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- 1. Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Educator. Composer. Conductor.
- 2. Early Life Born Louis Bernstein Lawrence, MA Father’s bookstore Was his family supportive? Harvard Music School
- 3. Early Influences Aesthetics Professor David Prall Marc Blitzstein DimitriMitropoulis: Conducting Aaron Copland
- 4. Getting a Foot in the Door NYC The Reviewers comedy troupe Music Publishing under “Lenny Amber” Attended Boston Symphony Orchestra’s summer institute, Tanglewood, for conducting in 1940 Aaron Copland Assistant conductor with New York Philharmonic
- 5. Conducting Debut New York Philharmonic 1943 Unprepared Broadcasted across the country Guest conducting appearances followed
- 6. Beginning of a Career 1944 Premiered Jeremiah Symphony and two Broadway shows (Fancy Free, On the Town) 1945-1947 Conductor of the New York City Orchesta Post WWII Europe Returned to America and took over at Tanglewood in Boston.
- 7. Personal Life Married in 1951 Dispelled rumors Three children Collaborator Arthur Laurents stated that Bernstein was “a gay man who got married. He wasn’t conflicted about it at all. He was just gay.” Evidence of extramarital affairs with men
- 8. The Career Builds 1951 Conducted the New York Philharmonic premier of Charles Ives Symphony No. 2 1951-1956 Visiting professor at Brandeis University Creative arts festival 1954 Omnibus Lectures for CBS Beethoven’s Fifth, Jazz, conducting, musical comedy, modern music, J.S. Bach, and grand opera Now available in DVD set 1956 Conducted New York Philharmonic after conductors death 1957 Named music director of New York Philharmonic 1958 Began tenure with New York Philharmonic
- 9. Excerpt from Bernstein’s Omnibus on Conducting Original video can be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrILZgv_0oQ
- 10. TV Success Grows Became well-known through Young Peoples Concerts First music appreciation programs to air on television Became well known for education as well as conducting Won a Grammy award for records of music lectures
- 11. Established Conductor Took New York Philharmonic on tour Europe, Soviet Union, South America Recorded well known works Shastakovitch, Mahler, Beethoven, Bernstein
- 13. Established Composer West Side Story (Click to play) Candide (Click to play) Three Symphonies MASS: A theatre piece for singers, players, and dancers
- 14. Life After New York 1969 Stepped down as director of New York Philharmonic Continued to appear with them up until his death Worked with Vienna Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National du France Composed 1973 professor of poetry at Harvard
- 15. Personal Life: The Sequel Could no longer suppress his homosexuality Moved in with writer Tom Cothran Wife was diagnosed with cancer Tom was diagnosed with AIDS Most friendships and music was unaffected
- 16. Final Years Spent making guest appearances Founded Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute Conducted and recorded most of his works Pacific Music Festival (Japan)
- 17. Final Appearances August 19, 1990 Conducted Beethoven’s 7th Symphony at Tanglewood Broke into a coughing fit October 9th, 1990 Announced retirement from conducting at 72 October 14th, 1990 Leonard Bernstein died of pneumonia and a pleural tumor Burried in Brooklyn, NY with a copy of Mahler’s 5th Symphony over his heart.