In 2018 an outstanding American composer, pianist, most eminent conductor of XX century Leonard Bernstein could have celebrated his 100th anniversary. The concert dedicated to the memory of the past century’s genius will take place 9th June at NOVAT main stage under the baton of an American conductor Mark Mandarano. The programme will include parts of Bernstein’s most famous pieces. The concert will be featured with American outstanding contemporary performers: baritone Luis Orozco, tenor Dominic Armstrong, soprano Ashley Emerson.
Legend of American music, author of three symphonies, several choral, vocal and piano series, three ballets and two operas, he is mostly famous for creating famous Broadway musicals: “Westside story”, “On the Town” and other.
A brilliant artist, a conductor with keen sense of music, Leonard Bernstein performed an incredible number of classical and modern pieces, in 1959 he conducted Shostackovich’s “Symphony No. 5” in presence of the author. Leonard Bernstein’s own music represents a mixture of genres previously never combined: sacred hymns, jazz and country tunes, Latin American and Jewish traditional music.
Bernstein never divided music on easy and hard listening, he used to compose and conduct both of them. The main thing for him was to let people enjoy the music, that’s why Leonard Bernstein became known as an educator and promoter of academic music.
Concert dedicated to Leonard Bernstein’s 100 anniversary will take place at NOVAT, 9th June 19:00.