Celebrating Leonard Bernstein
In 2018, music lovers everywhere are celebrating the centennial of legendary artist Leonard Bernstein. To honor his life’s work, performing arts organizations all across America have programmed concerts featuring his best-known and most-loved compositions. WDAV, too, has taken time to feature Bernstein’s own work, but also recordings of some of the nation’s top orchestras with Bernstein at the podium and at the piano.
To help give our listeners a deeper dive into Bernstein’s life and musical genius, we have partnered with Davidson College students in Professor Bill Lawing’s seminar on Leonard Bernstein to produce a blog series sharing details about Bernstein’s family, education, career, friendships, marriage, and more. This intimate look at Bernstein’s personal life is a part of that series.
Read the student posts on our blog:
Remembering Leonard Bernstein: Exploring Bernstein’s Family
From Bar-Mitzvah to Broadway: Leonard Bernstein And Judaism
Leonard Bernstein’s Musical Development
Leonard Bernstein: The Harvard and Curtis Years
Bernstein Explores Themes of Nationalism, Race and Greek Society in Harvard Writings
Bernstein’s Growth as a Conductor
The Israel Philharmonic in 1948
Tom Cothran, Bernstein’s Sexual Orientation, and 1970s American Culture
Leonard Bernstein and Jerome Robbins Collaboration on West Side Story
West Side Story: Musical & Lyrical Collaborations with Sondheim
Young People’s Concerts: Bernstein As America’s Classical Musical Ambassador
Bernstein: Mahler, the Vienna Philharmonic, and Additional Conducting
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