36 Years Ago

36 Years Ago, Vienna 1971—A Student Journal

Day 267: Partying with Bernstein

Day 267 — Partying with Bernstein
25-April-1972 (Dienstag–Tue.)

Bernstein 1972 in Vienna
After another rehearsal of Mahler’s 5th, I get a surprise. I’m invited, along with a group of students, to go to a party for Leonard Bernstein.

I’m partying with Bernstein.
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Day 259: Mahler 5 televised

Day 259 — Mahler 5 televised
17-April-1972 (Montag–Mon.)

Roland Berger 1st horn VPO
Today, we get to see Bernstein conduct Mahler 5 for the televised version of the concerts. I get to see Bernstein from the organ balcony and fifth row orchestra. I also meet Roland Berger, 1st horn of the Vienna Philharmonic.

A great day.
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Day 258: Bernstein moves the Earth

Day 258 — Bernstein moves the Earth
16-April-1972 (Sonntag–Sun.)

Bernstein and the VPO
Bernstein literally moves the Earth today [read earthquake] in a concert of Mahler’s Symphony No. 5 in the Musikverein. I snuck in for free and got Mr. Bernstein’s autograph after the concert. Yes.
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Day 257: More Bernstein, more Mahler

Day 257 — More Bernstein, more Mahler
15-April-1972 (Samstag–Sat.)

More electronic music, more Bernstein, more Mahler, and more translation.
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Day 255: Ein wunderbar Tage

Day 255 — Ein wunderbar Tage
13-April-1972 (Donnerstag–Thur.)

Berger and Gabler
An incredibly full day—horn lesson, piano practice, electronic music composition and lecture, Leonard Bernstein rehearsing the Vienna Philharmonic, another Bach Heiler concert, and watching Buster Keaton silent films. I’m still writing in German. The big news—Leonard Bernstein is in town conducting the Vienna Philharmonic in a Mahler series. This is big. Photos from the 1972 Mahler Symphony No. 5, concert video, today.

Was this a full day or what? An incredible day.
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Day 065: William Tell, meet Bonanza

Day 65 — William Tell, meet Bonanza
06-October-1971 (Wed.)

AES Show Mixer
Remember my horn audition? Well, I blew it. I guess I was very nervous. What will happen next? Will I get into school? I’m not certain. I need some soul soothing—Tchaikovsky and the Lone Ranger to the rescue.

In 2007, I hit the Audio Engineering Show in NYC to walk down the aisles of Javits Center and look at all of the music and recording equipment that I can’t afford to buy. Well, I can buy a few things.
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