Leonard Bernstein
Conductor and Composer
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Simon Rattle wins over the Berlin Phil and its fans...the world had ever known. In July, he died. On Nov. 9, the Berlin Wall came down. Then, on Christmas Day, Leonard Bernstein, Karajan's old rival, summoned orchestra members from Munich, Dresden, Leningrad, Paris and New York to the... In this article: Simon Rattle, Berlin, Peter Sellars, Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan, Gustavo Dudamel, City of Birmingham Symphony, L.A. Philharmonic, and Salzburg Easter Festival |
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The Salt Lake Tribune | 5 days ago
Resurrecting Mahler in the Tabernacle
...biennial appearance with the Utah Symphony. Chris Detrick/The Salt Lake Tribune Keith Lockhart conducts the Utah Symphony during a performance of Leonard Bernstein's 'Mass' at Abravanel Hall. Friday's performance was Lockhart's second to...
In this article: Keith Lockhart, Utah Symphony, Mormon Tabernacle Choir, Symphony No. 2, Maurice Abravanel, and Symphony
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SFGate: Entertainment | November 12, 2009
Weekend highlights
...Bay Symphony: The orchestra begins its 20th season under music director Michael Morgan with an operatic gala featuring excerpts from Leonard Bernstein's "Candide," as well as works by Verdi, Donizetti, Mascagni, Massenet and Wagner. Among...
In this article: Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Michael Mayer, Oakland East Bay Symphony, First Bank, Michael Morgan, and Gaetano Donizetti
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Taipei Times | November 12, 2009
EVENTS ENTERTAINMENT
...featuring the Taipei Symphony Chorus (臺北市立交響樂團附設合唱團). The program includes Leonard Bernstein's Choruses From "The Lark" and Folk Songs of the Four Seasons arranged by Vaughan Williams. ■ Tomorrow at 7:30pm ■ Zhongshan Hall (台北市中山堂), 98...
In this article: Taipei, Taiwan, Clara Schumann, and Federal State
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The Seattle Times | October 30, 2009
PNB program has cachet of Bernstein in its choice of 'West Side Story Suite'
...into the standard repertoire of major orchestras, thereby giving it the stature of "serious art" that Bernstein always craved as he straddled the worlds of classical and popular music, symphony hall and Broadway stage. Though Stephen...
In this article: Jerome Robbins, West Side Story Suite, West Side Story, Peter Boal, Broadway, Arthur Laurents, Stephen Sondheim, and Humphrey Burton
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all about jazz | November 09, 2009
PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Daniel Schnyder and the Manhattan Brass Quinted Perform Euphoria and Other Works at the Lyric Chamber Music Society of New York
1990. Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. During a performance of Aaron Copland's Symphony No. 3, the conductor, Leonard Bernstein, began grasping the podium bannister in order to hold himself up. He was in obvious pain but his complete...
In this article: Wynton Marsalis, Abraham, New York City, God, and Lew Soloff
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National Public Radio | October 20, 2009
Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphonic 'Coup'
...'Coup' October 20, 2009 - Editor's Note: Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic made their historic recording of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 exactly 50 years ago today - Oct. 20, 1959 - in Boston's Symphony Hall. Completed in...
In this article: Symphony No. 5, New York Philharmonic, Dmitri Shostakovich, Pathetique Symphony, Boston, and Soviet Union
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Miami Herald - 5-minute Herald | October 17, 2009
Seeking the Joy in Beethoven's Ninth
The Ninth Symphony's most famous modern performance came after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, when Leonard Bernstein conducted it in the former East Berlin, replacing the word freude (joy) with freiheit (freedom). ``It was...
In this article: Beethoven's Ninth, New World Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas, Heinrich Himmler, Wilhelm Furtwangler, and Joseph Goebbels
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Fox News Entertainment | October 18, 2009
Gustavo Dudamel Scores Big With L.A. Philharmonic Gala
...his successor. To open the gala concert, L.A. Phil's charismatic maestro premiered John Adams' sinuously alluring City Noir, a three-movement symphony, often evoking the jazz cadences of George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein. John reveals he...
In this article: Gustavo Dudamel, Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Adams, Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson, Oscar, Simon Rattle, Claudio Abbado, and Double Indemnity
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Denver Post Entertainment | October 10, 2009
Alsop returns to applause in Denver
...Alsop's return to Denver this weekend spotlights her singular insight into the powerful and complex psyche of her late mentor, Leonard Bernstein, and Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. The conductor laureate led the CSO with distinctive...
In this article: Marin Alsop, Denver, Dmitri Shostakovich, Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 5, and Jerusalem
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Leonard Bernstein (pronounced: /ˈbɜrnstaɪn/ ; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was a multi-Emmy and Grammy award-winning and Academy Award nominated American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim. He is perhaps best known for his long conducting relationship with the New York Philharmonic, which included the acclaimed Young People's Concerts series, and also for his compositions, which include the musical theater works West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town. Bernstein was the first classical music conductor to make numerous television appearances, perhaps more than any other classical conductor, all between 1954 and 1989. Additionally, he had a formidable piano technique and was a highly respected composer. According to the New York Times, he was "one of the most prodigally talented and successful musicians in American history."
Bernstein was very highly regarded as a conductor, composer, and educator. He was probably best known to the public as the longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic, for conducting concerts by many of the world's leading orchestras, and for writing the music for West Side Story. He wrote three symphonies, two operas, five musicals, and numerous other pieces.
- Birth Date:
- August 25, 1918
- Birthplace:
- Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States
- Death Date:
- October 14, 1990
- Place of Death:
- New York City, New York, U.S.
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