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LGBTQ+ conductors: Leonard Bernstein, Marin Alsop and Yannick Nézet-Séguin

11 great LGBTQ+ conductors in classical music

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When Leonard Bernstein sang the Beatles and the Kinks to elegantly teach the ‘Mixolydian’ mode in music

When Leonard Bernstein sang the Beatles and the Kinks to elegantly teach the ‘mixolydian’ mode in music

Cello prodigy Yo-Yo Ma plays for President J.F. Kennedy

When a 7-year-old cello prodigy named Yo-Yo Ma played to the world for the first time

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Christa Ludwig and Leonard Bernstein rehearse Mahler with the Israel Philharmonic

Star mezzo pleads with Leonard Bernstein over breakneck tempo in awkward Mahler rehearsal

Rachel Zegler (Maria) stars in Spielberg remake of West Side Story

First look at Spielberg’s West Side Story as teaser trailer revealed in Oscars ceremony

Greatest 20th century composers

10 of the best 20th-century composers

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Can you master the ULTIMATE musical theatre pub quiz?

Prove you’re a fan of musical theatre by scoring 9/12 in this pub quiz

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Ansel Elgort (Tony) and Rachel Zegler (Maria)

A first look at the new ‘West Side Story’ movie directed by Steven Spielberg

Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic is officially coming to Netflix

Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic is officially coming to Netflix

Bradley Cooper to play Leonard Bernstein in biopic film

Bradley Cooper to star in and direct Leonard Bernstein biopic – after taking the baton from Jake Gyllenhaal

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Leonard Bernstein quote

Leonard Bernstein’s insightful words on music education are still very true, 42 years on

Tony and Maria in West Side Story

The biggest songs in West Side Story, RANKED from worst to best

Ariana DeBose as Anita

First look at Steven Spielberg’s ‘West Side Story’ with Ariana DeBose playing Anita

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Gustavo Dudamel to conduct West Side Story remake

Gustavo Dudamel to conduct Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story

Gustavo Dudamel

WSS tritone

Why did Bernstein build West Side Story around 'The Devil's Interval'?

Leonard Bernstein (1971)

12 ridiculously gorgeous photos of Leonard Bernstein

Rachel Zegler has been cast as Maria

‘West Side Story’ remake casts 17-year-old newcomer as Maria

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Leonard Bernstein's Google Doodle

Leonard Bernstein: Google celebrates the composer's 100th birthday with a Doodle