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With Constantine Hatzivassiliou—Partner, Certuity Golf taught Constantine Hatzivassiliou how to perform under pressure. Building a nearly $5B multi-family office taught him that the best advisors become the first call when life, not just the markets, gets complicated. In Summary Many advisors spend years mastering investments, but for affluent families, portfolio management is often just the starting point. Jason Diamond welcomes Constantine Hatzivassiliou, Partner at Certuity, to discuss how his journey from aspiring professional golfer to leader of a nearly $5B multi-family office shaped his approach to client service. Their conversation explores why trust is earned long before a crisis, how family office services evolve naturally from client needs, and why the advisor's role increasingly resembles that of a quarterback coordinating every aspect of a family's financial life. The discussion also examines organic growth, referrals, fiduciary advice, private equity's impact on the RIA landscape, and the qualities that allow advisors to become indispensable over decades—not just market cycles. The Storyline Many advisors spend years perfecting investment management. But as clients become more successful, the job changes. The questions become bigger than portfolio construction. A business is being sold. A family dynamic shifts. A tax issue emerges. An estate plan needs updating. Suddenly, the advisor isn't simply managing assets—they're coordinating decisions, relationships, and emotions. For Constantine, that broader role was shaped long before he entered wealth management. As an aspiring professional golfer, he learned lessons about discipline, preparation, and performing under pressure that continue to influence how he serves clients today. Jason and Constantine explore how Certuity grew from approximately $210 million in assets to nearly $5B, not through acquisitions but through referrals and a service model built on becoming indispensable to the families they advise. Constantine explains why he believes the best advisors function more like quarterbacks than portfolio managers, orchestrating the many moving pieces that come with significant wealth. The conversation also examines the evolution of the multi-family office model, the role of fiduciary advice, the impact of private equity on the advisory landscape, and why experience, judgment, and trust remain the qualities clients value most. Ultimately, this episode is about what it takes to become the first call when life – not just the markets – becomes complicated. Topics Covered Lessons from professional golf that translate to wealth management Building Certuity from $210mm to nearly $5B in assets What distinguishes a multi-family office from a traditional RIA Why referrals fuel long-term organic growth Becoming the “first call” for affluent families Fiduciary advice and the evolution of the advisory profession Family office services beyond investment management Private equity and M&A in the RIA space Developing the next generation of advisors Trust, relationships, and lifetime client service > Download a transcript of this episode… Listen and Learn Highlights for Advisors How did professional golf prepare Constantine for advising wealthy families? (3:45) Constantine explains why competing under pressure taught him discipline, emotional control, and process—qualities that now guide every client relationship. How did Certuity grow from $210 million to nearly $5 billion? (8:00) He shares why nearly all of the firm's growth has come organically through client referrals rather than acquisitions or aggressive recruiting. What separates a multi-family office from a traditional advisory firm? (11:45) The conversation explores how expanding into trust, estate, tax, and family office services became a response to client needs—not a business strategy. Why should advisors think of themselves as quarterbacks? (20:00) Constantine recounts a client business sale that fell apart at the closing table and explains why advisors often become the person holding everything together. How does Certuity view private equity and acquisitions? (36:20) Jason and Constantine discuss when outside capital can make sense—and why Certuity has chosen a different path centered on client alignment. Why do wisdom and experience still matter in an AI-driven world? (29:30) Despite advances in technology, Constantine argues that judgment, trust, and perspective remain the qualities affluent families value most. Key Takeaways High-net-worth clients increasingly value coordination, judgment, and perspective over investment selection alone. Family office services often evolve naturally as advisors respond to increasingly complex client needs. Sustainable organic growth is rooted in trust, which explains why referrals account for the overwhelming majority of Certuity's new business. Golf and wealth management share the same disciplines: preparation, emotional control, patience, and executing under pressure. The most valuable advisors become trusted partners during life's defining moments—not simply portfolio managers. Technology continues to reshape wealth management, but experience and wisdom remain difficult to replicate. Building a lasting advisory business requires investing in culture, succession, and the next generation of talent. https://youtu.be/m72Hq6bMTo4 Quotable Moments “The best advisors aren't simply managing portfolios. They're the first person clients call when life gets complicated.” “A bad shot in golf is the equivalent of a bad day in the market. You can't let one dictate everything that comes next.” “More often than not, we're not just financial advisors—we're financial therapists.” “Growth gets the headlines. Trust is what makes it possible.” FAQs What is a multi-family office? A multi-family office delivers integrated services beyond investment management, often coordinating tax, estate planning, philanthropy, business planning, and other complex financial matters for affluent families. Why has Certuity grown primarily through referrals? Constantine attributes the firm's growth to deep client relationships, a collaborative service model, and becoming the trusted advisor clients recommend to others. How does golf relate to wealth management? Golf reinforces discipline, emotional control, preparation, and performing under pressure—all qualities Constantine believes are essential for effective advisors. What is Constantine's perspective on private equity in wealth management? While he understands why many firms pursue private equity, he believes every strategic decision should ultimately be measured against what best serves clients. What qualities distinguish exceptional advisors today? According to Constantine, exceptional advisors become trusted coordinators of a client's financial life—bringing together specialists, solving problems, and providing perspective during life's most important moments. A multi-family office delivers integrated services beyond investment management, often coordinating tax, estate planning, philanthropy, business planning, and other complex financial matters for affluent families. Constantine attributes the firm's growth to deep client relationships, a collaborative service model, and becoming the trusted advisor clients recommend to others. Golf reinforces discipline, emotional control, preparation, and performing under pressure—all qualities Constantine believes are essential for effective advisors. While he understands why many firms pursue private equity, he believes every strategic decision should ultimately be measured against what best serves clients. According to Constantine, exceptional advisors become trusted coordinators of a client's financial life—bringing together specialists, solving problems, and providing perspective during life's most important moments. Related Resources Emotional Intelligence: The “Untouchable” Differentiator in an AI World Intentional Growth: How Top Advisors Build Businesses That Last The 10 Characteristics of the Most Successful Teams Constantine HatzivassiliouPartner  Constantine Hatzivassiliou is a Partner at Certuity, a nationally recognized multi-family office serving affluent families, entrepreneurs, executives, foundations, and endowments. He advises clients on the complex financial, tax, estate, and business planning decisions that accompany significant wealth, helping families coordinate all aspects of their financial lives through a comprehensive family office approach. Drawing on more than two decades of experience, Constantine works closely with successful business owners, corporate executives, and multi-generational families to simplify financial complexity and align investment management, tax planning, estate planning, philanthropy, and family governance strategies. As a Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®), he frequently assists entrepreneurs in preparing for liquidity events, business transitions, and the long-term stewardship of family wealth. His clients often view him as a trusted advisor and strategic sounding board, helping them navigate important financial decisions with the perspective of both a family office professional and a