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Dec 13, 2017 · Explore Bernstein’s life in five periods, juxtaposed with key world, scientific and arts events. Period 1: Early years Bernstein ca. 1921 with parents, Samuel and Jennie. / Credit: Library of Congress, Music Division; photographer unknown. 1914 – 1918: World War I
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On June 23, 1973, Leonard Bernstein conducted his Chichester...
- Attends Inaugural Summer of Tanglewood Music Center
The summer of 1940 was a momentous season for Leonard...
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Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, to Russian Jewish/Ukrainian Jewish parents, Jennie (née Resnick) and Samuel Joseph Bernstein, both of whom immigrated to the United States from Rivne, Russian Empire (now in Ukraine).
recently discovered letter reveals that in fact, Samuel Bernstein did indeed advocate on behalf of his son. How astonishing to see the trouble Sam went to, with such excruciatingly elegant prose, as he begged his son’s mentor, Serge Koussevitzky, to intervene on behalf of Leonard’s career.
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Leonard Bernstein and James Levine conducted the legendary "Music for Life" AIDS research benefit concert at Carnegie Hall. This event raised a staggering $1.7 million and included such performers as Leontyne Price, Marilyn Horne, Luciano Pavarotti, Samuel Ramey, and Yo-Yo Ma.
The first known photograph of Bernstein as a conductor. As a camp counselor, he is conducting the Camp Onota Rhythm Band, 1937. © Made available online with permission from The Berkshire Eagle. David Scribner, Editor, The Berkshire Eagle, 75 S. Church Street, Pittsfield, Massachusetts 01201-6166.
Aug 17, 2018 · On Aug. 25 this year, Leonard Bernstein — world-famous conductor and composer of “West Side Story” — would have turned 100. He died in 1990.
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Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25, 1918 to Jewish immigrants Jennie and Samuel Bernstein, then living in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The family maintained a strong Jewish identity.
