Leonard Bernstein in Salzau 1987 – Part II: With him up front…” Orchestral Work with Stravinsky’s “The Rite of Spring”

"Leonard Bernstein in Salzau" offers a lively and fascinating inside look at the professional world of young musicians. At the same time, it portrays one of the most eminent musicians of our time: Leonard Bernstein. Young conductors and instrumentalists, some of whom have already acquired a certain reputation, have come to Salzau Castle to learn while playing and to make music of the highest standards. "I am trying to do something for Europe that Europe actually did for me: through Sergei Koussevitzky, Dimitri Mitropoulos, Fritz Reiner... I had promised myself to founding another Tanglewood here." (Leonard Bernstein)