coach. Prior to joining Certuity, Constantine held advisory and banking positions with The Bank of New York Mellon, Bernstein Global Wealth Management, and Pacific Mercantile Bank. Before entering the financial services industry, he was a Golf Professional and member of the PGA of America, experiences that continue to shape his disciplined, competitive, and relationship-focused approach to advising clients. Outside of his professional responsibilities, Constantine is passionate about mentoring young athletes and strengthening the communities in which he lives and works. He serves as a Board Member of Coerfontaine Football Club (CFC), a premier youth soccer organization focused on developing young athletes and helping them pursue collegiate and professional opportunities while fostering leadership, discipline, and character. He also serves as Chair of the Safety and Security Committee for Parkland, where he works alongside community leadership to enhance resident safety, security, and quality of life. In addition, Constantine is a Founding Board Member of The Boardroom, a private membership organization focused on fostering meaningful relationships among business leaders, entrepreneurs, and professionals through networking, education, and philanthropy. Born in Greece, Constantine spent his childhood in Montreal before relocating to South Florida. He attended the University of Florida before earning a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Florida Atlantic University, where he graduated with honors. He holds the Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA®) designation. A lifelong student of the game, Constantine remains active in golf and is a member of Muirfield Village Golf Club, founded by his longtime  hero and mentor, Jack Nicklaus, as well as Parkland Golf & Country Club. Constantine resides in Parkland, Florida, with his wife, Stephanie, and their two children, Nicholas and Olivia. NOTE: The views and opinions expressed by the guests on this podcast are their own and do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of Diamond Consultants. Neither Diamond Consultants nor the guests on this podcast are compensated in any way for their participation. Episode Transcript Lessons from the Links: From Golf Pro to $5B Family Office Partner A conversation with Jason Diamond and Constantine Hatzivassiliou, Partner at Certuity. Jason Diamond: Welcome to the latest episode of our podcast series for financial advisors. Today’s episode is Lessons from the Links: From Golf Pro to $5B Family Office Partner. It’s a conversation with Constantine Hatzivassiliou, partner at Certuity. I’m Jason Diamond and this is the Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors. Mindy Diamond: At Diamond Consultants, we help elite advisors identify the right environment for their businesses to thrive whether that’s at a wirehouse, boutique or independent firm. With nearly three decades of experience, we’ve guided thousands of advisors and represented more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in assets transitioned and, each year, one in four advisors managing $1 billion or more who change firms are our clients. Our process is education-driven and based on building relationships starting as your strategic partner well before you’re even thinking of a move. To schedule a confidential conversation, call us at (908) 879-1002. Wondering why advisors change firms and where they’re headed? Are transition deals going up or down? Those very questions and more inspired us to create our annual advisor transition report, it’s the award-winning data-driven resource designed for advisors that connects the dots between the motivations around movement and the firm’s appetite for top talent. Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to make smart decisions, download your copy at diamond-consultants.com/transitionreport. Jason Diamond: Golf is a way of exposing who you really are, there are no teammates to blame, no clock to run out and no hiding from a bad decision. Every shot demands discipline, patience and the ability to stay focused when the pressure is highest, my guest today knows that firsthand. Before becoming a partner at Certuity, a multifamily office approaching five billion in assets, Constantine Hatzivassiliou was pursuing a career as a professional golfer. An injury ultimately redirected his path towards wealth management but many of the lessons he learned on the course still shaped the way he serves clients today. Certuity has grown from roughly 210 million in assets to nearly five billion, that’s impressive on its own but the more interesting story is how they’ve done it. The firm has grown largely through referrals built around a multifamily office model and focused on becoming far more than an investment advisor to the families it serves. In Constantine’s view, the best advisors aren’t simply managing portfolios, they’re the first person clients call when a business is being sold, a family issue becomes complicated or a major decision carries consequences well beyond the balance sheet. Constantine and I discuss the lessons golf teaches about handling pressure then we dive into the evolution from the traditional wealth management world to the multifamily office model, why referrals drive nearly all of Certuity’s growth, how he thinks about private equity’s influence on the advisory business and what it takes to become the first call for the wealthy families they serve and perhaps, most importantly, why the same qualities that help someone succeed on a golf course may be surprisingly relevant to building trust over a lifetime. It’s a great conversation so let’s dive in. Constantine, thank you so much for joining, thrilled to have you here. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Thank you for having me, excited to be here. Jason Diamond: Yeah, absolutely. So, you had an unconventional path to wealth management, you started as a professional golfer, I think that’s a first for us on this show, before ultimately transitioning into this world. Can you tell us a little bit about the journey and what brought you here? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Yeah, I never thought I’d be here, my parents were certainly shocked that I got here path wise. Growing up, immigrants from Greece, you settle into Florida the traditional way where you either go down the diner route or the gas station route in mechanics which my father was the latter and school and education was never priority, it was always about supporting the family needs. So, next thing you know, sports are a critical part of any good household, that’s how I was raised and I played everything but golf. I grew up on a golf course because my parents believed that a location of a property was critical to long-term financial success. We lived on a golf course, it was in our backyard, we’d stare at it and we’d use it to play football or baseball or anything but actual golf. And my freshman year at the University of Florida, I started dating a girl on the golf team and she got me hooked to the point where, after four years of hitting balls with the women’s and men’s golf team at the University of Florida for six hours a day, we finished school and realized I’m actually pretty good at the game and, while I have a finance and economics background and degree, let’s try and pursue this for a living and I was blessed. I had a sponsor who helped me succeed at golf on a small scale, it was a humbling experience to say the least. I was competing and playing with Sean O’Hair, Ken Duke, guys who made it out on tour for a very long time, we had the same sponsor so we functioned as a team, it was a collegiate team effectively trying to make it out on tour. And, unfortunately, my second year of competing, I blew out my back doing heavy deadlifts which set me aside for 18 months. While I was recovering, my primary sponsor was in financial services and says, “Hey, you have a background in this, it’s killing you not being able to be on the golf course, why don’t you come work for me while you’re rehabbing so that, when you get back to playing golf, it’s easier for you to talk about our business as a sponsor to try and develop business to throw it to the financial services side?” And Jason, the reality is, after 18 months working there, I fell in love with it. I made way more money working in that environment than I ever would’ve made playing golf because, again, I came to the game late. I was decent but I was nowhere near the caliber of players that are succeeding now out on tour. So, I pivoted after having met my wife and decided to settle down into the wealth management space and, what is it now, 26 years later, going strong. So, it’s been a fun transition from golf into wealth management to say the least. Jason Diamond: Probably my favorite background … I watch a lot of golf, I should caveat that, probably my favorite origin story we’ve had, I’ll give you the Wanamaker trophy or whatever you get, first place. Let’s talk about the business now, so Certuity. For our audience who may not be familiar, tell us a little bit about the firm, what types of clients do you serve and any context you can provide on size as well. We’ll talk about how your firm got there but just give us where we are today to start with. