"Young Performers No. 3" - Leonard Bernstein · New York Philharmonic

Young People's Concert: "Young Performers No. 3" with the New York Philharmonic Written and conducted by Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein presents Seiji Ozawa, who conducts the overture to "The Marriage of Figaro" by Mozart. Also on this program, Maurice Peress and John Canarina conduct compositions featuring Gary Karr on double bass, and Berinstein discusses and conducts "The Carnival of the Animals" by Camille Saint-Saëns. Featured are guest soloists Ruth and Naomi Segal (piano duo), Tony Cirone (xylophone), David Hopper (glockenspiel), Paula Robison (flute), and Paul Green (clarinet). In this excerpt, Bernstein introduces double bassist Gary Karr, performing Ernest Bloch's "Prayer", conducted by Maurice Peress. Original CBS Television Network Broadcast Date: April 14, 1962 Produced and directed by Roger Englander