Assistant Conductor Joshua Gersen will conduct the New York Philharmonic in a program of 20th-century American works: Barber's Adagio for Strings, Bernstein's Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and Copland's Symphony No. 3, Thursday, February 22, 2018, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, February 23 at 8:00 p.m.; and Saturday, February 24 at 8:00 p.m. Barber orchestrated his Adagio for Strings two years before Leonard Bernstein studied with Copland; Bernstein and Copland became life-long friends, and Bernstein championed Copland's music at the Philharmonic and beyond.
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