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: So, goal by the end of the year is to have $5 billion in AUM, we’re just shy of that now. We currently service 428 families across the country. So, we’re boutiquey and nimble, we’re based in South Florida, we have offices in New York, San Fran and LA. I’m fortunate to be one of four partners at the firm supporting the growth and the direction of the company and it’s a fun endeavor in the sense that, when we first started, I was employee number four 16 years ago and, with 210 million in AUM at the time to grow it to where we are today, to learn all the things that we have over the years, the curve balls that were thrown at us because all of us came from massive institutional wealth management firms. So, we transitioned from the Bernsteins of the world, the BNY Mellons of the world into an RIA in the South Florida market, there was absolutely an entrepreneurial learning curve involved. Jason Diamond: I bet. And on follow-up question, 16 years ago, did you have a book of business, client business and do you still maintain a book of business today? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: I do. The four of us at the firm share in all of the clients, we work together. Being in the Southeast, I’m responsible for, let’s call it, the Southeast demographics of the US which is a large portion of Certuity’s book. I have a partner in Tennessee, I have a partner in LA and San Francisco and we divide and conquer across the country. But, yes, we came over with a small book, we’ve all grown it organically since then. So, we’ve been very effective in how we’ve grown. Jason Diamond: Just from adding new client money? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Strictly through new clients referred to us by existing clients. Jason Diamond: Wow. I want to talk more about the growth because that’s remarkable. But before I do, can we double click on the service model? So, I would say the most typical we hear, I think more of our guests typically come from the wirehouse world where it’s I have my book, you have your book. What does your service model look like? So, is it truly, if it’s working well from the end client perspective, you should be interchangeable with your partners and it’s a true team approach? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: How we engage our clients, the theory should be I can get hit by a bus tomorrow and outside of the client not being able to speak to me directly, they will not have a hiccup in any way, shape or form. And when we’re dealing with families across multiple generations, the way we’ve built our platform, that continuity is critical in the engagement process for the clients hiring us to help them through all of the challenges that they face. Jason Diamond: What’s your sweet spot in terms of client size? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Our average client size today has just shy of eight million AUM with us. We have some clients who have $1 million certainly but they’re strategic in that their friends, their family, they could be centers of influence who help send business our way because they value what it is that we do and there’s a strategic partnership because we might need them for their trust and estate services or their accounting work and they have clients who have a need and we’re on the short list of people they refer to. Jason Diamond: That they trust. Yeah, makes sense. So, I’ve seen this in the news and also even on your own internal materials, I’ve seen you described as both a modern multifamily office, you’ll also obviously hear the term RIA as well. Does that distinction matter at all? And maybe my second part of that question would be what is the distinction between that space, whatever you call it, and the more traditional firm world from a client service perspective? You mentioned that all of your partners from that world. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: I started in this industry truly at an institutional level at Bernstein in New York and, for anyone who knows Bernstein, they really do brainwash you on the fiduciary model and the values affiliated with that philosophy has translated through my career at BNY Mellon which has a very similar feel as Bernstein. And then, when we came here, we instilled that same core value principle of fiduciary responsibility for our clients so we are very different than a traditional wirehouse or brokerage house, it is why we’ve grown so successfully. I would never, one, work for an institution that did bide by those standards and, secondarily, I wished Congress and Senate would turn around and actually implement a mandatory fiduciary liability for all financial advisors because, far too often, we see prospective clients or families get taken advantage of because the individual sitting across from them giving them financial advice is not necessarily aligned with their goals and objectives. Jason Diamond: So, I take it you are fee only. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: We are fee only. Jason Diamond: Yeah. I don’t want to lose the thread on the first part of my question. Do you think there is a distinction between a multifamily office and an RIA? I don’t want to lead you here but to me it implies a different level or different caliber of service model that probably includes more of the ancillary trust and estate and CPA type stuff that higher network clients need but curious what your thoughts are. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Our first seven years at the firm, we were strictly an RIA, we functioned as an advisory service provider to our clients. What attracted me and my partners to Certuity was the nimbleness of the firm. So, for instance, at BNY Mellon, we often deemed a change necessary as moving an aircraft carrier across the world but it was an impossible task to accomplish. But when you’re small and nimble and clients come to you with a need and you’re in the service, ultimately, first and foremost, it made sense for us to start building out family office services for our clients because they had a need and we found it as a way to centralize everything because, far too often, when the communication standards break down between all the individual parts, one, it’s more expensive for the clients and, two, the process isn’t efficient, things get missed. So, we tried, largely due to our growth, to bring everything in house and our clients appreciate that for it. Jason Diamond: So, this is not a chicken and egg situation, this is very much we had large clients, we were attracting large clients and, in order to service them optimally, here’s what we felt we needed to build. Is that fair? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: 100%. Jason Diamond: Let’s shift gears, I need to go deeper on the professional golf thread a little bit. I promise I won’t make the whole interview about your golf background. I’m curious if you feel like that experience or that, I don’t know, upbringing or, I guess, background laid any foundation for the way you engage with clients today or the way you operate as a business leader today. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: So, there’s a couple parts to that. The golf side, certainly, just from an engaging client perspective, 90% of our clients are golfers. Jason Diamond: It’s very true. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Right. It just helps because of our background and certainly with some of the clients and partners that we have at the firm, golf is a critical thread in what we do. However, when it comes to golf, what I learned playing golf at a high level directly translates to how we manage money for clients and I’ll express it this way. There’s generally two types of golfers, there’s the artist, the Sergios of the world who don’t fundamentally function off of specific points in their swing or a very structured platform, they see something, their mind becomes creative and they execute on it. I was never that way, I am a numbers person, I think everything analytically, I break everything down to the minute, everything is strategized and organized, I was taught to practice that way by Coach Alexander at the University of Florida and that foundational element seemed easy, it worked. If you practice properly, you’ve succeeded. Under pressure, all those hours and hours of repetition translated to success more often than not. In our industry, it’s process-driven, it has to be unemotional. A bad shot in golf is the equivalent of a bad day in the market, you can’t let one bad day in the market influence everything you do for the next year. Same way on the golf course playing in a tournament, you can’t allow one golf shot to affect the rest of the round. We kid with our clients oftentimes that, while we are fundamentally their financial advisor, more often than not, we’re their financial therapist. We have to control their emotions and make sure they’re not making an irrational decision. For instance, a couple days ago we were out with a client the day that Iran shot down one of the US military helicopters and we’re sitting down at