Collection Items
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Book/Printed Material[reply to a letter from Susanne Sturm re female conductors], 1988 July None |- Contributor: Bernstein, Leonard
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialIrving Fine to Leonard Bernstein, August 29, 1956 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "Am writing to you about the case of Arthur Conn he has done a phenomenal job as an organizer, teacher, and conductor he is without a job You would be doing a real mitzvah if you could help him in any way." -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialVerna Fine to Leonard Bernstein, April 12, 1990 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: " Lukas suggested I should be courageous and send you the enclosed new CD of Irving's music with him conducting "live" his Symphony right before he died."Resource: View All Images
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialLukas Foss to Leonard Bernstein, September 2, 1945 Correspondence. 2 pages. | excerpt: "Dr. Koussevitsky just told me the great news of your assistant conductorship with the N.Y. Philharmonic No doubt you'll soon be at the head of the world of the "baton" "Resource: View All Images
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialLukas Foss to Leonard Bernstein, October 17, 1945 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "Were you at the ballet Monday? Did you like my music? The papers certainly panned the Ballet Trouble is they are right about the Ballet you caught me with surprise with your guest conducting offer " -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialSerge Koussevitzky to whom it may concern, 1942 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "I can recommend Leonard Bernstein for a position as conductor" -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialSerge Koussevitzky to Leonard Bernstein, with Bernstein's response, November 09, 1948 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "...authorize you select outstanding student conductor " -
Manuscript/Mixed Material"Bernstein to Be Assistant To Rodzinski: 25-Year-Old Boston Man Is Named to New York Symphony," newspaper clipping, September 1943 [Berkshire County Eagle] Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: " Leonard Bernstein protégé of Serge Koussevitzky named assistant conductor of the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra " -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialDimitri Mitropoulos to Leonard Bernstein, December 10, 1939 Correspondence. 2 pages. | excerpt: " so happy that you took the decision to be again a student and this time exclusively for music or conducting.Resource: View All Images
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWilliam Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, November 12, 1951 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: " working on the opera now?...are you going to be a conductor or a professor " -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWilliam Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, July 18, 1949 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "Thanks very much for all your recommendations hope your young conducting student has made formal application to the School. " -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialWilliam Howard Schuman to Leonard Bernstein, July 19, 1990 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "We were, of course distressed to read of your health problems you did tell me that you would be diminishing your role as conductor..." -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialLouis Edouard Forner to Leonard Bernstein, June 23, 1988 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "I was one of the earliest, if not the first, recipients of the Leonard Bernstein Fellowship in Conducting wish you an especially happy 70th birthday " -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialPhillip Lehrman to Leonard Bernstein, August 25, 1988 Correspondence. 2 pages. | excerpt: "At Tanglewood, as a 22 year old, I conducted for an audience of one. Leonard Bernstein had arrived for ten days wished to see and hear performances by the Conducting Fellows."Resource: View All Images
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialJames Paul to Leonard Bernstein, July 6, 1988 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "In 1967 I was at Tanglewood as the Leonard Bernstein Conducting Fellow. I wouldn't have been able to there if it hadn't been for your generosity heartfelt congratulations on your 70th birthday " -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialCarl Roskott to Leonard Bernstein, June 1, 1988 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "I thank you for not one but two Leonard Bernstein Fellowships to Tanglewood; one as composer and the other as conductor happiest of birthday celebrations." -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialJames Ross to Leonard Bernstein, n.d. Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "The mere fact that someone like you exists would be cause enough to celebrate. But that people like you turn seventy is reason enough for a major round of thanks With admiration James Ross T'Wood Conducting Fellow '85" -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialUnited States Forces in Austria to Leonard Bernstein, October 29, 1946 Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "Vienna Philharmonic anxious to receive your definite answer--Paren from commanding General United States Forces in Austria on offer conducting Vienna fourteenth and fifteenth December" -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialFelicia Montealegre (Bernstein) to Leonard Bernstein, n.d. Correspondence. 3 pages. | excerpt: "Tonight you're in New Haven but I heard you conducting in Cambridge it was beautiful I deduced that you never received the letter I wrote "Resource: View All Images
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialBetty Comden to Leonard Bernstein, July 17, 1940 Correspondence. 4 pages. | excerpt: "Kouss may have been impressed by your conducting his feelings cannot compare with mine make it my business to get up to see you somehow this summer."Resource: View All Images
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Manuscript/Mixed Material"Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, n.d." Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: "What terrifying letters you write! Fit for the flames is what they are. Just imagine how much you would have to pay to retrieve such a letters forty years from now when you are conductor of the Philharmonic."Resource: View All Images
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Manuscript/Mixed Material"Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, December 13" Correspondence. 2 pages. | excerpt: "Just as I was about to arrive back home by air we were grounded in Charleston! I played the Piano Sonata in B.A., Rio, and Havana. But most fun was conducting in Santiago de Chile."Resource: View All Images
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Manuscript/Mixed Material"Aaron Copland to Leonard Bernstein, July 16, 1943" Correspondence. 1 page. | excerpt: " I saw the announcements of the Boston concert--it all looks quite impressive, and naturally you're right to be staying and conducting .I was surprised you had a ""final session"" with the Frau." -
Manuscript/Mixed MaterialDavid Diamond to Leonard Bernstein, March 26, 1954 Correspondence. 2 pages. | excerpt: " "The Girl of the Golden West" is announced but no conductor for it Aaron writes I'll soon see him "Resource: View All Images
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Manuscript/Mixed MaterialDavid Oppenheim to Leonard Bernstein, March 13, 1945 Correspondence. 3 pages. | excerpt: "Perhaps you could come somewhere close to the front You are conducting a festival of American music in Paris "Resource: View All Images