To celebrate today’s 66th Anniversary of the opening of Candide on Broadway, we share this 1989 excerpt of Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Orchestra in the Overture. Enjoy! | Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein conducts the overture to his own 'Candide' with the London Symphony Orchestra | Leonard Bernstein

On this day, composer & conductor Leonard Bernstein was born in 1918 | The first American-born conductor to lead a major symphony orchestra and achieve international acclaim, Bernstein served as the longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic | In this clip he conducts his own composition, the Overture from the operetta "Candide", with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1989 | Read more at https://theviolinchannel.com/composer-conductor-leonard-bernstein-born-on-this-day-1918/ | The Violi