Andre Watts' debut with Leonard Bernstein
"It was as if Bernstein handed me a big platter with 'Career' on it and said, 'Hey kid! You want it?'" Andre Watts said yes. The pianist describes the 1963 concert that changed his life.
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JoAnn Falletta: "Bernstein made the world take notice"
Leonard Bernstein didn't impress just Americans. He impressed the world. Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra's Music Director JoAnn Falletta remembers the music lessons and cigarette ashes Bernstein left in her Juilliard School conducting classes.
Philip Glass: "Bernstein should have composed more"
Those of us who knew Leonard Bernstein through his recordings loved his work. But what did Bernstein's colleagues and fellow composers think about his career? Composer Philip Glass says that, in considering Bernstein's legacy, there is a lot that he did right. But there was one thing he thinks Bernstein could have done differently.
Danielpour: "Bernstein was funny. And caustic"
When he was a graduate student, Richard Danielpour knew Leonard Bernstein as a mentor, a provocateur and the center of a swirling mix of celebrities. Danielpour says Bernstein was quite funny, sometimes sardonic. But there was one person he would never make fun of.
My Name Is: Roderick Cox
Conductor Roderick Cox is a trailblazer.
My Name Is: Tesfa Wondemagegnehu
Tesfa Wondemagegnehu has been sharing the transformative art of vocal music for more than a decade.
My Name Is: Titus Underwood
Titus Underwood is the acting principal oboe of the Nashville Symphony.
My Name Is: Chi-chi Nwanoku
Chi-chi Nwanoku is one of the most highly respected double bassists in the international classical arena.
My Name Is: Jessie Montgomery
Jessie Montgomery is an accomplished chamber musician, composer and music educator.
My Name Is: Steven Banks
Steven Banks is an award-winning chamber musician, music educator, and composer.
My Name Is: Nokuthula Ngwenyama
Violist Nokuthula Ngwenyama is an artistic force.
My Name Is: Hassan Anderson
Hassan Anderson is a world-class oboist and educator.
My Name Is: Lawrence Brownlee
Lawrence Brownlee is one of the world's most in-demand singers.
My Name Is: Darin Atwater
Darin Atwater is one of the foremost music artists of his generation.
My Name Is: Joseph Conyers
Bassist Joseph Conyers is a gifted chamber musician and educator who is committed to education and community engagement through music.
My Name Is: Demarre McGill
Demarre McGill is one of the most sought-after flutists of his generation.
My Name Is: Awadagin Pratt
Pianist Awadagin Pratt is a classical music superstar.
My Name Is: Pretty Yende
Powerhouse Soprano Pretty Yende has graced the stage of nearly every major opera house in the world.
My Name Is: Stanford Thompson
Trumpet player Stanford Thompson founded the youth music organization Play on Philly.
My Name Is: Mariam Adam
Clarinetist Mariam Adam fuses the cultural nuances of her Egyptian-Mexican heritage in the music she creates.