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Beethoven and West Side Story

Leonard Bernstein borrowed a famous Beethoven melody for West Side Story’s most emotional scene

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Yannick Nézet-Séguin on teaching Bradley Cooper to conduct

‘He should pursue conducting’ – the real maestro who taught Bradley Cooper to conduct like Bernstein

Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in Mahler’s Resurrection Symphony in Ely Cathedral.

Bradley Cooper spent six years learning to conduct ‘six minutes of music’ for epic ‘Maestro’ scene

Leonard Bernstein conducted a monumental Beethoven symphony to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall.

When Leonard Bernstein conducted an ‘Ode to Freedom’ after the fall of the Berlin Wall

Monumental official trailer for Bradley Cooper’s Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ is finally released

Monumental official trailer for Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ is finally released

Who was Felicia Montealegre, Chilean actress and Leonard Bernstein’s wife?

Who was Felicia Montealegre, Chilean actress and Leonard Bernstein’s wife?

Marin Alsop is one of the world’s greatest conductors and a fierce supporter for the next generation of maestros.

Who is Marin Alsop? The trailblazing American conductor, music director and mentor

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Bradley Cooper stars in and directs the upcoming Netflix film, ‘Maestro’; a biopic of Leonard Bernstein’s life

Maestro movie: plot, cast, release date and how to watch Bradley Cooper’s Bernstein biopic

Bradley Cooper is Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein biopic ‘Maestro’ sparks 7-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival premiere

Bradley Cooper (left) has been accused of ‘Jew Face’ in his portrayal of conductor Leonard Bernstein (right) for using a prosthetic nose to play the character

Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose to play Leonard Bernstein deemed ‘not’ antisemitic by Jewish rights group

Leonard Bernstein’s family defend Bradley Cooper: ‘Our dad would have been fine’ with prosthetic nose

Leonard Bernstein’s family defend Bradley Cooper: ‘Our dad would have been fine’ with prosthetic nose

First ‘Maestro’ movie trailer starring Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein finally released

First ‘Maestro’ movie trailer starring Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein finally released

Behind-the-scenes look at Bradley Cooper’s ‘uncanny’ Leonard Bernstein in Netflix biopic

‘Maestro’: First look at Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in Netflix biopic

Some of history's greatest composers were part of the LGBTQ+ community.

15 LGBTQ+ composers in classical music history that you probably already know

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Bradley Cooper has spent “hundreds of hours conducting”.

Bradley Cooper reveals he is classically trained and ‘has spent hundreds of hours conducting’

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Leonard Bernstein and José Carreras clash in recording session

Star tenor relentlessly corrected by Leonard Bernstein in excruciating rehearsal footage

West Side Story: 1961 vs 2021

Here’s what the ‘West Side Story’ remake looks like side-by-side with the original

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Rachel Zegler

Who is Rachel Zegler? Meet the singer and actor playing Maria in the ‘West Side Story’ remake

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