Tag: Leonard Bernstein
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Nation & World
The Sondheim he remembers: genius, friend, board game geek
Harvard grad John Weidman collaborated with theater giant on “Pacific Overtures,” “Assassins,” and “Road Show.”
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Learning from a legend (a.k.a. Dad)
Jamie Bernstein remembered her father by heart during a visit to Harvard to discuss centennial celebrations of the legendary maestro’s life and legacy.
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The mystery of Mahler
American audiences quickly embraced the Austrian composer and conductor Gustav Mahler when he moved to the United States, and to a surprising degree, lecturer Federico Cortese told an Ed Portal audience.
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Breaking musical barriers
In a visit to Harvard, Marin Alsop discussed some of the challenges she has faced as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
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In 1944, Broadway subversion
In 1944, the young and gifted creators of ‘On the Town’ quietly stirred diversity into their groundbreaking musical, Professor Carol Oja recounts in her new book.
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GSAS student joins worldwide discussion
Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student Matthew Mugmon will be one of seven panelists convened by the New York Philharmonic for a worldwide, online discussion on Harvard alumni Leonard Bernstein’s groundbreaking tours to the former Soviet Union, Japan, Europe, and South America.
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The good ol’ days
Members of Harvard’s Class of 1950 reminisce about their undergrad years and discuss where their lives went in the 60 years that followed.
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The piano man
Austin Grimes is one of four technicians who travel across Harvard’s campus, keeping its 200 pianos in tune.