In 1966, the conductor arrived in Vienna with a mission: to restore Gustav Mahler’s place in 20th-century music.

(JTA) — From his birthplace in Boston to New York, Berlin, South Africa, China and Israel, Leonard ... Restaurant, Bernstein recalled his exhilaration conducting the Mahler symphony 19 years ...

At the age of 25 he stepped in to conduct the New York Philharmonic with no ... When JFK himself was assassinated, Bernstein conducted Mahler’s Symphony No.2 (the Resurrection) in a nationally ...

Karajan, the principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic for 34 years, was, as the New York Times ... conduct Brahms' Symphony No. 1. Then I watched Bernstein passionately conduct the London ...

Leonard – or 'Lenny ... for conductor Bruno Walter with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra in 1943. The concert was broadcast on the radio and Bernstein became an instant star.

For much of the 20th century, the world of classical conducting was dominated by two figures: Herbert von Karajan and Leonard Bernstein, who fiercely competed with each other throughout their ...