Religion and Spirituality in the Music of Bernstein
Bernstein’s identity as composer and conductor was deeply influenced by a combination of his own Jewish heritage and the place of religion in 20th Century society and culture.
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“What Does Music Mean?” The First Young People’s Concert
In 1958, a new type of television programming premiered on CBS, with Leonard Bernstein at the helm.
The Mahlerthon: A Bernstein Sunday in New York: Part 2
Thirteen Mahler symphonies. Maestro moves. One day. Welcome to a Bernstein Sunday in New York (part two)!
Favorite Five This Week in #Bernsteinat100: “Glorious Mess” and Travel Tips
This Week in #Bernsteinat100: Rita Moreno reveals the "West Side Story" dance that took her 25 tries to get right, Kelsey Grammer talks "Candide," and more.
My Night at The Vienna Philharmonic Ball: Divertimento and Debutantes
Jamie, Alexander, and Nina are taking you around the globe, celebrating their father’s legacy with you and adoring fans at thousands of Bernstein Centennial events. This post, from Nina Bernstein Simmons, LB's youngest daughter, describes her adventures in Austria attending the gala ball of her father's beloved Vienna Philharmonic -- and reminiscing with musicians at the photo exhibit the night before.
Bernstein Rehearses Copland at Tanglewood: Rare Footage, Part 1 (Video exclusive)
Classical.org is pleased to share with you for your exclusive viewing a Leonard Bernstein rehearsal video that the world hasn’t seen: Bernstein rehearsing Copland’s 3rd Symphony with the Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) Orchestra, just days before his final concert with the TMC on August 14, 1990. (Part 1 of 3)
The Making of a Masterpiece: 1984 West Side Story Recording Sessions
It was September of 1984. The New York classical music scene was abuzz with word of a happening -- not for the general public -- in the recording studios on West 44th Street.
“Holy sh*t! ‘West Side Story’ is about Puerto Ricans?” Lin-Manuel Miranda and the Enduring Legacy of ‘West Side Story’
"Leonard Bernstein's music is immortal. It still sounds different from every other Broadway score you'll hear."
Welcome to the Bernstein Experience
Bernstein was a conductor, a pianist, a composer, a lyricist, a teacher, a poet, a writer, a father, a friend, a colleague, an activist, a humanist, and a concerned citizen. He was a man of his amazing times, whose echo still resounds, perhaps more loudly today than ever before.
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