Large 1959 Signed Photograph at the Herodes Atticus Theatre, inscribed to Jack Gottlieb

Large original photograph of Bernstein at the piano, in rehearsal in 1959 with the NY Philharmonic at the extraordinary Herodes Atticus Theatre in Athens, Greece, inscribed by him in marker "With warm memories from ------> [arrow pointing to Bernstein, at the piano] To ------> [arrow pointing to Jack Gottlieb, seated behind] 8 Feb '63." Approximately 14 x 20 inches (35.5 x 51 cm), framed under UV plexiglass and in very fine condition. 

This photograph was taken during a rehearsal for the New York Philharmonic concert of August 5, 1959 at which Bernstein performed the Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453 and conducted the Barber Second Essay, Op./ 17 and the Symphony No. 1 of Brahms. The remarkable setting was the the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a stone Roman theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece, completed in AD 161 and then renovated in 1950 and used to this day for performances.

Jack Gottlieb (1930–2011) was an important composer, teacher and long time associate of Leonard Bernstein. Although he is primarily remembered as Leonard Bernstein’s ‘right hand man’ he was an important teacher and composer in his own right, particularly of music for the synagogue. Bernstein described Gottlieb as "one of the most important talents on the American musical scene.” From 1958 to 1966, and at the time of the present inscription, he was Bernstein's assistant at the New York Philharmonic. (12627)

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Signed Photograph

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