Leonard Bernstein’s Young People’s Concerts Presented by Carnegie Hall+: The Anatomy of a Symphony Orchestra
New! In a special partnership between Carnegie Hall+ and the Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen viewers of all ages can screen two of Leonard Bernstein’s legendary Young People’s Concerts with the New York Philharmonic. In his most important role as music educator, Bernstein’s pioneering series of nationally televised broadcasts began in 1958 live from Carnegie Hall, making the concert hall an accessible classroom that introduced a new generation to classical music.
Today’s program analyzes the components of the modern symphony orchestra.