Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic present
Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds
September 24–December 13, 2008

Single tickets for these events will go on sale to the public in Summer 2008. Please note: Event single tickets are available only through the specific venue’s ticket office.



September
 |  Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
SAN FRANCISCO SYMPHONY
CARNEGIE HALL OPENING NIGHT GALA

THE OPENING NIGHT GALA OF CARNEGIE HALL'S 118TH SEASON

BERNSTEIN   Fancy Free Suite and selections from A Quiet Place, Songfest, Candide, Mass, On the Town, West Side Story, and Wonderful Town


$56, $69, $92


Thurs, Sept 25, 2008 at 7:30 PM; Fri, Sept 26, 2008 at 8 PM;
Sat, Sept 27, 2008 at 8 PM  |  Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

MAHLER   Adagio from Symphony No. 10
LORIN MAAZEL   Music for Flute and Orchestra, Op. 11
PIERRE BOULEZ   Improvisation II sur Mallarmé from Pli Selon Pli
BERNSTEIN   Symphony No. 2, "The Age of Anxiety"

$30, $48, $58, $68, $78, $104


October
Wed, Oct 15–Sat, Nov 1  |  Walter Reade Theater
Lincoln Center
THE JOY OF MUSIC: LEONARD BERNSTEIN ON FILM
As an unmatched music educator, conductor, and composer, Bernstein used the emerging film and television technologies of his time to share his passion for music with millions of people worldwide. This series of films and television shows, first viewed between 1954 and 1993, includes performances from around the globe, archival footage featuring rare interviews, and biographical documentaries.

$15  |  Presented by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in association with the New York Philharmonic, Classifilms, and the Film Society of Lincoln Center.

For information: lincolncenter.org or 212-721-6500


 |  The Jewish Museum
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: REACHING FOR THE NOTE
SCREENING
This Emmy Award-winning American Masters documentary incorporates personal materials, historical footage, and interviews to portray Bernstein's life as well as the broader context of his time. Featuring Jerome Robbins, Isaac Stern, Stephen Sondheim, and others. Susan Lacy, Executive Producer and Director of this documentary, will introduce the screening.

Presented by The Jewish Museum.

Free with admission to the Museum  |  For information: jewishmuseum.org or 212-423-3200


 |  Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
THE NEW YORK POPS
THE BERNSTEIN SONGBOOK

Leonard Bernstein's best-loved songs.

$29, $33, $42, $69, $89, $100


 |  Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERT
CAPITALS OF MUSIC: BERNSTEIN'S NEW YORK


$11, $19, $23, $26, $32  |  Pre-concert event by Kidzone Live! at 12:45 PM

For information: nyphil.org or 212-875-5656


 |  Carnegie Hall
Zankel Hall
BERNSTEIN MASS PROJECT: A CHORAL EXPLORATION
Original choral anthems inspired by Bernstein's Mass, composed and sung by New York City middle and high school students. The performance will also include specially chosen repertoire, including excerpts from the Bernstein Mass.

A Program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall

Free


 |  Carnegie Hall
Zankel Hall
Standard Time with Michael Feinstein

$88


 |  The Jewish Museum
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: A JEWISH LEGACY

PERFORMANCE DEMONSTRATION
The psalmist rejoices: "All my bones shall exult in the Creator!" These words, an article of faith with Bernstein, shed new light on a concert featuring many of his little-known vocal and piano works based on Jewish themes.

Presented by The Jewish Museum.

$15  |  For information: jewishmuseum.org or 212-423-3337


 |  Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

BERNSTEIN   Mass


$31, $37, $48, $66, $85, $94


 |  The United Palace Theater
THE BERNSTEIN MASS PROJECT

A mass choir of hundreds of students joins the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for this performance of Bernstein's Mass at The United Palace Theater. This performance culminates the Bernstein Mass Project, which includes creative work in the schools and a student performance in Zankel Hall on October 19.

A Program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall

$15


Thurs, Oct 30, 2008 at 7:30 PM; Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 8 PM;
Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 8 PM  |  Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

COPLAND   Appalachian Spring Suite
ELLIOTT CARTER   Of Rewaking
BERNSTEIN   Symphony No. 1, "Jeremiah"
CHRISTOPHER ROUSE   Rapture (NYC Premiere)

$30, $48, $58, $68, $78, $104

For information: nyphil.org or 212-875-5656


November
 |  Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
CARNEGIE HALL FAMILY CONCERT: THE BERNSTEIN BEAT


A Program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall

$9


Sat, Nov 8–Sun, Nov 23  |  The Paley Center for Media
BERNSTEIN'S BROADWAY
The Paley Center for Media (formerly The Museum of Television & Radio) will screen several television adaptations of Bernstein's musical theater work—including programs never before seen in the US. Schedule to be announced.

Presented by The Paley Center for Media.

