THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Serge Koussevitsky

Letter No. VWL5123

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Serge Koussevitsky

Letter No.: VWL5123


The White Gates
Dorking

[April 30 1945]

Dear Mr Koussevitsky
I am very sorry I cannot accept your kind invitation1 – I have so many commitments & under the special circumstances of the award I should not like to offer anything but my best.
Yours sincerely
R Vaughan Williams


1. The Koussevitsky Foundation had asked if they could commission VW to write a symphony for them.