Editing Leonard Bernstein (section)

====Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, television debut and Tanglewood====

In 1947, Bernstein conducted in [[Tel Aviv]] for the first time, beginning a lifelong association with the [[Israel Philharmonic Orchestra]], then known as the Palestine Symphony Orchestra. The next year, he conducted an open-air concert for Israeli troops at [[Beersheba]] in the middle of the desert during the [[Arab–Israeli conflict|Arab-Israeli war]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gould |first1=Susan |title=Beersheba (1948) |url=https://www.leonardbernstein.com/about/conductor/historic-concerts/beersheba-1948 |website=Leonard Bernstein Office |access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> In 1957, he conducted the inaugural concert of the [[Mann Auditorium]] in Tel Aviv.<ref name=bernstein-office-timeline/> In 1967, he conducted a concert on [[Mount Scopus]] to commemorate the [[Reunification of Jerusalem]], featuring Mahler's [[Symphony No. 2 (Mahler)|Symphony No. 2]] and Mendelssohn's [[Violin Concerto (Mendelssohn)|Violin Concerto]] with soloist [[Isaac Stern]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gould |first1=Susan |title=Mt. Scopus (1967) |url=https://leonardbernstein.com/about/conductor/historic-concerts/mt-scopus-concert-1967 |website=Leonard Bernstein Office |access-date=May 16, 2024}}</ref> The city of Tel Aviv added his name to the [[Habima Square]] (Orchestra Plaza) in the center of the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=rachelsamoul |date=July 18, 2016 |title=KiKar HaBima, l'acropole de Tel Aviv |url=http://kefisrael.com/2016/07/18/la-place-habima/ |access-date=June 20, 2024 |website=Kef Israël |language=fr-FR}}</ref> On December 10, 1949, Bernstein made his first television appearance as conductor with the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] at [[Carnegie Hall]]. The concert, which included an address by [[Eleanor Roosevelt]], celebrated the first anniversary of the [[United Nations General Assembly]]'s ratification of the [[Universal Declaration of Human Rights]], and included the premiere of [[Aaron Copland]]'s ''Preamble for a Solemn Occasion'' with [[Sir Laurence Olivier]] narrating text from the [[UN Charter]]. The concert was televised by [[NBC Television Network]].<ref>{{Cite book |title=The World Reimagined – Americans and Human Rights in the Twentieth Century |last=Bradley |first=Mark Philip |isbn=978-0-521-82975-5 |location=New York|publisher=Cambridge University Press|oclc=946031535 |page=13 |date=September 12, 2016}}</ref> In April 1949, Bernstein performed as piano soloist in the world premiere of his [[Symphony No. 2 (Bernstein)|Symphony No. 2: The Age of Anxiety]] with Koussevitzy conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra. On December 2, 1949, Bernstein conducted the world premiere of the Messiaen's ''[[Turangalîla-Symphonie]]'', with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the New York premiere in Carnegie Hall on the afternoon of December 10.<ref>{{cite news | newspaper = The New York Times | access-date = April 12, 2024 | date = December 11, 1949 |title=Bernstein Leads Messiaen's work | url = https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1949/12/11/85658829.html| first = Olin | last = Downes |author-link = Olin Downes}}</ref> Part of the rehearsal for the concert was recorded and released by the orchestra. When Koussevitzky died in 1951, Bernstein became head of the orchestra and conducting departments at [[Tanglewood Music Festival|Tanglewood]].