Leonard Bernstein, the prodigal maestro behind the pulsating rhythms of “West Side Story,” “On the Town,” “Candide” and other theatrical and concert-hall monuments of the 20th century, would have turned 100 on Aug. 25, 2018 — a shareable landmark that is not about to go unnoticed for the next two years.
After an official Sept. 21, 2017, kickoff at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in the nation’s capital, the music world will enjoy “a global celebration with thousands of concerts on six continents,” actor Alec Baldwin said earlier this year at New York’s