17/09/2022
Today we celebrate the birthday of the great French composer, conductor, and educator, Nadia Boulanger (1887-1979). She is notable for having taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century.
📸 Leonard Bernstein kisses the hand of Nadia Boulanger after she conducted the New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall on February 15, 1962. She became the first woman to conduct a full concert of the Philharmonic. Courtesy of the New York Philharmonic Digital Archives.