Why Boston passed over Bernstein

日本語要約

1949年、セルゲイ・クーセヴィツキーは後任の指揮者としてレナード・バーンスタインを強く推薦したが、楽団の理事会はこれを却下した。歴史家ジョセフ・ホロウィッツの調査によれば、理事会は1942年の時点で既に経験豊富な指揮者を招聘する方針を固めており、クーセヴィツキーの意見や楽団員の意向は無視されていた。当時の理事会は現実から乖離した判断を下していたことが示唆されている。

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It is well documented that Serge Koussevitsky wanted to hand over his Boston Symphony baton in 1949 to the brilliant local conductor, Leonard Bernstein. He urged the board that ‘among the younger generation there is no one who can match or even approach his gift for conducting.’ The board overruled him. Was Bernstein too young? Too gay? Too leftwing? Was the decision influenced by antisemitism? Historian Joseph Horowitz has delved back into the board minutes. He finds that the decision to go for a more experienced conductor was taken as far back as 1942. The musicians, needless to say, were not consulted. All of Koussevitsky’s other recommendations were ignored. The board appears to bave been out of touch with any recognisable reality. Read here.   …

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