Tonight’s program, jointly created by Marin Alsop (Bernstein’s final protégé) and Jamie Bernstein (his eldest child and author of the bestselling memoir Famous Father Girl), depicts the many facets of Leonard Bernstein’s cultural reach both in the United States and internationally through musical moments from the span of his career, personal stories, and film clips.
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, conductor
Jamie Bernstein, host
Isabel Leonard, soprano
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Nils Nilsen, tenor
Ed Parks, baritone
Paulo Szot, baritone
Charles Yang violin
Ifetayo Ali-Landing, cello
Harmony Zhu, piano
Windy City Performing Arts