Across the Atlantic Sea: Manchester Youth Perform Bernstein
Young musicians in Manchester, England shine, performing Anniversaries for Piano and other Leonard Bernstein's compositions, blogs Nina Bernstein Simmons.
Young musicians in Manchester, England shine, performing Anniversaries for Piano and other Leonard Bernstein's compositions, blogs Nina Bernstein Simmons.
Love the music of Leonard Bernstein? Attend a few Leonard Bernstein Centennial concerts, performances, and special events near you! More than 2,500 celebrations of the Leonard Bernstein Centennial are scheduled through August 2019 around the globe in 60 countries and all 50 states. Here is a sampling of Bernstein performances you won’t want to miss in May 2018.
This week in #Bernsteinat100: Gustavo Dudamel speaks, Brandeis throws a party, and the Library of Congress releases a digital Leonard Bernstein collection.
After every seat was filled, Nina and siblings talked to a Sarasota crowd thirsty for learning about Leonard Bernstein. Afterwards, Nina reconnected with two dear family friends.
"Between our tripartite activities in Philadelphia and Sarasota, I scampered over to Miami to host a Bernstein "Forever Young" kids' concert with the New World Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas’s visionary musical academy," blogs Jamie Bernstein. ...
"These days, it is a special occasion when Jamie, Nina, and I are in the same place at the same time. On March 14, we gathered in Philadelphia at the National Museum of American Jewish History for the opening of their exhibit, 'Leonard Bernstein: The Power of Music'. ..."
Jamie Bernstein blogs about two weeks of sparkling Bernstein performances -- from Chicago, Colorado Springs, New York City, Washington DC, Scottsdale, and Memphis -- many of which featured inspiring young musicians.
Where can you experience Leonard Bernstein this month? Here is a sampling of Bernstein Centennial performances you won’t want to miss in April 2018.
This week in #Bernsteinat100: a new recording of "Mass," The Royal Ballet's triple-bill of danceable Bernstein, and a possible Bernstein biopic led by none other than Steven Spielberg.