lunch and, all of a sudden, his phone starts blowing up because he’s getting all these Google alerts to the market heading in the wrong direction and he had to go do a life insurance test later on that afternoon. So, all week, he had prepped and he was calm and he was relaxed, he was really excited, he’s, “My wife is setting me up with a new insurance policy and I know it’s for her benefit but all my numbers look good, I’m going to ace this and my premiums will be really low because of it,” it was a $25 million policy. And as he’s looking at his phone and he sees the market collapsing in his mind, his blood pressure rose to no end, you could see that his anxiety level went through the roof and, had I not been there with him at the time to hold his hand through that process, his afternoon would’ve been shot. I would’ve got a phone call saying, “What are we doing to prevent 2% loss in my portfolio,” because that’s how he thinks and, in that moment, I was the therapist to talk him off a ledge. It’s so hard for individuals to manage the stress of the markets, that golfer mentality of, okay, just breathe, relax, let’s see what’s going on, let’s make an educated, confirmed decision, let’s circle back with our caddy if we’re on tour and competing and make a unified decision for the long-term success of the goal that we’re trying to achieve. And what we do every day is the same thing with our clients. Jason Diamond: It’s an incredibly thoughtful answer, I expected a version of the latter part of your answer. I appreciate that you added the part about just most clients like golf, enjoy talking about golf, enjoy playing golf and it’s an effective business development tool, there’s no question. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: So, I have two kids, a 12-year-old and an eight-year-old, my son who’s 12 who’s an exceptional soccer player and wants to, aspires to play professionally one day has now fallen in love with golf which I’m ecstatic about. I think golf and tennis, from a business development perspective- Jason Diamond: Yeah, lifelong sports. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: And I look at it now and my mentor when I started in the business was absolutely right. The fact that I could get a CEO of a Fortune 100 company to want to actively spend four hours with me where we could dive into the weeds about their personal life, their financial situation, their business, you could never get that time otherwise. I urge everyone who’s coming out of college or is going into college who wants to aspire to be in any type of sales related role, golf is a great venue to make long-term relationships. Jason Diamond: And importantly, tennis is not as good on the knees long-term or the back long-term. So, you stick to golf, you get a little more longevity out of it. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: It does help, yes. You’re right. Jason Diamond: My thought always goes to people call it the 15th club in golf, just this mental element of the game and to me it’s the clear moment in golf that always comes to mind for me is the 72nd hole. I don’t know if you just watched the US Women’s Open but Nelly Korda standing over a two-foot putt that I really thought she missed, is there an equivalent of that moment? Are you ever able to recreate that pressure in your current role or is that something that you miss? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Jason, we have those moments weekly, countless stories. Here’s where I love my job. I’ve transitioned from being the guy behind the screen who is just trading accounts, that’s where we all start and you have to have that foundational perspective of what’s involved in trading an account on a daily basis. Not that we ever picked stocks to an extensive level, we were generally managing ETFs, mutual funds and strategies but I’ll give you an example. So, just last week, we had a family and this is where the family office side comes in more so than the financial advisory services come in. We had spent four months in helping a family sell their business, it was a life altering moment, the dad started the business, the dad had been independently successful, net worth of well into eight figures, was happy and content, brought his son into the business, son was brilliant, saw an opportunity within the business and grew the business by 4,000%. Jason Diamond: Literally? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Yup. All because of this, the son saw a different direction and pivoted the business and grew it out and here he is, getting ready to have their first child and he gets approached by a firm to acquire his business. They’re ecstatic, the number was perfect, I thought it was overvalued, I was telling them that there’s no way they could turn it down because the number was too significant. Had they gone to the market, they would probably never achieve that level of return. And literally, the day of closing, as we’re expecting the wire to come through, the deal gets pulled. So, here you have the father who’s crushed because he was trying to provide something for his son, the son who’s just devastated because he now was preparing for the second stage of his life and you go through at that stage the classic stages of grief, it’s the cycle that goes through it. I was holding their hand through the three-month process up to there, every day, hourly calls, strategizing, building everything out, organizing the accounting team, organizing the attorneys, getting it all to work out. And here I am, father and son, unbelievably stressed, you have the wives in the background who can’t quite comprehend what’s going on, you have employees beneath them who are now confused as to there was a transition getting ready to take place and the only person who can step in under that critical moment to bring everybody back together was me. So, here I am thinking, 20 years ago, I’ll just pick stocks and bonds for individuals but now I’m in the middle of deal flow trying to help a family solve the issues that arise. So, those are hugely critical- Jason Diamond: Yeah, that’s right. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: …moments where, because our clients are our friends and family, we care for them like they’re our own, you become emotionally attached. And the same pressure that I felt when I won my first mini tour event after college, when I had to get up and down from the impossible bunker shot and I hit it to six feet and I made the crucial put to win my first $23,000 check which I thought was unbelievable, they gave you those big old-fashioned- Jason Diamond: The Happy Gilmore checks. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Exactly, right? It was the greatest day at that time. The stress of being in that bunker trying to hit that shot is the same stress I felt having two phones ringing, one the father, one the son where we have to keep that situation separate. So, you’re diving into unbelievably stressful situations and the best part is, when we get it all solved and literally yesterday we solved the entire dynamic of the business, I get a text from the son saying that this was the most incredible rollercoaster experience he’s ever experienced, that he’s incredibly grateful for all that I did and our team did for him and that, for the rest of his life, we will always be the first person he calls to solve any of his problems. So, for us, that’s the recreation of that stressful moment and then the victory on the back end. Twenty-five years ago, I got the big Happy Gilmore check. Yesterday, I got that text which I’ve printed out and framed and have it in my office as a constant memory of why it is we do what we do. Jason Diamond: And I would bet that’s more impactful than the $23,000. It’s an incredible story and I’ll tell you why, you said it but it’s as far away from stocks and bonds as you could possibly get. But I think, most advisors, a story like that resonates much more. It leads into my next question. You intentionally choose to service a high net worth segment of the market and I would assume that number’s probably creeping up, not down over time in terms of who you service. My thought is that’s a very competitive segment of the market as well. Is this how you differentiate is just you make it about those types of human examples or is there more to it? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: I’m envious of the advisor who could walk into a room of 200 people and they become the central focal point of the room where they can walk up to every single person and fearlessly ask them incredibly personal information, I’m not wired that way. For me, I’m very much the individual that I will find the one person that I have common ground with, I will deepen that relationship and I will add value and, because of the value that I create, I become a critical component of that individual’s success. And that’s how we’ve grown our business holistically at the firm largely buy that extra layer of service. We’re a commodity business. Being in South Florida, the clubs that I belong to, 10 to 15% of the members feel like they’re financial advisors. You could throw a rock anywhere and find a financial advisor so how do I differentiate myself? The only way I can truly differentiate myself and my firm is the level of service we provide, to go that extra step. To where, when we’re calling a client, they know I’m calling them to support their needs not because I’m seeking something for any ulterior motive. Jason Diamond: But you don’t mention financial planning or investment management or asset custody. Is that because I assume just that’s table stakes? Of course we do that but … Okay, yeah. Makes sense. