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Which work did Serge Koussevitzky commission for the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s 50th anniversary?

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Portrait of composer Sergey Prokofiev, circa 1938, wearing round glasses, a suit, and a tie, looking slightly to the side. — Sergey Prokofiev Sergey Prokofiev.

For the 50th anniversary of the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1931, conductor Serge Koussevitzky commissioned Sergey Prokofiev to compose his Symphony No. 4 in C Major (1930).12