I remember him at one concert describing Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and evoking so vividly the vision of someone walking down the hall at a museum and looking at the paintings.
Willys Kals of New York, NY remembers:
As a child, I attended quite a few “Young People’s Concerts”, which Maestro Bernstein led in the early 1960’s in his capacity as conductor of the NY Philharmonic.
He made a lasting impression.
I remember him at one concert describing Mussorgsky’s “Pictures at an Exhibition” and evoking so vividly the vision of someone walking down the hall at a museum and looking at the paintings.
As an adult, I had the opportunity to watch him conduct on numerous occasions but it was his ability to teach and connect with a young audience that has always stood out for me as one of his great talents.
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