Question
This composer dedicated his “Kaddish” Symphony to John F. Kennedy, who died weeks before its premiere. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this longtime conductor of the New York Philharmonic who hosted a series of Young People’s Concerts to introduce youth to classical music. He composed the score to West Side Story.
ANSWER: Leonard Bernstein
[10m] Serge Koussevitzky is the dedicatee of Bernstein’s Second Symphony, which is known by this nickname, reflecting its inspiration in a poem by W. H. Auden that Bernstein described as “shattering.”
ANSWER: “The Age of Anxiety”
[10h] Bernstein’s Slava!: A Political Overture marked the start of this musician’s tenure as music director of the National Symphony Orchestra. This musician later made headlines for an impromptu Bach performance two days after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
ANSWER: Mstislav Rostropovich [or Mstislav Leopoldovich Rostropovich or Slava Rostropovich]
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