Leonard Bernstein was born in Lawrence ... The two remained close friends for life. As a young pianist, Bernstein performed Copland's "Piano Variations" so often he considered the composition his ...

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

From a young age, Leonard Bernstein attended religious services at Congregation Mishkan Tefila, the first synagogue in Boston to align itself with Conservative Judaism. Geared to young upwardly mobile ...

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The thunderous sounds we hear in a concert hall — summoned with the subtlest flick of a conductor’s wrist — are the result of painstaking trial, error and trust.

Leonard Bernstein’s centenary fell late last month – he was born on August 25, 1918 – and all year it has been celebrated in ...