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Burton Bernstein remembers his brother’s legendary Carnegie Hall debut.

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Burton Bernstein on the greatest thing his brother ever did.

Burton Bernstein - Breaking the Mold

Burton Bernstein on what it was like having Leonard Bernstein as his older brother.

Burton Bernstein - My Older Brother

Burton Bernstein remembers his brother’s legendary Carnegie Hall debut.

Burton Bernstein - Carnegie Hall Debut

Conductor Marin Alsop shares why she thinks Leonard Bernstein should be considered one of the great composers of the 20th century.

Marin Alsop - Bernstein as a Composer

Jamie, Alexander, and Nina Bernstein talk about their favorite Bernstein compositions.

Alexander, Jamie, & Nina Bernstein - Our Favor…

Nina and Alexander Bernstein talk about their dad’s ability to crossover from serious to popular music.

Alexander, Jamie, & Nina Bernstein - Music

Jamie, Nina, and Alexander Bernstein remember their father’s compositional process.

Alexander, Jamie, & Nina Bernstein - Process

Jack Gottlieb, Bernstein’s assistant from 1958–1966, and New York Philharmonic archivist Barbara Haws take a look at a score from Bernstein’s historic Carnegie Hall debut concert.

Jack Gottlieb & Barbara Haws - Part 2

Jack Gottlieb, Bernstein’s assistant from 1958–1966, and New York Philharmonic archivist Barbara Haws discover the profundity of Bernstein’s words and score markings.

Jack Gottlieb & Barbara Haws - Part 2

Marin Alsop made her decision to become a conductor while growing up in New York City and seeing Leonard Bernstein conduct.

Marin Alsop - Seeing Bernstein Conduct

Michael Tilson Thomas discusses Bernstein's conducting style.

Michael Tilson Thomas - Bernstein’s Style

Nina, Jamie, and Alexander Bernstein remember their mom keeping their dad in line, and what pre-concert rituals their father held dear.

Alexander, Jamie, & Nina Bernstein - Rituals

Alexander, Jamie, and Nina Bernstein remember going to see their father conduct, as children, and can still hear when it’s him on the stereo.

Alexander, Jamie, & Nina Bernstein - Conductin…

Baritone Thomas Hampson talks about the profound effect that Leonard Bernstein had on helping him and others become better musicians.

Thomas Hampson - Becoming a Better Musician

Jack Gottlieb, Bernstein’s assistant from 1958–1966, discusses how Bernstein’s faith showed up in his compositions and his everyday life.

Jack Gottlieb - On Bernstein’s Faith

Jack Gottlieb, Bernstein’s assistant from 1958–1966, describes the excitement of post-World War II New York City.

Jack Gottlieb - Bernstein & New York City

Conductor Marin Alsop describes the impact Bernstein’s Mass had had on her, and how its themes remain relevant today.

Marin Alsop - Impact of Mass

Conductor Marin Alsop discusses Bernstein’s issues of faith, conflict, and resolution in Mass.

Marin Alsop - Issues in Mass

Michael Tilson Thomas talks about his first meeting with the maestro and the influence Bernstein had on the people he taught and trained.

Michael Tilson Thomas - Meeting Bernstein

Alexander, Nina, and Jamie Bernstein discuss their father’s commitment to social justice.

Alexander, Jamie, & Nina Bernstein - Justice

Burton Bernstein reminisces about the joy and inspiration his brother found while writing <em>On the Town</em>, and the unnamed source of inspiration for one of <em>West Side Story’s</em> most famous themes.

Burton Bernstein - Bernstein’s Broadway Show…

Baritone Thomas Hampson recalls how his first meeting with Leonard Bernstein went from a 20-minute audition to an hour-long discussion of music.

Thomas Hampson - Meeting Bernstein

Baritone Thomas Hampson on working with Leonard Bernstein.

Thomas Hampson - Working with Lenny

Burton Bernstein on his brother’s talent for making “classical” music accessible to everyone.

