Saturday, August 25, 2018
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEONARD BERNSTEIN!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
LEONARD BERNSTEIN!
BORN 100 YEARS AGO TODAY
AUGUST 25, 2018
Leonard Bernstein was a path-breaking conductor, composer, pianist, recording artist, and public spokesman for great music.
There have been countless celebrations of his birthday this year. Here's one notable discussion of Bernstein's "Serenade for Violin and Orchestra (after Plato's Symposium)", by Sharon Roffman, who performed this remarkable piece with Michael Stern and the Kansas City Symphony earlier this year.
SHARON ROFFMAN DISCUSSES BERNSTEIN'S
"Serenade for Violin and Orchestra (after Plato's Symposium)"
More links:
TWO CELEBRATIONS OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN
http://qporit.blogspot.com/2018/02/two-celebrations-of-leonard-bernstein.html
LEONARD BERNSTEIN ON WIKIPEDIA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Bernstein
Labels: classical music, composer, conductor, Leonard Bernstein, Michael Stern, pianist, Serenade for Violin and Orchestra (after Plato's Symposium), Sharon Roffman
