Who was Leonard Bernstein, the man at the centre of Bradley Cooper's Maestro?
- Written by Joseph Toltz, Honorary Associate, Hebrew, Jewish and Biblical Studies, University of Sydney
“Maestro” is a word that resonates across concert music. From the Italian word for master, it is applied most frequently to a respected and established conductor of operas and orchestras but can also be used to refer to virtuoso instrumentalists.
Despite its gendered form (male), the term has been regularly...