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: That’s the easy part, right? That’s foundationally … And to your earlier point, you were asking the RIA model. One of the biggest challenges that we had down here in South Florida was the RIA model is new. If you were in the northeast, RIAs are very common, out west, incredibly common. Down here in South Florida, I just finished dealing with Bernie Madoff. Jason Diamond: You were fighting the good education fight a little bit. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: At Bernstein, 108 of our clients had assets with Bernie Madoff. Jason Diamond: Yeah. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: So, when you leave, one of our biggest growing curves as an RIA in South Florida was, when you leave the power of BNY Mellon or Bernstein and you’re some random little shop called Certuity, no one knows who you are. So, there was a big part of our education in the business was learning how to educate clients and prospective clients on the value of the RIA model and the fiduciary model in particular. Jason Diamond: Could you give me the 30-second answer to that if somebody says who are you, your prospect? I’ll tell you why I ask. Forget just Bernstein’s and BNYs of the world, a Morgan Stanley advisor or Merrill advisor has the exact same fear. I’m leaving Merrill to go launch Jason Diamond Wealth Management, my client’s going to say, “Well, who is that?” So, give me the quick pitch. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Your typical broker, let’s say, you’re not really hiring JP Morgan, you’re not really hiring Wells Fargo, you’re not hiring Goldman Sachs, you’re hiring the advisor who works for that institution. Now, yes, that advisor has the Rolodex of data and information available at the firm level but, ultimately, you’re entrusting that individual to make your decisions for you. The broker who leaves the brokerage model to open up their own brick and mortar operation has to then decide are they continuing down the wirehouse brokerage model where they’re transactional in nature, the economics behind that, far more profitable. The revenue streams affiliated with a brokerage house drastically blows us out of the water. But then you have to also look at yourself in the mirror so how are you running your book of business, how are you running your practice. So, to answer your 30-second question, the RIA model, in my opinion, is truly the only way any family of wealth should proceed with an advisory firm because you want an individual who is aligned in your goals and objectives. Our clients know that I’m their chief financial officer, I work for them. They task us with building out a financial strategy that is customized to their individual needs and they never have to worry do I have an ulterior motive as to why I’m presenting an option in that strategy. And, because of that, the fiduciary model, I think, is critical for our success as a firm and, again, as I mentioned earlier, I wish it’s something that was industry well and not the vast minority. Jason Diamond: Yeah. No, that’s a great answer. So, do you think then that, as time has gone on, this has gotten easier? I assume the answer is yes either because more clients are aware of your brand and/or more aware of the space as a whole. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: The first thing that helped the most was some gray hair. When I started at Bernstein, I attempted to solicit new clients very much the same way I do today. But when I was 26 years old and I’m sitting in front of a family worth and the dad was in the 70s and he lived his life and I’m younger than his kids, he would look at me and say, “What do you really know? What experience do you have?” So, doing this now for as long as I have, the number one thing that has helped me the most in growth is just wisdom and time. Without that, yes, you can be a rockstar stock picker. We have so many kids coming out of college today with the advent of AI and technology that have algorithms that could run unbelievable portfolios and there is a segment of the market who wants to hire and engage those individuals but, generally speaking, the families that we service, that is 10th or 12th on the list of importance. Jason Diamond: No, I think that’s spot on. I think most high net worth clients counterintuitively agree with that, that alpha, for lack of a better term, is really not the name of the game or not in the top five reasons why you would engage with a financial advisor. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Agreed. The biggest thing that we’ve been doing to educate clients especially in today’s environment, I had a call yesterday with an individual, a client who lives in New Jersey who works out of New York for a hedge fund, he knows our space incredibly well. He’s one of those kids, 28 years old, brilliant, as smart as you’ll ever be but his tax bracket is atrocious. He is paying so much of his W-2 income in taxes and building out a strategy that can reduce his tax liability by several hundred thousand dollars a year far exceeds any alpha I can generate by picking a top decile performer. Jason Diamond: What was the strategy? Move to Florida? I’m just kidding. Don’t answer that. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: We offered that but, unfortunately, he has to be physically in the office in New York City but yes. Jason Diamond: I think that will resonate, by the way, your gray hair comment. I appreciate the humility and the modesty in that because, the reality is, one of the questions I was going to ask you about was next-gen talent cultivation. In my opinion, this is a hard game for younger folks for that reason. People sit across from other people with a lot of money and they say, “Why am I going to entrust you with my life’s work when you just don’t have that degree of experience?” I was asking more even about your firm success and your firm story, have you felt like that’s caught on more? Do you have more brand awareness, if you will, now when you go to a prospect meeting or do you think you’re still constantly fighting that education fight? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: So, first part, brands, it’s improved in our immediate network. In our little bubble of the world, yes, it’s known. Let’s call it, in South Florida the influential attorneys, the accountants, the divorce attorneys know who we are because, having been down here long enough, we’ve had opportunities to work together. Our network of friends, certainly, the word spreads. But in the grand scheme of things, we are so small in the South Florida landscape or the LA landscape or the New York landscape so any incremental gain that we pick up is meaningful. And then, as it relates to young talent, our success is completely, long-term, derived by the young talent that we bring in to nurture them to help them grow. I look at our success, two of our critical mentors and board members of our firm are in their 80s, their children and grandchildren, nepotism aside, whether it was interning while in college or coming to work for us after school, they’re our best employees. And our goal as a firm, just like how I was offered the opportunity to become a partner and own a piece of the business, our goal long term will be to transition the business to this younger generation that we’re developing. I look at, again, those two board members who are in their 80s, the advice they’ve given me is don’t ever stop working, you have to be doing something. And I turn to them and say, “I don’t work every day.” I put in 20 hour days, well, not quite 20, 18 hour days but it’s never work because, what I do every day, I don’t deem it work, I love what I do, I don’t ever see myself stopping. Because they’ll tell me all of their friends that have stopped working or sold their business, invariably, the men die within six months because boredom and we always joke around that you’ll continue to work forever. So, I would hope that one day I transition into that advisory board member role where I step aside day-to-day activity where I’m now a mentor to our younger generation that we’re promoting into partners because we’ve made promises to our clients that we will forever be their family office. So, we have to, as part of our growth model, have those transitions in place because we’re servicing many families that have 85-year-old clients and two-year-old clients and we’re tasked with the two-year-olds as well as the 85-year-old. Jason Diamond: I also feel like there’s a little bit of younger generations I think have been reluctant to some degree to get it, you can disagree with this, to get into this space because there’s a more appeal to things like investment banking and sales and trading to some degree. The other problem obviously you alluded to is asset gathering. Your model speaks so clearly to success because you don’t say I own the client, that’s my relationship. To me, you plant the seeds of being able to handle succession much better than somebody who does the mine is mine and yours is yours approach. Is that fair? