Leonard Bernstein's Reflections: Loving portrait of Bernstein at the zenith of his career

Filmed in 1977, the documentary had to wait thirty-one years before being released in his native country. It shows the iconic American conductor rehearsing and performing at a Bernstein retrospective in Tel Aviv - equally amazingly, the very first retrospective given to his music. Subscribe to EuroArts: In Leonard Bernstein: Reflections, he discusses his Boston childhood, his musical growth at Harvard and the Curtis Institute, and the influence of great masters like Reiner, Mitropoulos, and Koussevitzky. He shares his feelings on the primacy of tonal music and speculates on the nature of the creative process. From Carnegie Hall, the scene of his debut, to the living room of his home and his private studio overlooking New York's Central Park, Reflections explores the artist's varied and colorful career. Bernstein's eloquence and charm have marked his television appearances from the pioneering Omnibus programs of the 1950s, and the CBS Young People's Concerts, to the provocative Norton