Celebrating Bernstein, the Great Communicator: Google Doodles, Twitter Trends
Learning from the best, a man before his time.
Learning from the best, a man before his time.
Leonard Bernstein and American violinist Isaac Stern shared decades of musical collaborations, producing some of the best moments in orchestral history. Enjoy this review in photos, text, and sound on Classical.org.
Experience Leonard Bernstein on screen: from his music for theater, opera and full-length films to his musical education concerts and documentaries about the American icon, the best of Bernstein on TV and film awaits! Get the schedule and find out more.
"Development is really the main thing in life, just as it is in music," says Leonard Bernstein in the fourth Young People's Concert; "because development means change, growing, blossoming out; and these things are life itself."
Leonard Bernstein explains that composing a piece of music is like choosing the right clothes to wear--only harder.
Explore the characteristics that make American music sound American in the second televised Young People's Concert.
In 1958, a new type of television programming premiered on CBS, with Leonard Bernstein at the helm.
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Bernstein—or "Lenny," as he was often affectionately called—was an extravagantly gifted musician with a common touch.