Leonard Bernstein - America’s Maestro

Great Performers with Marc Courtade presents "Leonard Bernstein America’s Maestro." Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, author, lecturer and pianist. He had a long relationship with the New York Philharmonic, beginning with a celebrated last minute debut in 1943, lasting the rest of his life. He conducted most of the world’s orchestras and opera companies. He composed classic musicals like West Side Story, Candide, Wonderful Town and On the Town, and a range of compositions which included three symphonies and many chamber/solo works. This talk will celebrate the centennial of Bernstein’s birth.