The Oscar-winning actress Jessica Chastain is endeavoring once more to sell off her exquisite Manhattan co-op across from ...

In 1966, the conductor arrived in Vienna with a mission: to restore Gustav Mahler’s place in 20th-century music.

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The singing was generally good, tenor Allen delivering some of the few emotionally touching moments, and soprano Kealani hitting spectacular high notes. As the vain, snobbish Maximillian, Nathan ...

(JTA) — From his birthplace in Boston to New York, Berlin, South Africa, China and Israel, Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990), the larger-than-life conductor, pianist, composer, educator and bon ...

Based on a real-life meeting between two musical greats, the Jewish maestro confronts his adversary, conductor and former Nazi Herbert von Karajan, in off-Broadway’s “Last Call.” For much of ...

Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. He took piano lessons as a boy and attended the Garrison and Boston Latin Schools. At Harvard University, he studied with Walter Piston, Edward ...

These colossal conductors are played by two of Germany's leading actresses: the American-born Helen Schneider as Leonard Bernstein, and Lucca Züchner as Herbert von Karajan. A Nazi Party member ...

In 2018, Brandeis celebrated the centennial birthday of acclaimed American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, a Brandeis faculty member and a supporter of the University from its earliest days.

Leonard Bernstein – or Lenny as he was affectionately known – was born ‘Louis Bernstein’ in Massachusetts in 1918. His family weren’t particularly musical so it wasn’t until an ...

It’s here. It’s happening! Stay tuned for more information on the Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Arts, running from April 23-29, 2025. The Leonard Bernstein Festival of the Creative Arts celebrates ...

One young man was due to go to America to study with Bernstein. ‘Be careful,’ his father warned. ‘Leonard Bernstein is gay.’ The young man looked up in wonder. ‘Is there nothing that man can’t do?’ he ...