Leonard Bernstein, Bostonian
There's always something going on at Harvard and October is no different from any other month. From October 12 to 14, Harvard will present Leonard Bernstein, Boston to Broadway a dizzying parade of concerts, symposia, master classes, video screenings and exhibitions.
The opening concert, on October 12, is called “Boston’s Bernstein,” and it will feature Bernstein's Piano Trio (1937) and Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (1942), as well as works by his mentors.
Among those to be featured in panel discussions are: Harold Prince, producer of Bernstein’s classic 1957 musical West Side Story; dance critic and scholar Deborah Jowitt; actor/singer Marni Nixon, the voice of “Maria” in the 1961 film version of West Side Story; as well as members of Bernstein’s family: daughters Jamie Bernstein Thomas and Nina Bernstein Simmons, son Alexander Bernstein, and brother Burton Bernstein.
Read all about it here: Leonard Bernstein, Boston to Broadway.
If I know you, you're probably wondering how many times the Celebrity Series presented Maestro Bernstein over the years. Your answer: 3 times conducting the New York Philharmonic and once leading the Orchestre National de France. Oh, and we also presented Bernstein as an accompanist (!) for soprano Helen Traubel during the 1941-42 season. The concert also included BSO cellist Jean Bedetti and Conrad V. Bos, who shared piano duties with Bernstein.
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