20th Century
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
His father didn’t want him to become a musician but still took him to orchestra concerts and allowed him to take piano lessons.
He studied at Harvard University and the Curtis Institute of Music. He was the only student ever to get an A in the conducting class taught by Fritz Reiner at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Bernstein was well known as a conductor, composer, author, music lecturer, pianist, educator and for many years he was the music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
He conducted a series of concerts for television from 1958 to 1972. These concerts were called Young People’s Concerts. They were not only concerts but were also educational programs.
He wrote:
three symphonies
two operas
five musicals
church music
vocal music
solo instrumental music
chamber music
piano music
Fancy Free (ballet), 1944
Candide (operetta), 1956
West Side Story (musical), 1957
Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble, 1949
On the Waterfront (film score), 1954
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts
His father didn’t want him to become a musician but still took him to orchestra concerts and allowed him to take piano lessons.
He studied at Harvard University and the Curtis Institute of Music. He was the only student ever to get an A in the conducting class taught by Fritz Reiner at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Bernstein was well known as a conductor, composer, author, music lecturer, pianist, educator and for many years he was the music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra.
He conducted a series of concerts for television from 1958 to 1972. These concerts were called Young People’s Concerts. They were not only concerts but were also educational programs.
He wrote:
three symphonies
two operas
five musicals
church music
vocal music
solo instrumental music
chamber music
piano music
Fancy Free (ballet), 1944
Candide (operetta), 1956
West Side Story (musical), 1957
Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs for Solo Clarinet and Jazz Ensemble, 1949
On the Waterfront (film score), 1954
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