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Composer of the Week Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) Episodes

  1. Mon 29 Jun 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Helping Hands

    1/5 Donald Macleod explores Bernstein’s early years and the influential contacts he made.

  2. Tue 30 Jun 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Wartime success

    2/5 Donald Macleod explores Bernstein’s meteoric rise to fame as America goes to war.

  3. Wed 1 Jul 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Marriage

    3/5 Donald Macleod finds Bernstein beginning married life.

  4. Thu 2 Jul 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    “A Double Man”

    4/5 Donald Macleod explores as cracks appear in Bernstein's personal life.

  5. Fri 3 Jul 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Final years - hubris and charity

    5/5 Donald Macleod explores the final years in the life of Leonard Bernstein.