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Explore curated collections of inspirational, playful, and educational multimedia content within The Holiday Experience and Bernstein Experience. The Bernstein Experience collections: a series of collections developed for the Bernstein centennial that illuminate the nuances of American icon, Leonard Bernstein ("Lenny"), the musician and the man. The Holiday Experience collection: a one-stop shop for everything to make your winter festive and warm.

A Wondrous Holiday Experience

Enjoy the best in classical music and multimedia features this winter holiday season.

Leonard Bernstein gives a master class to TMC students at Seranak, ca. 1988. (Credit: Walter H. Scott/Boston Symphony Orchestra Archives)

Bernstein on Teaching and Learning

“To teach is to learn. To learn is to teach.” Explore Leonard Bernstein’s mastery and love of teaching and learning.

Leonard Bernstein in Israel. (Credit: Patrick Jarnoux/Paris Match/Getty Images)

Bernstein Today

Leonard Bernstein — in the news, on the web, and in social media — today.

Leonard Bernstein conducting. (Credit: Paul de Hueck/Courtesy of The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc.)

Essential Bernstein

Composer, conductor, pianist, teacher, thinker, and adventurous spirit, Bernstein transformed the way people hear and appreciate music.

Leonard Bernstein (center) surrounded by his children (from left) Nina, Jamie, and Alexander, and wife, Felicia. (Credit: John Gruen Estate. Courtesy of Julia Gruen)

Exclusives

Watch, listen, and read Leonard Bernstein content — available only on Classical.org.

Leonard Bernstein. (Copyright: Ruth Orkin Photo Archive. Used by permission, courtesy of Mary Engel. All rights reserved.)

Poems and Letters

Leonard Bernstein wrote poetry? Yes! Lenny loved language: letters, puzzles, poetry, and more. See (and hear) for yourself, in Bernstein’s words.

Composer/conductor Leonard Bernstein looking intently at himself in the mirror as he dresses for concert which he will conduct at Carnegie Hall. (Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Remembering Bernstein

Celebrities, musicians, and everyday people reflect on Leonard Bernstein’s life and legacy.

Conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein. (Credit: Ray Fisher/The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images)

West Side Story

Explore curated content — a mix of exclusive, fresh, and archival — about this quintessential Bernstein musical.

Bernstein stands in New York City. (Credit: New York Philharmonic Leon Levy Digital Archives, courtesy of Barbara Haws)

Z to A: More Bernstein

Looking for more wonderful Bernstein content? This is the “chromatic porridge” — the hodge podge — the wonderful but true tidbits of Bernstein.

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