The children of composer Leonard Bernstein — Nina Bernstein Simmons, Alexander Bernstein and Jamie Bernstein — made a case for their father's music being performed at the Kennedy Center despite ...

During one of several trips to Ann Arbor in the late 1980s to conduct the Vienna Philharmonic at Hill Auditorium, Leonard Bernstein wound up having lunch at the home of his personal assistant’s ...

“Maestro” is pretty good. At least that appears to be the overall verdict from critics and audiences (80% and 85% positive ratings, respectively, on Rotten Tomatoes). In my sphere, the classical music ...

Maestro, the new Leonard Bernstein biopic, is not, in fact, a biopic. At least not in any traditional sense. Though this is a movie about a creative genius and the charismatic face of classical music ...

The greatest film score of 2023 isn’t eligible for an Academy Award. That’s because Leonard Bernstein composed it between 1944 and 1977, multiple pieces that collectively form the musical backdrop of ...

Leonard Bernstein, the acclaimed director and dynamo conductor, is back in the limelight – cast by the recent Netflix biographical film “Maestro,” directed by and starring Bradley Cooper. Immortalized ...

Biopics are tricky things. In one sense, they are contests to see which production company can hire the best makeup and costume artists, and—if you’re lucky—actors who can perform good enough voice ...

The life of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein recently received the Hollywood treatment. “Maestro” attracted a slew of Oscar nominations. The film drew attention to a musical genius who shaped ...

Leonard Bernstein’s third and final symphony, known as the “Kaddish,” was first performed in Israel in 1963 and had its U.S. premiere in Boston in 1964. As conductor and Bernstein protégée Marin Alsop ...