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: That’s completely accurate. And I think there’s two types of people that serve in the financial advisory space. You have the individual who is analytics driven, who likes being behind the bank of monitors trading account and there’s a critical part of our firm and our success is driven by the team in the office that aren’t necessarily client facing that do all the heavy lifting every day because they’re really doing the heavy work. Myself, my partners, the select few, while talented and able to do that, realize the value that we present is quarterbacking the relationship and helping understand all the components. We kid around that we’ve all stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night, we’ve become experts in tax, we’ve become experts at trust and estate planning, we’ve become experts at divorce, we’ve become experts at the medical field. It’s shocking how it’s 2:00 in the morning and you get a phone call, panic attack by a client saying they need a doctor for X, Y and Z, can you connect me. So, the younger generation, yes, the sexy space is investment banking and that is really hard work. I could not do what my friends at Goldman do who are at these private mid-market funds, that’s just not me. I’ve been fortunate that I stumbled into an avenue in financial services that I think perfectly fits my personality and my want and desire to help others because that’s what we’re driven by and we try and hire people with that same mindset. The hardest thing as an RIA especially in South Florida is finding and retaining talent that is like-minded and that could function well within our family. Jason Diamond: If you build a firm predicated on culture and client service, I understand, certainly, the importance of that. I want to shift gears, I don’t want to lose this thought. You mentioned organic growth, it’s incredible. You have not mentioned inorganic growth at all and maybe because you haven’t had to but give me your thoughts on M&A, private equity in this space, do you have plans to sell the business, take on a capital partner, buy other RIAs? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Yeah. So, I understand why private equity in the last 10 years has come into the market. For years, they bought up insurance practices, that recurring revenue, sticky assets, it makes sense. Personally, I’m not a fan of them being in our markets, I think they’re motivated at the end of the day by AUM growth, revenue growth and the second transaction which, for most of our clients, would not make sense because, again, that then questions why it is that we’re motivated to do something. Am I taking extra risk in the portfolio because I want to grow the AUM because I’m looking to sell in a year? Am I bringing in a strategy that has a higher fee? For us, it doesn’t work. In the brokerage model, it makes perfect sense. Now, there are some RIAs who leave the wirehouses, open up an RIA shop, do really well for their clients but don’t have the long-term aspirations of making the institution a legacy to where they’re passing it off. I hope my kids one day want to come work for dad and follow in his steps, that’d be amazing. Just like our younger generation working at the firm, our goal is we’ve already targeted the three or four guys that will be partner one day and we’ll transition the business over to them. But it’s okay if there’s an RIA out there who doesn’t have that transition product or isn’t motivated by that and is looking at it as a vehicle that I’ve built a really good successful book of business and I want to now retire and spend time with my family and kids and travel, et cetera, and that’s where PE steps in and offers an attractive number and the person makes their move. So, I can’t fault the individual for wanting that and I’m not saying that they’re not doing well by their clients, it’s just, for us, I’m not a fan of it because, again, I’m first critically and always focused on what’s best for the client. Jason Diamond: Fair. And I largely agree with some of what you said around private equity in this space but private equity enables … Obviously, it’s capital so which enables acquisitions which is why a lot of firms take on private equity. So, what about the idea of potentially buying businesses to start up inorganic growth? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: We have gone down the road of acquiring other institutions potentially. The challenge is, because we manage money so uniquely and our approach is so different, I’m not going to bring on an institution or bring in a new partner to the firm or a new book of business that we’ve acquired if the methodology and the life of that book doesn’t mirror ours. So, yes, there is opportunities to grow through acquisition, it’s not something that we are leaning on heavily. However, for the right institution that’s available that is aligned with our thinking, whose clients would value and appreciate how we do things or, if that institution is doing something truly unique that we would want to bolt onto our platform, all day long because, again, for the benefit of the client, it makes sense. So, yes, there are opportunities for that. Too often we find that, when a book is available for acquisition, the highest bidder tends to win out and we don’t have the deep enough pockets to write a multiple that we don’t deem to be, let’s call it, market neutral. Jason Diamond: Yeah, market prudent. I understand the premise and I think that’s fair. I also think you have the luxury, because of your organic growth, you can be super, super picky about inorganic and I love how you bring it all back to the lens of the client. Can this improve the client experience in some way? And, if so, yes, we’ll take a look. I got time for one more question, I can’t believe time has flown. You’ve had a remarkable journey, professional golf now partner at a $4 billion plus on the way to $5 billion RIA multifamily office. What are you most proud of when you reflect on your career journey? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: What am I most proud of? To see what Rich, myself and Mark and Jayson built over these years from where we were sitting in a small conference room, struggling to figure out how do we find a way to hire a trust and estate attorney to help with that component, which CPAs do we bring on board in-house because clients have a need. So, the entrepreneurial spirit involved in growing the business, the late nights, the struggles, the banter back and forth, to put so much blood, sweat and tears into this and now to look at all that we’ve accomplished, being in four separate states with offices, having so many wonderful employees that have come to us from all over the world, Germany, from China, from Tokyo, bringing people in to the US and building out something that, when we leave at the end of the day, are incredibly proud of. My father’s no longer with us, for 50 years, I always strived to make him proud because he never told me that he was proud of me, he was the classic Greek old-fashioned dad. I think he looks down on his now for everything that we’ve built and would say that he’s proud of us so, for me, that’s the best. Jason Diamond: Yeah. That’s an incredible place to end. Thank you for sharing that, it’s a touching place to end and I appreciate you being open. Thank you. This has been one of my favorite episodes, your journey, your humility, your honesty, your transparency, it’s no wonder you’ve built a business you’ve built. So, thanks for joining us, Constantine. I look forward to having you back on to talk about the next chapter. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Thank you. Next time we’ll do it from the golf course. Jason Diamond: Oh, absolutely. Mindy Diamond: As a financial advisor, you hold yourself to the highest standards of integrity, honesty and credibility. You are successful because you take your professional responsibility seriously and are dedicated to your clients. But are you living your best business life? Are your goals aligned with your firms or could a better option exist? Should I Stay or Should I Go? Is a book written with you in mind? It’s a self-guided journey that walks you through the key steps that we take with our advisor clients. This strategic thought process and roadmap to professional self-discovery is designed to help you ask the right questions and think critically and objectively whether you’re considering change or not. Learn how to get your copy at diamond-consultants.com/thebook.   