American Dream – Song Recital with Works by Bernstein and Gershwin

Name: American Dream – Song Recital with Works by Bernstein and Gershwin
Start: 2026-06-12T19:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-12T19:00:00+02:00
Location: Markuskirche

took place · 12 Jun 2026

Markuskirche, Kassel, Germany

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American Dream – Song Recital with Works by Bernstein and Gershwin — Markuskirche, Kassel

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A song recital featuring works by Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin. The concert takes place on 12 June 2026 at 19:00 in Markuskirche in Kassel.

About: Leonard Bernstein

A towering figure of 20th-century music, Bernstein bridged Broadway and the symphony hall like no one before him - his West Side Story and three symphonies are performed on stages across the world to this day.

500+

Total recordings (audio and video)

Emmy Awards won

Televised Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic

400+

Appearances at Carnegie Hall (1943-1990)

What's new

2025-07
The Leonard Bernstein Award at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival 2025 was presented to Japanese pianist Hayato Sumino (Cateen) at a prize concert in Lübeck, Germany.
2025
West Side Story returned to Dutch theaters, as noted on the official Leonard Bernstein website.
2025
A new vinyl 'Original Source' release of Bernstein recordings was announced on the official Leonard Bernstein website.

Tracks

West Side Story1957 Broadway musical, one of the most performed stage works in history; adapted into two major films

Chichester Psalms1965 choral work for countertenor, chorus and orchestra, a staple of the choral repertoire

Symphonic Dances from West Side Story1960 orchestral suite, regularly performed by major orchestras worldwide

Candide1956 comic operetta, celebrated for its overture which became a concert favourite

Symphony No. 2 'The Age of Anxiety'1949 symphony for piano and orchestra, inspired by W.H. Auden's poem

American Dream – Song Recital with Works by Bernstein and Gershwin

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