LBC/IRN · London Broadcasting Company

Title

Leonard Bernstein dies

Genre

Interview; Obituary

TX Date

15 Oct 1990

Year of production

1990

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Duration

00:03:24

Description

American correspondent Paul Woodley reports on the death of Leonard Bernstein, conductor and composer of symphonies and musicals, in New York at the age of 72. Includes archive interview with Bernstein; clips of his music including from West Side Story and tribute from Nick Webster of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra. For FM Breakfast.

Contributors

Paul Woodley; Leonard Bernstein; Nick Webster

Keywords

Deaths; Musical theatre; Conductors (music); Classical music; Composers; Leonard Bernstein; New York Philharmonic Orchestra; West Side Story

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