The official trailer for Maestro, the long-awaited biopic of conductor Leonard Bernstein, was released last week. Bradley Cooper directs and stars as the long-time conductor of the New York Philharmonic, acclaimed as one of the finest and most innovative conductors of the 20th century. The movie also stars Carey Mulligan as Bernstein’s wife, actress Felicia Montealegre, while the producers include Cooper, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg.

Read: Leonard Bernstein centenary: his contribution to string playing

Watch: Zara Nelsova and Leonard Bernstein perform Bloch’s Schelomo

Read: Mischa Maisky on working with Leonard Bernstein

 

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