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LEONARD BERNSTEIN (August 25, –October 14, ) was a world-renowned conductor and composer, and a 20th-century classical music icon. He was Music Director of the New York Philharmonic and conducted the world's major orchestras, leaving behind an enormous legacy of audio and video recordings. His books, as well as the much-beloved televised Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic, established him as a leading educator. His orchestral and choral works include three symphonies (No. 1: Jeremiah, No. 2: Age of Anxiety, and No. 3: Kaddish), Serenade, MASS, Chichester Psalms, Songfest, Divertimento for Orchestra, Arias and Barcarolles, and Concerto for Orchestra. Bernstein's works for the Broadway stage include On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and the immensely popular West Side Story. In addition to the West Side Story collaboration, Bernstein worked with choreographer Jerome Robbins on three major ballets, Fancy Free, Facsimile, and Dybbuk. Bernstein was the recipient of many honors, including eleven
Bernstein—or &#;Lenny,&#; as he was often affectionately called—was an extravagantly gifted musician with a common touch.
This biography, written by Harvard scholar Carol J. Oja, explores the bridge-building musical genius of Leonard Bernstein.
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Leonard Bernstein—celebrated as one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century—ushered in an era of major cultural and technological transition. He led the way in advocating an open attitude about what constituted &#;good&#; music, actively bridging the gap between classical music, Broadway musicals, jazz, and rock, and he seized new media for its potential to reach diverse communities of listeners, young and old.
Longtime conductor of the New York Philharmonic, renowned composer of works for the concert hall and Broadway stage, glamorous television personality, virtuosic pianist, and committed educator, Bernstein was a multi-tasker long before the term was coined. Bernstein—or &#;Lenny,&#; as he was often affectionately called—was an extravagantly gifted musician with a common touch. He maintained a life-long focus on advocating for social justice, notably civil rights at home and peace a
Leonard Bernstein
BIOGRAPHY
Bernstein began studying piano when he was ten years old. He graduated from Harvard and then from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied piano, conducting, and composition. When he was still a very young man, he was assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic. The regular conductor, Bruno Walter, was ill one evening and Bernstein took his place in a nationally televised concert. He did such an outstanding job that he became famous, and many orchestras wanted to hire him.
He was the regular conductor of the New York Philharmonic from through Just two weeks after he started his job with the New York Philharmonic, Bernstein conducted his first Young People’s Concert. Throughout his career he believed playing for young students was one of the most important things he could do. Andrew Litton, the former conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, attended some of these concerts when he was a child growing up in New York. These experiences inspired him to become a conductor and to make education an important part of his work with the Dallas Symphony.
Bernstein also composed classical music, Broadway music, and
Who was Leonard Bernstein? Exploring the man behind the ‘Maestro’, Bradley Cooper’s new musical biopic
20 December ,
Leonard Bernstein is the subject of musical biopic ‘Maestro’. But who was the legendary conductor-composer and why did his career change the face of American classical music forever?
American conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein is one of classical music history’s most significant figures.
Born in , Bernstein was an acclaimed conductor, composer and pianist, who earned a remarkable 16 Grammy Awards throughout his career.
From leading one of the world’s greatest orchestras, the New York Philharmonic, to composing the multi-award-winning musical West Side Story alongside Stephen Sondheim, Bernstein’s list of achievements is unrivalled.
But who was the man behind the music? With the upcoming musical biopic Maestro portraying the musician’s life hitting cinemas in November later this year, we explore the music he wrote, the barriers he broke, and the men and women he loved.
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