Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” has earned seven Academy Award nominations. The film obtained nominations for Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress and Best Screenplay. Additionally, it was nominated for Best Makeup, Best sound and Best Cinematography category. The nominations come after a successful awards season which saw nominations at the Golden Globes, SAG Awards and BAFTA awards. “Maestro” {…}
Conductor Peter Tiboris is set to conduct a concert of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 using Leonard Bernstein’s iconic ivory baton. Tiboris will lead the New England Symphony Ensemble in a performance presented by MidAmerica Productions at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. The concert, scheduled for Jan. 7, 2024, will take place 40 years after Tiboris, who founded MidAmerica {…}
The Gotham has announced that Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro” will receive the Cultural Icon & Creator Tribute at the 2023 Gotham Awards. This is the first major award that the Leonard Bernstein biopic received. The Gotham Awards are American film awards, presented annually to the makers of independent films at a ceremony in New York City and are precursor awards to {…}
(Photo Credit: Chris Lee) On September 12, 2023, the New York Philharmonic opened its “The Art of the Score” series with Steven Spielberg’s 2021 film adaptation of Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story.” The series features the orchestra playing the score to a selection of films projected onto the screen above the stage, creating a truly immersive musical experience. The choice {…}
The Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” has its world premiere on Sept. 2 at the Venice Film Festival to a rousing standing ovation. The premiere saw Leonard Bernstein’s three children, Jamie, Nina Maria, and Alexander in attendance alongside its producers and Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. Following the film’s premiere, the movie received a seven-minute standing ovation, and rave reviews, {…}
The Anti-Defamation League is defending Bradley Cooper’s new film “Maestro” and stating that the prosthetic nose used in the film is not antisemitic. The organization released a statement following the controversy that sparked that accused Cooper of using “Jewface,” Hollywood’s stereotypical or inauthentic portrayal of Jewish people. In a statement to Variety and TMZ, the ADL said, “Throughout history, Jews were {…}
Actor Bradley Cooper is receiving backlash over his use of a prosthetic nose in his new film “Maestro” in which he plays Leonard Bernstein. Following the release of the trailer on Tuesday, August 16, 2023, social media users were quick to criticize the prosthetic nose and some labeled it “antisemitic.” According to NBC News, X users said, “Bradley Cooper is {…}
(Credit: Netflix) Netflix has released the trailer for Bradley Cooper’s biopic “Maestro.” The trailer is scored with the “Adagietto” from Mahler’s Symphony No.5 and shows Bernstein and his wife Felicia Montealegre, at the beginning and end of their lives together. “Maestro” is set to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival where it will be competing for the {…}
Bradley Cooper will not attend the world premiere of “Maestro” at the Venice Film Festival in solidarity with the SAG-AFTRA strike. The Wrap is reporting that a festival spokesperson said that while Cooper directed “Maestro,” he also stars as Leonard Bernstein in the Netflix biopic. The biopic tells the complex love of Leonard and Felicia, from the time they met {…}
Bradley Cooper’s Leonard Bernstein biopic “Maestro” is set to make its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. The film tells the complex love of Leonard and Felicia, from the time they met in 1946 at a party and continuing through two engagements, a 25-year marriage, and three children. “Maestro” is set to star Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, {…}
Kazuki Yamada/courtesy of CBSO The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) has unveiled its 2023-24 season, and it’s full to the brim with opportunities to hear some of the world’s finest music and musicians. With over 12 months of programming, the Orchestra has something for everyone. The Orchestra will also celebrate the 50th anniversary of the City of Birmingham Symphony {…}