Dr. Richard Kogan: The Mind and Music of Leonard Bernstein

Musician, psychiatrist and storyteller Dr. Richard Kogan returns to The Temple Emanu-El Streicker Cultural Center to explore the life of this uninhibited, exuberant man who craved public adulation yet was mired in his loneliness. He will punctuate his lively and humorous presentation by playing beloved favorites from West Side Story, including “Somewhere”, “Maria”, and “America.”

[@MInnaMansky]

Really a terrific program; hats off to Dr. Richard Kogan for a wonderful presentation of Bernstein's music, especially the ti-tones!!

[@MInnaMansky]

Oops! I meant the tri-tones! What would we do without them?

[@terryhammond1253]

🎹 Thank you for a superb presentation on the greatest musical talent this nation has ever given us.

[@drgarryrains]

Wonderful lecture. Wonderful playing. Truly impressive. Thank you.

[@juliefarin]

Wonderful presentation on LB; thank you so much for posting this!

[@MInnaMansky]

I liked everything that Bernstein wrote. While it's true he turned out more theatrical musicals, don't forget the Jeremiah Symphony. However, Leonard did what he felt most comfortable with.

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

Bernstein died while being held by his doctor and his freind Mendy Wager after receiving some medical attention, he was standing having been lifted from his wheelchair for an injection his last words were"what Is this" he lurched forward and died he did not die in his sleep unfortunately R.I.P Maestro.

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

Bernstein terrific conductor broadway composer, teacher, pianist, but classical composing was not so good and he always new that.

[@pianoredux7516]

You speak for yourself. Many "classical finatics [sic]" think nothing of this kind.

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

@@pianoredux7516 Not at all many classical musicians such as myself feel this way including the great Maestro Bernstein himself who was so honestly aware that his broadway scores were much better than his symphonic attempts.

[@pianoredux7516]

@sarahjones-jf4pr Really? What is your source for this information? Some people subscribe to your opinion about his symphonies. Others do not. Let's be fair.

[@sarahjones-jf4pr]

@@pianoredux7516 Of course but not all that disagree are rude they just have their opinions right or wrong, my source of information? I studied the life and compositions of Maestro Bernstein in a thesis for college.