Pianist Michael Boriskin on Taking Leonard Bernstein’s Music to the Capitol
May 19, 2018 | Culture
Pianist Michael Boriskin may hail from New York, where he is the Artistic and Executive Director of the Copland House, but music has long provided him with the opportunity to travel the world as an accomplished performing artist. As part of “Late Night with Leonard Bernstein,” Boriskin joins forces with Jamie Bernstein, the daughter of legendary composer Leonard Bernstein, soprano Amy Burton, and fellow pianist John Musto, to tell an intimate story of one of America’s greatest musical talents this weekend at The Phillips Collection……
MB: Well, to answer that, I have to turn to a Betty Comden and Adolph Green lyric in one of Bernstein’s greatest songs, which closes “Late Night…”—”even a lifetime isn’t enough.” At Copland House, I feel like a kid in a candy store. We’ve got countless American compositions and composers still to champion, so many young kids still to introduce to the thrills and adventures of concert music, and literally dozens of innovative program initiatives and ideas still to launch! I could use at least another few decades!
To purchase tickets to The Phillips Collection’s Late Night with Leonard Bernstein show, visit phillipscollection.com.