Leonard Bernstein in Salzau, 1987 : international conductor's competition and master course
Title
Leonard Bernstein in Salzau, 1987 : international conductor's competition and master course / Unitel and Video Music Productions, Inc. ; ZDF and ORF ; directed by Horant H. Hohfeld.
One-hour-long documentary film broadcast on German TV of the music special "Leonard Bernstein in Salzau, 1987" offers an inside look at the professional world of young conductors and orchestral musicians. Includes excerpts from performances and interviews with various young conductors who came to Salzau in 1987 for an international competition and master class with American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein is shown at work with young musicians, challenging them, but also encouraging and reassuring them. They are given the chance to work with Leonard Bernstein and to go on a concert tour with him. The program ends with an excerpt from Sibelius's Symphony no. 5 performed by the Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra and conducted by Bernstein's students.
Alternative title
International conductor's competition and master course
Leonard Bernstein in Salzau, 1987 : international conductor's competition and master course / Unitel and Video Music Productions, Inc. ; ZDF and ORF ; directed by Horant H. Hohfeld.
Production
Germany : ZDF : Unitel, [1988].
Type of content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of medium
video
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Event
Videotaped 1987 Salzau, Germany.
Access
Patrons can access streaming file online only on site at the Library for the Performing Arts.