Allan Kozinn

Allan Kozinn is a music critic for The New York Times.

Biography

He received bachelor's degrees in music and journalism from Syracuse University in 1976.[1] He began freelancing as a critic and music feature writer for the New York Times in 1977, and joined the paper's staff in 1991.[2] Before joining the Times, he was a contributing editor to High Fidelity and Keynote magazines, and a frequent contributor to Guitar Player, Keyboard, Pulse and other publications. He was also the first music critic for the New York Observer. Kozinn has written a number of books, including Guitar: The History, the Music, the Players (1984),[3] Mischa Elman and the Romantic Style (1990),[4] The Beatles (1995) and a useful volume on [5] Classical Music: A Critic's Guide to the 100 Most Important Recordings (2004).[6].

Kozinn joined the faculty of New York University in 2004, and has taught courses in music criticism, Baroque music literature and the Beatles there.[7] He also taught a course in the history of musical interpretation at the Juilliard School.

External links

• Allan Kozinn bio on the Macmillan site