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AUGUST 2018 | FINE MUSIC | COVER STORY 封面故事 Leonard Bernstein once said, “I love two things: music and people. I don’t know which I love better, but I love to play with them and play for them, and to communicate with them on this deepest level which is the musical level.” Leonard Bernstein: a larger-than-life American icon and humanitarian, a flamboyant conductor and celebrated pianist, a teacher with pedagogic flair, and a versatile composer noted for his accomplishments in both the concert halls and on Broadway. Appointed the Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic at the age of 25 in 1943, Bernstein was summoned at the last minute to substitute for Bruno Walter for a live broadcast concert at the Carnegie Hall in November that same year, which marked the beginning of an extraordinary career and life in music. His work has touched generations of people, young and old, and his legacy shall live on through his recordings, publications, and his music. It all started when his aunt gave her used upright piano to the Bernstein household when he was ten years old. And the piano quickly became his ‘first love’, and an important part of his musical life. Over a period of four decades, Bernstein had written four sets of short piano pieces, called, Anniversaries, with each one of them affectionately dedicated to a friend. ‘Bernstein Anniversaries’, a tribute recital to celebrate the life and career of Bernstein, explores both his serious work and Broadway hits, and other vignettes in between. Personal letters of his will be read, and myself as pianist and presenter will be joined by clarinettist Andrew Simon and soprano Nancy Yuen. BERNSTEIN ANNIVERSARIES: A Tribute Recital to Leonard Bernstein on His Birthday Courtesy of The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc Warren Lee Courtesy of The Leonard Bernstein Office, Inc Borrowing President Ronald Regan’s words in his letter to Bernstein on his 70th birthday, “From ‘West Side Story’ to ‘On the Waterfront’, your music has cheered us, thrilled us, rallied us, and gladdened us. Today, we salute you for your rare gift for music and your outstanding contribution to the artistic life of our Nation.” Thirty years on, we are no less indebted to the genius of this man as we were and have ever been. An All-Bernstein programme to include: Anniversaries for Solo Piano (Selections of Bernstein’s music with letter readings) Sonata for Clarinet and Piano I Can Cook Too from On the Town Take Care of This House from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue I Feel Pretty and Tonight from West Side Story 週年紀念鋼琴獨奏（伯恩斯坦的作品選段和書信朗讀） 單簧管與鋼琴奏鳴曲 「我也可以下廚」，選自《錦城春色》 「看管這官邸」，選自《賓夕法尼亞大街1600號》 「我感到漂亮」及「今夜」，選自《夢斷城西》 ▲ Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York City Symphony in 1945 1945年，伯恩斯坦指揮紐約市交響樂團 29
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AUGUST 2018 | FINE MUSIC | COVER STORY 封面故事
Leonard Bernstein once said, “I love two things: music and people. I don’t know which I love better, but I love to play with them and play for them, and to communicate with them on this deepest level which is the musical level.”
Leonard Bernstein: a larger-than-life American icon and humanitarian, a flamboyant conductor and celebrated pianist, a teacher with pedagogic flair, and a versatile composer noted for his accomplishments in both the concert halls and on Broadway.
Appointed the Assistant Conductor of the New York Philharmonic at the age of 25 in 1943, Bernstein was summoned at the last minute to substitute for Bruno Walter for a live broadcast concert at the Carnegie Hall in November that same year, which marked the beginning of an extraordinary career and life in music. His work has touched generations of people, young and old, and his legacy shall live on through his recordings, publications, and his music.
It all started when his aunt gave her used upright piano to the Bernstein household when he was ten years old. And the piano quickly became his ‘first love’, and an important part of his musical life. Over a period of four decades, Bernstein had written four sets of short piano pieces, called, Anniversaries, with each one of them affectionately dedicated to a friend.
‘Bernstein Anniversaries’, a tribute recital to celebrate the life and career of Bernstein, explores both his serious work and Broadway hits, and other vignettes in between. Personal letters of his will be read, and myself as pianist and presenter will be joined by clarinettist Andrew Simon and soprano Nancy Yuen.
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Borrowing President Ronald Regan’s words in his letter to Bernstein on his 70th birthday,
“From ‘West Side Story’ to ‘On the Waterfront’, your music has cheered us, thrilled us, rallied us, and gladdened us. Today, we salute you for your rare gift for music and your outstanding contribution to the artistic life of our Nation.”
Thirty years on, we are no less indebted to the genius of this man as we were and have ever been. An All-Bernstein programme to include:
Anniversaries for Solo Piano (Selections of Bernstein’s music with letter readings) Sonata for Clarinet and Piano I Can Cook Too from On the Town Take Care of This House from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue I Feel Pretty and Tonight from West Side Story
週年紀念鋼琴獨奏（伯恩斯坦的作品選段和書信朗讀）
單簧管與鋼琴奏鳴曲
「我也可以下廚」，選自《錦城春色》
「看管這官邸」，選自《賓夕法尼亞大街1600號》
「我感到漂亮」及「今夜」，選自《夢斷城西》
▲Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York City Symphony in 1945
1945年，伯恩斯坦指揮紐約市交響樂團
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伯恩斯坦曾經說：「我鍾愛兩樣東西：音樂和人。我不知道我較愛
那一樣，但我很喜愛以這種最深層次的方法與人溝通，一起演奏音
樂，共享音樂。」
伯恩斯坦是一位讓人留下深刻印象的美國超級偶像和人道主義者，
一位華麗的指揮家以及著名鋼琴家。他是一位具有個人教學風格的
老師和多才多藝的作曲家，以其在音樂廳和百老匯的成就而聞名。
於1943年，當他只有二十五歲時，已擔任紐約愛樂的助理指揮。
同年11月，伯恩斯坦臨危授命，接替病倒的華爾特，於卡奈基音
樂廳帶領樂團舉行音樂會。自此，他一鳴驚人，亦為他超凡的音樂
人生揭開序幕。他的一生把音樂帶給不同世代、不同領域的人。透
過他數百個錄音，他的寫作以及所創作的音樂，伯恩斯坦對音樂文
化的貢獻得以留存萬世。
這一切都源於十歲那一年，他的姨媽將她的一台舊鋼琴送給伯恩
斯坦一家。他很快便愛上那台鋼琴，亦成為他的「初戀」，同時
也成為他音樂生活的重要部份。在四十年間，伯恩斯坦寫了四套
短篇鋼琴作品，名為《週年紀念》，而每一首都是親切地獻給他
的親朋摯友。
「伯恩斯坦百週年紀念」是一場向伯恩斯坦的人生和成就致敬的音
樂會。我不單會演繹他的鋼琴音樂，亦會朗讀他的私人信件，讓聽
眾更深入地走進伯恩斯坦的內心世界。與此同時，單簧管手史安祖
和女高音阮妙芬更會攜手送上伯恩斯坦的單簧管奏鳴曲和多首耳熟
能詳的百老匯名曲。
在此引用伯恩斯坦七十歲生辰時，列根總統寫給他的信：
「從《夢斷城西》到《海岸》，你的音樂使我們得到
鼓勵，使我們興奮、使我們團結、使我們歡喜。今天
我們向你致敬，感謝你珍貴的音樂天賦和對我們國家
藝術事業的傑出貢獻。」
三十年過去，我們依然感激這位一代音樂奇才對樂壇的貢獻。
李偉安
伯恩斯坦百週年紀念向伯恩斯坦致敬的誕辰音樂會
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