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- From the Archives: Joey, Donald, & West Side Story It all began in Milan, in the year 2000. West Side Story (WSS) was to be performed for the first time at La Scala Opera House. It was decided that Joey McKneely would direct and Donald Chan would conduct. Read August 18, 2020
- Stephen Sondheim Turns Ninety Stephen Sondheim - Leonard Bernstein’s friend and colleague, and our beloved Bernstein family friend - just turned ninety years old. That’s a lot! We were thrilled to witness all the celebrations and the hoopla; he deserves them all. Read August 18, 2020
- West Side Story Website Re-design We’re excited to announce the re-design of our official West Side Story website! Read August 18, 2020
- NOW STREAMING: Joshua Bell at Home with Music GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell presents an intimate recital from his home in upstate New York, featuring guest artists Larisa Martínez, Jeremy Denk, Peter Dugan, and Kamal Khan. Read August 13, 2020
- The Salzburg Festival turns 100! 2020 marks the 100th Anniversary of one of the world's most prominent classical music festivals! Read August 12, 2020
- Isaac Stern at 100: Lenny & Isaac A concert at Carnegie Hall on September 27, 1960, was the first event after the Hall had been saved from demolition and purchased by the City of New York in June. Taking part in that evening’s concert was the New York Philharmonic, conducted by Leonard Bernstein. The soloist was Isaac Stern, the very person who had convinced the City of New York to purchase Carnegie Hall for its historical significance. Read July 7, 2020
- Artful Learning: Love in the Time of COVID-19 One of Leonard Bernstein’s lasting legacies was his encouragement of the love of learning within all of us—particularly by using the arts and creativity. Six brilliant educators from across the country are perpetuating that vision during the current pandemic by adapting the Artful Learning model for all of their remote learners. Read July 7, 2020
- Dybbuk and Fancy Free: New Sinfonietta Orchestrations of Bernstein Ballet Scores The Leonard Bernstein Office announces the availability of new sinfonietta orchestrations of Bernstein's ballet scores. Read July 2, 2020
- Leonard Bernstein Newsletter "Prelude, Fugue, & Riffs" is going digital Leonard Bernstein Newsletter "Prelude, Fugue, & Riffs" is going digital Read June 29, 2020
- Join us on Friday, June 26 for a live-streamed recital by clarinetist Anthony McGill Live-Streamed recital to feature Leonard Bernstein's Sonata for Clarinet and Piano Read June 19, 2020
- Prague Spring Festival streaming 1990 concert conducted by Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein leads the festival orchestra in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Read June 3, 2020
- OperaVision presents Bernstein Week If, like Leonard Bernstein, you can't live a day without hearing music, OperaVision has you covered. Read June 1, 2020
- In memory of Larry Kramer We're saddened by the passing of trailblazing AIDS activist and award-winning writer Larry Kramer (1935-2020). Read May 28, 2020
- New York City Ballet to stream Justin Peck's 'Easy' set to Leonard Bernstein's 'Prelude, Fugue, & Riffs' Tune in Friday, May 29, at 8 PM EDT on NYCB’s YouTube channel, Facebook page, and homepage at nycballet.com. Video will be available for 72 hours. Read May 20, 2020
- GRAMMY Museum® announces Leonard Bernstein digital exhibit The Museum is releasing exhibit slideshows featuring items from past exhibitions. Leonard Bernstein at 100 launches May 22. Read May 20, 2020
- Leonard Bernstein's "Trouble in Tahiti" to stream for free on Wed., May 6! Opera North’s production of Leonard Bernstein's 'Trouble in Tahiti' is being made available to stream for free as part of the Company’s digital programme, Opera North at Home, during the Covid-19 lockdown. It will be streamed at 7pm BST on Wednesday 6 May on Opera North’s YouTube channel, where it will be available on-demand until Monday 1 June. Read May 1, 2020
- Great Performances presents Leonard Bernstein Mass, premiering Friday, May 15 on PBS Great Performances Premieres Leonard Bernstein Mass from the Ravinia Festival on Friday, May 15 on PBS. Read April 30, 2020
- The Library of Congress turns 220! #LOC220 Join us in wishing the Library of Congress a happy 220th birthday! Read April 24, 2020
- New York Philharmonic's Digital Festival, Mahler's New York, to feature Leonard Bernstein Videos The New York Philharmonic to present Mahler's New York: A Digital Festival - a two-week celebration of the composer / conductor - April 16-30, 2020. Read April 15, 2020
- New Recordings of MASS, Songfest, and Symphonies No. 1 & 2 Out now: Enjoy these new recordings of Leonard Bernstein's Symphonies No. 1 & 2, MASS, and Songfest! Read April 1, 2020