In 1966, the conductor arrived in Vienna with a mission: to restore Gustav Mahler’s place in 20th-century music.
Maestro' is the movie — and man — on many people's lips, thanks to the awards buzz around Bradley Cooper's biopic of the legendary American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.
Leonard Bernstein needs to “see a man about a horse ... “Bernstein was, for me, a god, and he was handsome, and he made classical music accessible,” said Schneider, who has lived in Germany since 2007 ...
EPIC Concerts, a Colorado Springs chamber music series, will feature clarinetist Sergei Vassiliev and pianist Andrew Staupe ...
Last Call' reimagines a true late-in-life meeting between musical peers and rivals Leonard Bernstein and Herbert von Karajan, providing much food for thought The post A Jewish and an ex-Nazi conductor ...
"It goes wherever it's going" Leonard Bernstein became the most famous conductor in America at the age of 25, on five hours' notice and even less sleep. On Nov. 13, 1943, Bernstein was celebrating the ...
A towering cultural figure throughout the second half of the 20th century, Leonard Bernstein mediated between different musical worlds, borrowing freely from jazz, blues and popular music, eventually ...
The combined forces of the two groups presented a powerful program that included Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms,” ...
Offering a message of hope that spans centuries, musical styles and faith traditions, the Village Church presents a free ...
These colossal conductors are played by two of Germany's leading actresses: the American-born Helen Schneider as Leonard ... half a century, Bernstein and Karajan were fierce rivals. They respected ...
Based on a real-life meeting between two musical greats, the Jewish maestro confronts his adversary, conductor and former ...