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Leon Botstein

Leon Botstein is the president of Bard College and music director of the American Symphony Orchestra and TŌN (The Orchestra Now). He is conductor laureate and principal guest of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, where he served as music director from 2003 to 2011. He is also editor of the Musical Quarterly.

Kaddish for the Maestro

Kaddish for the Maestro

Leon Botstein

Maestro doesn't quite succeed at capturing the extraordinary life and genius of Leonard Bernstein, but it is an opportunity to recall an era in both American Jewish and musical history that will never be repeated.