"It goes wherever it's going" Leonard Bernstein became the most famous conductor in America at the age of 25, on five hours' notice and even less sleep. On Nov. 13, 1943, Bernstein was celebrating the ...
As publicly as circumstances have allowed over the last twenty-nine years—and for the last fourteen of them that has been very publicly indeed—Leonard ... conducts con moto. Attending a ...
(JTA) — From his birthplace in Boston to New York, Berlin, South Africa, China and Israel, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), the larger-than-life conductor, pianist, composer, educator and bon ...
Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence ... Before graduating in 1939, he made an unofficial conducting debut with his own incidental music to "The Birds," and directed and performed in Marc Blitzstein ...
This year is shaping up as an exciting one for rising star conductor Leonard Weiss as he works towards his 2026 debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The MSO's Cybec Assistant Conductor, Leonard ...
Wrexham Symphony Orchestra will stage a performance of “East Meets West” at the William Aston Hall this month. The concert, ...
Maestro' is the movie — and man — on many people's lips, thanks to the awards buzz around Bradley Cooper's biopic of the legendary American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
The real-life Leonard Bernstein’s family’s kindness allowed Bradley Cooper to access hundreds of the conductor’s personal documents. He also shot at numerous locations integral to Leonard ...
Bernstein — who is widely considered the first great American orchestral conductor and who composed music in different genres, from classical to the Broadway style of his “West Side Story ...
Leonard Bernstein (1918-90) was one of the great artists of the 20th century. A renowned composer, conductor and teacher, he served on the Brandeis University Department of Music faculty from 1951-56 ...
As conductor, composer, educator and pianist ... ‘Be careful,’ his father warned. ‘Leonard Bernstein is gay.’ The young man looked up in wonder. ‘Is there nothing that man can’t do?’ he said in ...