Eugene Istomin was born on November 26, 1925 in New York City, New York, USA as Eugene George Istomin. He was a writer and producer, known for Great Conversations in Music (2005), The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (1982) and Isutomin tokubetsu ensoukai (1956). He was married to Marta Casals Istomin.