ary Karr, acclaimed as "the world's leading solo bassist" (Time Magazine), is, in fact, the first solo doublebassist in history to make that pursuit a full-time career. It is a career that adds new lustre to his already lustrous 1611 Amati doublebass which was given to him by the widow of Serge Koussevitzky.

Since his debut with Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic in 1962, Karr has performed as soloist on six continents with orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, Montreal Symphony, Simon Bolivar Orchestra (Caracas, Venezuela), Jerusalem Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, and with all the major orchestras of Australia.

On Italian cable, three Karr doublebass recitals reached 20 million classical music lovers. The numerous CDs that Gary Karr has recorded and released in Japan are "top of the recording charts" favorites in the Far East. The BBC has featured two video films of Karr