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- PBS streaming Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood For those looking for a couple of hours of entertainment to distract you from your worries, the Great Performances Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood is available to stream on PBS.org and the PBS Video App. Read March 31, 2020
- Happy 90th Birthday, Stephen Sondheim! Happy 90th Birthday to Leonard Bernstein's beloved friend, colleague, and perennial word game sparring partner, HEMPEN HEDONISTS (Stephen Sondheim)! Read March 20, 2020
- Remembering Gerald Freedman During his long and celebrated career, Freedman amassed a dizzying array of credits, including assistant directing the original Broadway production of "West Side Story" alongside Jerome Robbins in 1957 and directing the world premiere of "Hair" in 1968. Read March 20, 2020
- West Side Story revival now open on Broadway As a precaution due to COVID-19, all Broadway performances have been canceled until June 6. Read March 12, 2020
- New Release: Bernstein's MASS (ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien / Dennis Russell Davies) The ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien, led by Dennis Russell Davies with Vojtech Dyk as the celebrant, releases 2-dics recording of Bernstein's MASS on the Capriccio Label. Read March 5, 2020
- Celebrating 100 Years of Eileen Farrell Celebrating the 100th Birthday of American dramatic soprano Eileen Farrell (1920-2002). Read February 12, 2020
- Leonard Bernstein's music performed in ANTARCTICA! Watch this video of violinists Dan Zhu performing Bernstein's "Serenade" in Antarctica. Read January 6, 2020
- "On The Waterfront" new Blu-ray special edition "On The Waterfront" gets Blu-ray special edition release courtesy of The Criterion Collection and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Read December 2, 2019
- SONY Releases Bernstein Conducts Beethoven Remastered Leonard Bernstein’s Beethoven recordings from 1958 to 1970 in a single 10 CD edition. Read November 15, 2019
- Leonard Bernstein's legendary Beethoven live recording "Ode to Freedom" reissued To mark the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berin Wall, Leonard Bernstein's legendary live recording of Beethoven's "Ode to Freedom" gets reissued. Read November 9, 2019
- New ARTFUL LEARNING Documentary-Short! Award-winning film director Thomas Grube (BOOMTOWN MEDIA) turned his lens on Willow Elementary School in Napa California and captured Artful Learning, one of Leonard Bernstein’s greatest legacies, in action. Read November 8, 2019
- Jamie Bernstein Interviewed on Russian TV Channel Kultura Jamie Bernstein interview for the Enigma Cycle presented by Irina Nikitina airs on the Russian TV Channel Kultura. Read October 31, 2019
- New Book by Eric Booth, Artful Learning Board Member and Founding Fathers Check out the latest book from Artful Learning Board member and one of the Found Fathers of the model, Eric Book. Read October 15, 2019
- Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education hosts GRAMMY Museum's Leonard Bernstein at 100 Exhibition Drawing from more than 150 photographs, personal items, papers, scores, correspondence, costumes, furniture, and films, Leonard Bernstein at 100 marks the official exhibit of the centennial and is the most comprehensive retrospective of Bernstein's life and career ever staged in a museum setting. Read October 3, 2019
- Steven Spielberg Shares Photos of His West Side Story Remake with Rita Moreno and Ansel Elgort Steven Spielberg has wrapped filming on his remake of West Side Story Read October 2, 2019
- Thr Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage to Celebrate Opening Leonard Bernstein:The Power of Music Exhibition The Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage in Beachwood announces Leonard Bernstein: The Power of Music, the first large-scale museum exhibition to illustrate the famed conductor and composer’s life, Jewish identity, and social activism. Created by the National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) in Philadelphia to coincide with the maestro’s 100th birthday, the exhibition will be on view at the Maltz Museum starting September 25, 2019. Read September 19, 2019
- Canadian-Italian Mezzo-Soprano Awarded Prestigious Leonard Bernstein Award Congratulations to mezzo-soprano Emily D'Angelo who receives the Leonard Bernstein Award tonight at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival! Read August 16, 2019
- Bernstein at Ravinia On July 4, 1944 (75 years ago!), Leonard Bernstein made his first appearance with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at the Ravinia Festival. This summer, the festival celebrates the culmination of the centennial with several concerts and activities. Read July 1, 2019
- The NY Philharmonic's Bernstein Centenary broadcasts win big at 2019 New York Festivals Radio Awards! The New York Philharmonic celebrated the Bernstein Centenary with a 5-part series of broadcasts, which recently won Best Music, Best Mini Series, and Best Director from the NYF Radio Awards 2019! Read June 25, 2019
- VARIETY - ‘West Side Story’ First Look Shows Cast of Steven Spielberg’s Upcoming Musical The first look at the Jets and the Sharks in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming version of “West Side Story” has been unveiled by 20th Century Fox. Read June 18, 2019