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Nov 22, 2023 · Leonard Bernstein with his children Jamie (right) and Alexander Serge, as his wife, Felicia Montealegre, looks on, in November 1957 Bettmann Archive via Getty Images.
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Aug 23, 2018 · Aug. 23, 2018. Whenever Leonard Bernstein had to list his profession on a form, he always wrote “musician.”. He liked the comprehensiveness of the word, which encompassed composing, performing ...
The Leonard Bernstein Office (LBO) sustains and strengthens Leonard Bernstein’s legacy by inspiring global engagement with his work as a composer, conductor, educator, and humanitarian. Through licensing, promotion, music editing, and publishing, the LBO strives to communicate his lifelong devotion to the transformative power and joy of music.
Leonard Bernstein's score for the Academy Award-winning On The Waterfont debuted when the film opened in New York City on July 28, 1954. His score for the film received wide popular and critical acclaim, and On The Waterfront won 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Leading Actor (Marlon Brando), Best Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint), and Best Director (Elia Kazan).
Leonard Bernstein will be always associated with the New York Philharmonic as a conductor, being the orchestra's Music Director from 1958 - 1969, and thereafter Conductor Emeritus. However, Bernstein had many other close ties which the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Vienna Philharmonic, the Israel Philharmonic, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra ...
Hear an extended interview with American composer, conductor, pianist, music educator, and author, Leonard Bernstein as he reflects on his career.Explore the...
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The Leonard Bernstein Collection at the Library of Congress is as exceptional as its name would suggest. Bernstein, arguably the most prominent figure in American classical music of the second half of the twentieth century, made his impact as a conductor, as a composer of classical and theater music, and as an educator through books, conducting ...