Lessons from the Links: From Golf Pro to $5B Family Office Partner A conversation with Jason Diamond and Constantine Hatzivassiliou, Partner at Certuity. Jason Diamond: Welcome to the latest episode of our podcast series for financial advisors. Today’s episode is Lessons from the Links: From Golf Pro to $5B Family Office Partner. It’s a conversation with Constantine Hatzivassiliou, partner at Certuity. I’m Jason Diamond and this is the Diamond Podcast for Financial Advisors. Mindy Diamond: At Diamond Consultants, we help elite advisors identify the right environment for their businesses to thrive whether that’s at a wirehouse, boutique or independent firm. With nearly three decades of experience, we’ve guided thousands of advisors and represented more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in assets transitioned and, each year, one in four advisors managing $1 billion or more who change firms are our clients. Our process is education-driven and based on building relationships starting as your strategic partner well before you’re even thinking of a move. To schedule a confidential conversation, call us at (908) 879-1002. Wondering why advisors change firms and where they’re headed? Are transition deals going up or down? Those very questions and more inspired us to create our annual advisor transition report, it’s the award-winning data-driven resource designed for advisors that connects the dots between the motivations around movement and the firm’s appetite for top talent. Arm yourself with the knowledge you need to make smart decisions, download your copy at diamond-consultants.com/transitionreport. Jason Diamond: Golf is a way of exposing who you really are, there are no teammates to blame, no clock to run out and no hiding from a bad decision. Every shot demands discipline, patience and the ability to stay focused when the pressure is highest, my guest today knows that firsthand. Before becoming a partner at Certuity, a multifamily office approaching five billion in assets, Constantine Hatzivassiliou was pursuing a career as a professional golfer. An injury ultimately redirected his path towards wealth management but many of the lessons he learned on the course still shaped the way he serves clients today. Certuity has grown from roughly 210 million in assets to nearly five billion, that’s impressive on its own but the more interesting story is how they’ve done it. The firm has grown largely through referrals built around a multifamily office model and focused on becoming far more than an investment advisor to the families it serves. In Constantine’s view, the best advisors aren’t simply managing portfolios, they’re the first person clients call when a business is being sold, a family issue becomes complicated or a major decision carries consequences well beyond the balance sheet. Constantine and I discuss the lessons golf teaches about handling pressure then we dive into the evolution from the traditional wealth management world to the multifamily office model, why referrals drive nearly all of Certuity’s growth, how he thinks about private equity’s influence on the advisory business and what it takes to become the first call for the wealthy families they serve and perhaps, most importantly, why the same qualities that help someone succeed on a golf course may be surprisingly relevant to building trust over a lifetime. It’s a great conversation so let’s dive in. Constantine, thank you so much for joining, thrilled to have you here. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Thank you for having me, excited to be here. Jason Diamond: Yeah, absolutely. So, you had an unconventional path to wealth management, you started as a professional golfer, I think that’s a first for us on this show, before ultimately transitioning into this world. Can you tell us a little bit about the journey and what brought you here? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Yeah, I never thought I’d be here, my parents were certainly shocked that I got here path wise. Growing up, immigrants from Greece, you settle into Florida the traditional way where you either go down the diner route or the gas station route in mechanics which my father was the latter and school and education was never priority, it was always about supporting the family needs. So, next thing you know, sports are a critical part of any good household, that’s how I was raised and I played everything but golf. I grew up on a golf course because my parents believed that a location of a property was critical to long-term financial success. We lived on a golf course, it was in our backyard, we’d stare at it and we’d use it to play football or baseball or anything but actual golf. And my freshman year at the University of Florida, I started dating a girl on the golf team and she got me hooked to the point where, after four years of hitting balls with the women’s and men’s golf team at the University of Florida for six hours a day, we finished school and realized I’m actually pretty good at the game and, while I have a finance and economics background and degree, let’s try and pursue this for a living and I was blessed. I had a sponsor who helped me succeed at golf on a small scale, it was a humbling experience to say the least. I was competing and playing with Sean O’Hair, Ken Duke, guys who made it out on tour for a very long time, we had the same sponsor so we functioned as a team, it was a collegiate team effectively trying to make it out on tour. And, unfortunately, my second year of competing, I blew out my back doing heavy deadlifts which set me aside for 18 months. While I was recovering, my primary sponsor was in financial services and says, “Hey, you have a background in this, it’s killing you not being able to be on the golf course, why don’t you come work for me while you’re rehabbing so that, when you get back to playing golf, it’s easier for you to talk about our business as a sponsor to try and develop business to throw it to the financial services side?” And Jason, the reality is, after 18 months working there, I fell in love with it. I made way more money working in that environment than I ever would’ve made playing golf because, again, I came to the game late. I was decent but I was nowhere near the caliber of players that are succeeding now out on tour. So, I pivoted after having met my wife and decided to settle down into the wealth management space and, what is it now, 26 years later, going strong. So, it’s been a fun transition from golf into wealth management to say the least. Jason Diamond: Probably my favorite background … I watch a lot of golf, I should caveat that, probably my favorite origin story we’ve had, I’ll give you the Wanamaker trophy or whatever you get, first place. Let’s talk about the business now, so Certuity. For our audience who may not be familiar, tell us a little bit about the firm, what types of clients do you serve and any context you can provide on size as well. We’ll talk about how your firm got there but just give us where we are today to start with. Constantine Hatzivassiliou: So, goal by the end of the year is to have $5 billion in AUM, we’re just shy of that now. We currently service 428 families across the country. So, we’re boutiquey and nimble, we’re based in South Florida, we have offices in New York, San Fran and LA. I’m fortunate to be one of four partners at the firm supporting the growth and the direction of the company and it’s a fun endeavor in the sense that, when we first started, I was employee number four 16 years ago and, with 210 million in AUM at the time to grow it to where we are today, to learn all the things that we have over the years, the curve balls that were thrown at us because all of us came from massive institutional wealth management firms. So, we transitioned from the Bernsteins of the world, the BNY Mellons of the world into an RIA in the South Florida market, there was absolutely an entrepreneurial learning curve involved. Jason Diamond: I bet. And on follow-up question, 16 years ago, did you have a book of business, client business and do you still maintain a book of business today? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: I do. The four of us at the firm share in all of the clients, we work together. Being in the Southeast, I’m responsible for, let’s call it, the Southeast demographics of the US which is a large portion of Certuity’s book. I have a partner in Tennessee, I have a partner in LA and San Francisco and we divide and conquer across the country. But, yes, we came over with a small book, we’ve all grown it organically since then. So, we’ve been very effective in how we’ve grown. Jason Diamond: Just from adding new client money? Constantine Hatzivassiliou: Strictly through new clients referred to us by existing clients. Jason Diamond: Wow. I

