‘Maestro’ Review: Leonard Bernstein’s Life of Ecstasy and Agony

‘Maestro’ Review: Leonard Bernstein’s Life of Ecstasy and Agony

“Maestro,” Bradley Cooper’s intimate portrait of Leonard Bernstein, takes flight with a terrific whoosh of exuberance. The young Bernstein (played by Cooper) has just gotten the phone call that will change his life. He’s been asked to step in for an ailing guest conductor and lead the New York Philharmonic; it will be his conducting … Read more