There is nothing so engaging to a kid as another kid. That’s why one of the longest-running themes of Bernstein’s career, including his New York Philharmonic Young People’s Concerts, was a focus on young performers. Each season, at least one broadcast was dedicated to highlighting up-and-coming musicians and conductors, most […]
Colorado College music students produced mind-bendingly creative videos for a seminar on Leonard Bernstein.
In this year of all things Leonard Bernstein, two traveling exhibits aim to bring you closer to the maestro by bringing the maestro to you.
Leonard Bernstein used music and the university stage to resist Cold War interference with his beliefs and values, writes Stephen Whitfield of Brandeis.
To most of the audience at this New York Philharmonic Young People's Concert in 1967, Leonard Bernstein was their first introduction to the wild, adventurous music of Charles Ives (1874-1954).
Leonard Bernstein takes us from the very beginning of music all the way through the 20th century in the way only he can.
Find out what you have in common with Gustav Holst, composer of "The Planets."
Watch the next installment of the Leonard Bernstein rehearsal video that the world hasn’t seen: Bernstein rehearsing Aaron Copland’s 3rd Symphony with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, just before his final concert with them on August 14, 1990. (Part 2 of 3)
The New York Philharmonic This Week celebrates the Bernstein Centenary with a five-part series of broadcasts dedicated to their former music director. In episode 5, enjoy a playlist of highlights from the New York Philharmonic's discography, including works by Barber, Beethoven, and Bernstein.