$10, $8 seniors and students  |  For information: paleycenter.org or 212-621-6600


 |  Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC

A special celebration commemorating Leonard Bernstein's historic debut at Carnegie Hall leading the New York Philharmonic on November 14, 1943.


BERNSTEIN   On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite
BERNSTEIN   Serenade (After Plato's Symposium)
BERNSTEIN   West Side Story Suites Nos. 1 and 2


Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with the New York Philharmonic

$40, $48, $63, $87, $113, $125


 |  Carnegie Hall
Weill Recital Hall
DISCOVERY DAY: LEONARD BERNSTEIN
Bernstein as media innovator. Bernstein as social activist. Bernstein as New Yorker. In this Discovery Day, all these subjects and more will be explored through a series of panel discussions and multimedia presentations. Joining moderator Barbara Haws, archivist and historian of the New York Philharmonic, will be a host of eminent figures sharing their reminiscences and thoughts on this fascinating figure.
Sound Insights

Sound Insights: A Program of The Weill Music Institute at Carnegie Hall.

$15


 |  Carnegie Hall
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
ISRAEL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA

BERNSTEIN   Halil
BERNSTEIN   Concerto for Orchestra, "Jubilee Games"
TCHAIKOVSKY   Symphony No. 4

$45, $59, $82, $106, $117, $129


 |  The Paley Center for Media
SEMINAR: BERNSTEIN'S BROADWAY
Director Rick McKay (Broadway: The Golden Age) moderates a discussion with star performers and collaborators who worked on Bernstein shows, including On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, West Side Story, and 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The evening will include archival footage from the Paley Center collection.

Presented by The Paley Center for Media.

$15, $30  |  For information: paleycenter.org or 212-621-6600


Thurs, Nov 20, 2008 at 8 PM; Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 8 PM;
Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 2 and 8 PM; Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 6:30 PM  | 
New York City Center
NEW YORK CITY CENTER'S ENCORES!
"ON THE TOWN"

On the Town   Music by Leonard Bernstein
Book and Lyrics: Betty Comden and Adolph Green
Based on a concept by Jerome Robbins

Presented by New York City Center

$25, $50, $95   |   For information: NYCityCenter.org or 212-581-1212


 |  Avery Fisher Hall
Lincoln Center
New York Philharmonic presents
THE JUILLIARD ORCHESTRA

BERNSTEIN   Symphony No. 3, "Kaddish"
BEETHOVEN   Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica"

$10, $25  |  For information: nyphil.org or 212-875-5656


December
 |  Carnegie Hall
Zankel Hall
BILL CHARLAP TRIO
SOMEWHERE: THE SONGS OF LEONARD BERNSTEIN

Presented by Carnegie Hall in partnership with Absolutely Live Entertainment LLC.

$34, $44


 |  Carnegie Hall
Zankel Hall
LEONARD BERNSTEIN: ARIAS, BARCAROLLES,
A SONATA, AND RIFFS

BERNSTEIN   Sonata for Clarinet and Piano; Songs
COPLAND   El salón México (arr. Bernstein)
BERNSTEIN   Prelude, Fugue, and Riffs; Arias and Barcarolles

$45, $65
“Any great work of art … revives and readapts time and space, and the measure of its success is the extent to which it makes you an inhabitant of that world.”
— Leonard Bernstein
For More Information
To request more information on the Bernstein Festival, please fill out our Bernstein information request form.
New Publication
Leonard Bernstein:
AMERICAN ORIGINAL

How a Modern Renaissance Man
Transformed Music and the World During his New York Philharmonic Years,
1943–1976

By Burton Bernstein—former New Yorker writer and Leonard’s brother—and the New York Philharmonic’s historian, Barbara Haws.

Leonard Bernstein: American Original

A lively, multifaceted look at the life and times of cultural icon Leonard Bernstein, with over one hundred rare photographs and visuals. The book features essays by leading authorities, including John Adams, Paul S. Boyer, Joseph Horowitz, James M. Keller, Bill McGlaughlin, Carol J. Oja, Tim Page, Alan Rich, and Jonathan Rosenberg. (HarperCollins, August 2008)
Bernstein at Carnegie Hall
He appeared more than 430 times at the Hall between 1943 and 1990, conducting the New York Philharmonic as well as the Vienna Philharmonic, American Composers Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic, Symphony of the Air, Boston Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, and The Philadelphia Orchestra.
Carnegie Hall and the New York Philharmonic present
Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds
Partner Venues

The Jewish
Museum
5th Avenue
at 92nd Street
New York, NY
212-423-3200
thejewishmuseum.org 		Lincoln Center for the
Performing Arts
70 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY
212-721-6500
 
lincolncenter.org 		New York City
Center
55th Street between
6th and 7th Avenues
New York, NY
212-581-1212
NYCityCenter.org 		The Paley Center
For Media
25 West 52nd Street
New York, NY
212-621-6600

paleycenter.org


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