Year of saluting Leonard Bernstein paid off handsomely

February 15, 2019 17:26 UTC

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Year of saluting Leonard Bernstein paid off handsomely

In the world of music it was the year of Leonard Bernstein. American conductor Leonard Bernstein from 1989 performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Berlin. Article Continued BelowBut I have to admit that I heard Bramwell Tovey conduct the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra last year in first-rate performances of his Symphony No. The musical theatre piece for which Bernstein remains best known is, of course, his modern take on Romeo and Juliet: West Side Story. The brochure for 2018 proudly announced a Bernstein Centennial Season, with the honouree’s music threaded though its dozens of concerts.

Source: thestar February 15, 2019 17:26 UTC

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