Lenny and me: memories of Bernstein

He made his name with West Side Story, but Leonard Bernstein was also one of the 20th century's greatest music teachers. This, says his friend and colleague Humphrey Burton, is his greatest legacyHalf a century ago, in May 1959, the Monitor studio at London's Lime Grove was buzzing. Leonard Bernstein was to appear that night along with the cast of his new musical, Candide. The BBC's arts flagship was in its second season; I was the junior director in the production team, and, as the only one wit...

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