Yoshihara, Mari - Dearest Lenny

Through personal letters from little known Japanese individuals that had never been studied before, Dearest Lenny interweaves an intimate story of love and relationships with a history of Leonard Bernstein's transformation from an American icon to the world maestro during the second half of the twentieth century.

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CONTENTS

Introduction
PART I
1 An American Icon Crosses the Pacific
2 Mr. Bernstein Goes to Tokyo
3 Growing Pains
4 The Return of Two Maestros
5 The Maestro Pivots
6 Japan Beckons
7 Unions and Reunion
8 The Maestro's Place in a Changing World
PART II
9 From Dear to Dearest
10 Faith and Resolution
11 New Beginnings
12 A Quiet Place
13 A Peaceful Place
14 Representing Lenny
15 A Summer of Prayer
16 An Early Autumn
PART III
17 The World According to the Maestro
18 Turning Point
19 Exploring the Uncharted
20 Cultivating New Soil
21 The First Harvest
22 The Last Japan Tour
23 Making the Garden Grow
Coda: Emails from Honolulu and the Making of Dearest Lenny
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index