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Great Lives: Episode 2: Leonard Bernstein

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Episode 2: Leonard Bernstein

BBC Radio 4 - Great Lives, Leonard Bernstein

Conductor Charles Hazlewood chooses Leonard Bernstein.

Conductor Charles Hazlewood chooses the composer of West Side Story, Leonard Bernstein. With Matthew Parris and Humphrey Burton. From April 2011.

The conductor Charles Hazlewood chooses the great American composer Leonard Bernstein, music director of the New York Philharmonic and creator of West Side Story, Wonderful Town, and Candide. The charismatic Bernstein clearly influenced Charles Hazlewood's own choice of career - he's an award winning conductor, made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 2003 and recently presented The Birth of British Music on BBC tv. Joining him in the studio is Humphrey Burton, friend and professional colleague of Leonard Bernstein and whose documentaries include The Making of West Side Story. Matthew Parris presents. The producer is Miles Warde.

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