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The New York Philharmonic concert of April 6, 1962, is widely regarded as one of the most controversial in the orchestra's history. Featuring a performance by Glenn Gould of the First Piano Concerto of Johannes Brahms, conducted by its music director, Leonard Bernstein, the concert became famous because of Bernstein's remarks from the podium prior to the concerto.
Bernstein would later make his New York Philharmonic conducting debut. On November 14, 1943, having recently been appointed assistant conductor to Artur Rodziński of the New York Philharmonic, Bernstein made his major conducting debut at short notice—and without any rehearsal—after guest conductor Bruno Walter came down with the flu. [54]
New York Philharmonic Principal Cellist Lorne Munroe and Leonard Bernstein at a Young People's Concert. December 6, 1968. Bernstein's first concert as music director and Conductor, on January 18, 1958, at Carnegie Hall in New York, was the first of these programs to be televised, "What Does Music Mean?" In 1962, the Young People's Concerts ...
It featured Robert Rounseville as Candide, Barbara Cook as Cunegonde, Max Adrian as Dr. Pangloss, and Irra Petina as the Old Lady. This production was a box office disaster, running only two months for a total of 73 performances. Hellman's libretto was criticized in The New York Times as being too serious: [4]
By the time Bernstein was 29, he had been named assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic, music director of the New York Symphony, and music advisor to Israel.
Leonard Bernstein Discusses Humor in Music and Conducts Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks is an album from Leonard Bernstein and the New York Philharmonic. It was released in 1961 on the Columbia Masterworks label (catalog number ML 5625).
Bernstein recorded the Symphonic Dances with the New York Philharmonic in 1961, [8] and with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in 1983. [9] The suite has entered the repertoire of many orchestras around the world and has been recorded by such orchestras as the San Francisco Symphony under the direction of Seiji Ozawa in 1972. [10]
New Orleans, Louisiana: Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra: Carlos Miguel Prieto: Mexican New York City: American Composers Orchestra (post vacant) New York City: The MET Orchestra: Yannick Nézet-Séguin: Canadian New York City: New York Philharmonic: Gustavo Dudamel (designate, effective 2026) Venezuelan New York City: Orchestra of St. Luke's ...