On August 20, 1882, Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture was premiered in Moscow. Leonard Bernstein featured the overture on the Young People's Concert with the New York Philharmonic, "The Sound of a Hall", in which he explored the acoustics of the new Philharmonic Hall (now David Geffen Hall) at Lincoln Center. "If the house doesn't fall down about our ears at the end of this piece, and if you can still hear yourselves think, then you'll know we've got a great new hall, which luckily will and can become

Happy Baptism Day Ludwig van Beethoven! "A great composer's music will always last and last, perhaps forever, because people keep on feeling emotion whenever they hear it." -Leonard Bernstein "What is Classical Music?" Young People's Concert, 1959 Enjoy this excerpt of Leonard Bernstein conducting the Vienna Philharmonic / Wiener Philharmoniker in Beethoven’s “Egmont” Overture, recorded in 1981 at the Musikverein. | Leonard Bernstein

1.4K views · 1.6K shares | Leonard Bernstein conducts the overture to his own 'Candide' with the London Symphony Orchestra | Leonard Bernstein | Facebook

Etobicoke’s history takes the stage! Touch a real cannon ball from 1812 hear the epic 1812 Overture performed LIVE by the Etobicoke Philharmonic Orchestra. Etobicoke Historical Society Charitable Gaming. Community Good. The Royal Conservatory Ludwig van Toronto PROBUS Canada Institute for Canadian Citizenship The New Classical 96.3 FM Our Story 📅 Nov 21 | 📍 Martingrove Collegiate 🎟 eporchestra.ca Don't miss this powerful night! #etobicokephilharmonic #ourstory #etobicokehistory #etobicokehist