Burton Bernstein - Making Music Accessible

Conductor Marin Alsop talks about what a hero and mentor Leonard Bernstein was in her life and to the rest of the world.

Marin Alsop - Bernstein as a Hero and Mentor

Michael Tilson Thomas describes Bernstein’s influence on the American musical scene as an educator.

Michael Tilson Thomas - Bernstein’s Influenc…

Jamie, Alexander, and Nina Bernstein talk about the excitement and enthusiasm for music their dad shared with young people.

Alexander, Jamie, & Nina Bernstein - Education

Baritone Thomas Hampson discusses Leonard Bernstein’s genius and his unmatched ability to communicate.

Thomas Hampson - Bernstein’s Genius

Craig Urquhart, Bernstein’s assistant from 1985–1990, talks about Bernstein’s genius, discipline, and the difficulties he encountered later in life.

Craig Urquhart - Bernstein’s Genius

Craig Urquhart remembers his first time meeting Leonard Bernstein, seeing him conduct, and why he took the job as Bernstein’s assistant in 1985.

Craig Urquhart - Meeting Bernstein

Craig Urquhart, Bernstein’s assistant from 1985–1990, recalls a trip to Vienna and Bernstein’s need to always find new meaning in things.

Craig Urquhart - A Trip to Vienna

Leonard Bernstein describes the magic of being a conductor.

Bernstein on Conducting

Jack Gottlieb, Bernstein’s assistant from 1958–1966, talks about meeting Bernstein and his exhilarating and exhausting process.

Jack Gottlieb - Meeting Lenny & His Process

Orin O’Brien on Working with Lenny

Orin O’Brien - Working with Bernstein

Stanley Drucker on Bernstein’s Legacy

Stanley Drucker - Bernstein's Legacy

Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic greet Dmitri Shostakovich in Moscow, 1959.

Bernstein in the USSR

An excerpt from <em>A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein: Opening Night at Carnegie Hall 2008</em>

Opening Night - Mambo!

An excerpt from <em>A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein: Opening Night at Carnegie Hall 2008</em>

Opening Night - "I Can Cook Too" from On the Town

An excerpt from <em>A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein: Opening Night at Carnegie Hall 2008</em>

Opening Night - Meditation No. 1 from Mass

An excerpt from <em>A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein: Opening Night at Carnegie Hall 2008</em>

Opening Night - "What a Movie" from Trouble in Tah…

An excerpt from <em>A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein: Opening Night at Carnegie Hall 2008</em>

Opening Night - "To What You Said" from Songfest

An excerpt from <em>A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein: Opening Night at Carnegie Hall 2008</em>

Opening Night - Danzon from Fancy Free

An excerpt from <em>A Celebration of Leonard Bernstein: Opening Night at Carnegie Hall 2008</em>

Opening Night - "Gee Officer Krupke" from West Sid…

Michael Wager and Alexander Bernstein on Symphony No. 3, “Kaddish.”

Michael Wager & Alexander Bernstein - Bernstei…

Stephen Sondheim on Leonard Bernstein’s ability to work music into theater.

Stephen Sondheim - Bernstein’s Theater Music

Nina Bernstein on her father’s need to connect with other people.

Nina Bernstein - Education and Connecting

Alexander, Jamie, and Nina Bernstein remember how much their father loved being famous, and the joy they got seeing him on their favorite cartoon.

Alexander, Jamie, & Nina Bernstein - Fame

Nina, Jamie, and Alexander Bernstein recall their fondest memories of their father.

Alexander, Jamie, & Nina Bernstein - Memories

Students work with composers to write their own songs based on themes found in Bernstein’s <em>Mass</em>.

The Mass Project - Composing the Score

400 New York City public high school students participate in final rehearsals with Marin Alsop and Leslie Stifelman as they prepare for their performance of Bernstein's <em>Mass</em> at the United Palace Theater on October 25, 2008.

The Mass Project - Final Rehearsals and P…

NYC high school students write the texts for original songs based on Bernstein’s <em>Mass</em>.

The Mass Project - Writing the Lyrics

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