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May 1, 2021 - May 1, 2022
Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990) was a disciple of the famous conductor Fritz Reiner at the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
Nice to see the reverberations of the importance of the Curtis Institute across American music!
Bernstein got a job as assistant director of the New York Philharmonic after substitute-conducting for Bruno Walter on November 14, 1943. The performance happened to be broadcast nationally and thus made a lasting impression.
Gershwin never had time to write parts for his most famous work for piano and orchestra, Rhapsody in Blue. It was orchestrated by composer Ferde Grofé.
A fixture on the New York and national music scenes, Bernstein was an energetic promoter of the young Aaron Copland a...
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“Philosophy is a battle against the bewitchment of our intelligence by means of language.”
Ahura Mazda
He emphasized the importance of keeping the natural world—its air, water, and land—pure.
such a feeling of loneliness that three days feels like 9,000 years.
