Dearest Lenny: Letters from Japan and the Making of World Maestro
October 2, 12:00pm - 1:15pm
Mānoa Campus, Burns Hall 2118
Dearest Lenny interweaves the history of Leonard Bernstein’s transformation from an
American icon to a world maestro with an intimate story of his relationships with two
Japanese individuals: Amano Kazuko, a loyal fan who began writing letters to
Bernstein in 1947, and Kunihiko Hashimoto, a young man who fell deeply in love
with Bernstein in 1979 and later became his business representative. During the
period in which these two relationships unfolded, Japan’s place in the world and its
relationship vis-à-vis the United States changed dramatically, which in turn shaped
Bernstein’s connection to the country. Yoshihara will trace the making of a global
Bernstein amidst the shifting change of classical music that made this American
celebrity turn increasingly to Europe and Japan.
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Event Sponsor
Internaitonal Cultural Studies Program, Mānoa Campus
More Information
Morsaline Mojid, (808) 745-7575, culture@hawaii.edu, Fall Speaker Series (PDF)
Wednesday, October 2
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