Friday, September 15, 1944 THE JEWISH NEWS 'Hats Off, Gentlemen, a Genius!' Leonard Bernstein, 26, To Conduct Symphony Here Youth Who Substituted for Bruno Walter a-1 , Carnegie Hall Last November Already Is a Recognized Leader; • To Conduct Sams Broadcasts Over WWJ Jewish Farmers Mark 60th Anniversary VINELAND, N. J., (3TA)— The oldest Jewish farm settlers in this country,' the surviving pioneers who founded the South Jersey colonies '60 years ago, together, with refugees from Germany who took up farming in the same vicinity a couple of years ago, turned out here this week to celebrate 60 years of Jewish agriculture in America. The contributions made by the early settlers to the development of Jewish agriculture in the U. S. were reviewed by Benjamin C. Stone, editor of the Jewish Farmer. After discussion of the postwar prospects for Jewish farmers, a film depicting Jewish farin life in the U. S. was shown. When Leonard Bernstein comes to Detroit, on Sept. 24, Oct. 1 and 8, to conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra for the radio broadcasts sponsored over Station WWJ by Sams, Inc., this corn- munity will learn about the great • r achievement of a young man who is verily a musical genius. The news that was flashed to the entire country on Nov. 14, 1943, that Leonard Bernstein, the composer, was given the chance to be a symphony conductor, turned—into a great sensation be- cause the young musician, then only 25, not on13), undertook the assignment given him by Bruno Walter but also turned in a great Bernstein was for fear of ap- performance. pearing ridiculous. Born in Lawrence, Mass., -on `Goes All Overboard' , Aug. 25, 1918, son of Mr. and "However he is willing to go IVI7•s. Samuel Bernstein, Leonard, all overboard and quote Schu- a normal American boy, attend- mann's famous salutation to ed the Boston Latin School and Chopin: 'Hats off, gentlemen, a went on to Harvard where he genius!' Mr. Bernstein is far majored in music. from being what we refer to as Koussevitzky Student a composer-conductor. He di- As a student of Serge Kous- rects an orchestra as one to the sevitzky, he conducted at the manner born." LEONARD BERNSTEIN Berkshire Festival at Tangle- Mr. C. W. Durgin, Boston Daily wood. A gifted composer as well symphony that has the drive, the Globe, in lauding Bernstein says: as conductor and pianist, Mr. poignancy, the dramatic strength "That Mr. Bernstein is great- Bernstein ha's written "A Clari- and the emotional force of this ly talented, both as compo§er net Sonata," "Cycle of Five Kid "Jeremiah." and conductor, must have been Songs," "I Hate MtIsic" a num- obvious to all present." Assistant Conductor • His gestures, often similar to ber of jazz and anti-Vascist songs, Now assistant conductor of the those of Mr. Koussevitzky, were and the music for Jerome Rob- New York Philharmonic, he has never superfluous nor contrived bins' ballet, "Fancy Free." Mr. Bernstein's phenomenal rise enjoyed equal success as -awcon- merely for visual effect. They to glory resulted from a drama- ductor. Endowed with the ability meant something to the inter- tic opportunity which fate placed to control his men and elicit their pretation of the music. "His con- before him. Bruno Walter who confidence, he precisely. moulds ducting was like his • music;' di- was scheduled ts4 conduct the every phase and every lihe and rect, emotional, but .poised and Sunday afternoon concert of the thus effects a superb presenta- usually c'ear-cut." New York Philharmonic at Car- tion. Success Story Mr. Bernstein's conducting has negie Hall became' ill, and Bern- Thus commences the miracu- stein, .without rehearsal substi- been referred to as an "inde- lous success story of Leonard tuted so magnificently that he scribable combination of suppli- Bernstein, simple, unassuming, was acclaimed "a conductor to be cation, command, yearning and typically American Jewish youth. reckoned with." His performance gesture." He is possessed of in- He is one of the few American- was hailed as one of "glow and tensity and of rare orchestral born,- contluctors and the "only splendor," and "as a fine demon- technique. maestro to have led a major or- In one of the finest tributes chestra wearing a gray sack stration of his remarkable gifts." paid Bernstein, Warren Story suit." Creation of Fervence The evening of Jan. 28, 1944, Smith of the Boston Post writes: - Bernstein, the youngest man found Bernstein conducting the "In commenting_ upon what ever to direct a Philharmonic- Pittsburgh Orchestra in t h e seemed to him a, real significant Symphony concert, is just em- world premiere of his three- occasion, this reviewer finds barking upon • a career as con- m9v em e n t symphony, "Jere- himself', in the predicament of ductor, composer and pianist miah." Proclaiming "Jeremiah" the Symphony man who is said which must of necessity stamp "a significant and intellectual to have remarked he didn't dare 'him as one of the truly great of contribution to contemporary say how good he thought Mr. our day. symphonic writing," the critics were unanimous in their praise of this masterful work: A creation of fervence, "Jere- miah" is music of a deeply, re- ligious nature employing a cad- ence commonly used in the syna- gogue on Tisha .b'ab. 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