Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Leonard Bernstein
Born: August 25, 1918
Died: October 14, 1990 (aged 72)
Bio: Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim.
Known for:
- Great Performances (Since 1972)
- The Making of West Side Story (1984)
- Ode to Freedom: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 (1989)
- Bernstein/Beethoven