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Classical 101

Classic Video: Leonard Bernstein Plays Rhapsody in Blue

Leonard Bernstein was a classical music triple threat: a world-class composer, conductor and pianist rolled up in one. And even today Bernstein is a name that like Gershwin, Copland and Barber is virtually synonymous with American music. So it's a yankeelicious treat to see and hear Leonard Bernstein as piano soloist in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue - Part 1 above, Part 2 below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgPV0jLmdSM

Jennifer Hambrick unites her extensive backgrounds in the arts and media and her deep roots in Columbus to bring inspiring music to central Ohio as Classical 101’s midday host. Jennifer performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Civic Orchestra of Chicago before earning a Ph.D. in musicology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.