Souvtchinsky, Pierre
(1892–1985)
Souvtchinsky, PierreSouvtchinsky, PierrePierre Souvtchinsky (B * ST PETERSBURG, 1892 – D † PARIS, 1985) Russian-born (Pyotr Petrovich Suvchinsky) French musicologist, the millionaire heir to a sugar fortune, he was also an amateur singer. Lifelong intimate of Stravinsky (1882 – 1971) and Boulez (b. 1925) and advocate of their works. He was the driving force behind the »Eurasianist« movement in the recognition of Russian music, producing the journal »Vyorsti« (Milestones) in Paris from 1926 to…