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Disclaimer: Satire On the news last night, it was nothing but scandal. Scandal. Scandal. I don't think I've seen political misconduct of this magnitude since Watergate. The Woodward and Bernsteins of our time were busy digging through documents, uncovering truth. Protecting democracy. From corruption. From evil. Erica Stanford, Minister of Education and obvious crook, first in the firing line. Her crime? Printing off work emails at home. Disgraceful. A two-part report from 1News leading the bulletin over consecutive nights details how this menace, flagrant in her disregard for best practice, printed papers from her home computer after emailing them to her own private email address. Why? I hear you ask. Why such an egregious act? Well it turns out, and this where the story really gets interesting, Parliamentary IT hadn't hooked up a printer in her office or home. So instead of ignoring her immense workload, switching off her computer and going to the pub like any decent politician, she emailed them to herself, printed them off. And worked late into the night. Outrageous. Other documents, other emails exclusively uncovered - the existence of which made possible because the Minister flagged them with officials for inclusion in future OIA requests. Like the one we're now looking at. So, brazen in flouting the rules she thought she'd never get caught. Shameless. One reporter noted Stanford was quote “safe for now”. It's at least on par with the Hegseth and his signal chat. Kiri Allen drunk driving then crashing a ministerial car before resisting arrest pales into comparison. But how much worse can this scandal get for Stanford? We must wait for part two this evening. Then the next minister in the firing line? Matt Doocey. Mental Health. And this story is crazy - he should be locked up like crooked Hilary. His crime? Worse than lying… the newsreader told us the accusation was, wait for it... massaging the message. It's a new charge but thought to be very, very, very serious. Some pages detailing workforce shortages were removed from a glossy Ministerial booklet that went out to the public. There was one small problem with this future Pulitzer Prize winner. The problem, as cameras bared down, as his crimes were read aloud, was Doocey had no idea what the reporter was talking about - it was old mate Lester Levy. It was Levy's fingerprints over this one, not Doocey's. But he's already on the way out, so what's the fun in getting him on camera? Shackling him to the pillory for a flogging? So, it was Doocey in the dock. The best part about this expose? It came with its very own deep throat. Yes, an insider whose secret cache of draft documents blew the sorry wide open… That person was Ingrid Leary from the Labour Party. Case closed. It's a knockout. It's a slam dunk. Both ministers must be sacked immediately. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leonard Bernsteins "Candide" – vorgestellt von Evelyn Müller und Marcus Weible - Literatur wird Oper: Evelyn Müller und Marcus Weible stellen Werke aus verschiedenen Literaturgattungen und ihre musikdramaturgische Umsetzung in der Welt der Oper vor. (Hördauer ca. 15 Minuten) "Nach dem Stoff von Voltaire erzählt „Candide“ die absurd-schräge Geschichte des einfach gestrickten Titelhelden, der eine gewisse Cunigonde liebt, die im Krieg verschleppt wird. Auf der Suche nach der Liebsten reist Candide quer durch die Welt und erlebt Reichtum und Dekadenz,Inquisition, Pest und Syphilis. Kurzum, das pralle Leben, das ihm die Naivität und den Optimismus austreibt. Voltaire wandte sich mit „Candide oder der Optimismus“ gegen den deutschen Philosophen Leibniz und dessen Postulat, dass wir in der besten aller möglichen Welten leben. Er reflektierte damit die Erfahrungen des Siebenjährigen Krieges und des verheerenden Erdbebens, das 1755 Lissabon dem Erdboden gleich machte und arbeitete sich mit scharfer Feder an Adel, Kirche und der Inquisition ab. Bernstein und die Dramatikerin Lilian Hellman, die das Buch schrieb, empfanden im politischen Klima der McCarthy-Ära Voltaires Kritik als höchst aktuell und verstanden „Candide“ auch als künstlerische Abrechnung."(Regine Müller, "Die deutsche Bühne", 18.01.2024) Marcus Weible, geboren 1968 in München. Nach Abitur und Bundeswehr habe ich Geschichte und Rechtswissenschaften in Erlangen und Würzburg studiert. Ich war 15 Jahre als Rechtsanwalt und juristischer Repetitor bei Kern – Nordbayern tätig. In dieser Zeit bereitete ich bundesweit zahlreiche Studenten und Referendare auf das Erste und Zweite Juristische Staatsexamen vor. Mittlerweile lebe ich in Regensburg und gehe dort dem Anwaltsberuf mit Schwerpunkt im Verwaltungsrecht nach. Neben meinem Hobby Geschichte, sind und waren SF und Fantasy meine große Leidenschaft. Ich bin Mitglied des Münchner Fankreises „Die Phantasten“ und betätige mich auf mehreren Literaturseiten als Autor und Rezensent.” Evelyn Müller erblickte am 6.6.1976 im oberpfälzischen Weiden das Licht der Welt. Sie ist seit vielen Jahren in Regensburg als Anwältin mit Schwerpunkt im Arbeitsrecht tätig. Seit jeher zieht es Evelyn in der europäischen Süden: sie liebt römische Architektur, barocke Kirchen und die Bauwerke der Renaissance. Als überzeugte Anhängerin des "dolce far niente" schwärmt sie für italienische Musik und Literatur. In ihrer Freizeit spielt Evelyn Tennis, joggt und wandert leidenschaftlich gerne im Regensburger Umland und in den Donau - Auen. Politisch: liberal mit klarem Bekenntnis zur freiheitlich - demokratischen Grundordnung." Wem dieser Beitrag gefallen hat, der mag vielleicht auch diesen. Live Termine in Schwabing - Hörbahn on Stage

It's time for the Animanicast with panel audio from MomoCon 2024 with the Animaniacs Super Panel! Join your hosts Joey, Nathan and Kelly in the "Animanicast!" A podcast dedicated to Animaniacs and its sister shows in the "Rueggerverse."  Today Joey is back from MomoCon 2024 to share audio from the Animaniacs  SUPER Panel featuring Tom Ruegger and Joanna Davidovich!  Joey first shares some notes on MomoCon and the experience they had in Atlanta. In the panel audio you'll get to hear great questions from a room full of Animaniacs fans, stories and songs from Joanna Davidovich and an Animaniacs origin story that you've never heard before! Tom Ruegger and Paul Rugg will be going to more conventions throughout the country and they would love to come to your town! Plus, joining them on their tours around the country is animator/producer Mitch Schauer and Animaniacs music composers Steve and Julie Bernstein! Let your local conventions know that you would love to see them all by contacting your convention directly. For more information on booking Paul, Tom, Mitch or the Bernsteins go to WaterTowerTalent.com or email watertowertalent@gmail.com.   Support The Animanicast The Animanicast now has a Patreon! Head over to Patreon.com/Animanicast for exclusive episode commentaries with Tom Ruegger as well as other awesome rewards! Join the party! Head on over to Discord.Animanicast.com today to join our RetroZap discussion group. You'll get to chat with the hosts of this show as well as the hosts of other RetroZap podcasts! If you'd like to support our show there's lots of ways to do it! First of all, you could go onto Apple Podcasts and leave us a five-star positive review. Also, don't forget to tell a friend about the show! Your retweets and post shares help others find us. By going to Amazon.Animanicast.com you can find some of the newest Animaniacs merchandise including clothing, toys, videos, and even books written by some of the original writers of the show. Get some great stuff and help support our show! You can even use Amazon.Animanicast.com as your portal to Amazon on your next shopping trip and you'll still be supporting our show with any purchase you make. You could also purchase some hand prepared decals from Joey at Decals.Animanicast.com Interested in getting some Animanicast MERCHANDISE? It's in stock now at TeePublic! Get yours at Teepublic.Animanicast.com Opening theme performed by Kontra5t!  

Unter dem Titel „Bernsteins Beethoven – Ode an die Freiheit“ vermittelt das Bonner Beethoven-Haus die lebenslange Auseinandersetzung des amerikanischen Pianisten, Dirigenten, Autors und Produzenten Leonard Bernstein mit Ludwig van Beethoven. Diese gipfelte Weihnachten 1989 – kurz vor Bernsteins Tod und kurz nach dem Fall der Berliner Mauer in den Berliner Aufführungen der 9. Symphonie.

From 'Organizations Win Championships' (subscribe here): Dan and Jason Bernstein wrap up the Bulls' regular season while previewing their play-in matchup against the Atlanta Hawks. Do the Bernsteins think the Bulls have a chance to win anything past the play-in round? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'Organizations Win Championships' (subscribe here): Dan and Jason Bernstein are back to preview the back end of the NBA season. Is there a glimmer of hope for the Bulls? Also be sure to stay for Dan's master plan on how to fix NBA All-Star weekend. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From 'Organizations Win Championships' (subscribe here): Dan Bernstein waives his "no death spiraling" rule for Jason Bernstein, because these two need to let off steam. Listen as the Bernsteins react to the Bulls standing pat at the NBA trade deadline. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Hosts Adolph Mongo, Allan Lengel and Jim Nardone talk with Michigan Supreme Court Justice Richard Bernstein on the challenges of being a blind judge, wrongful convictions and expungements.  

Chris From Brooklyn is back at it again talking with Robbie Bernstein from Part Of The Problem and Run Your Mouth about the Epstein documents that leaked, a deep dive on Epstein's known associates and what the leaks that we've gotten so far really mean plus so much more!Record Date: 1/07/24Support Our SponsorYoDelta.com - Use promo code GAS for 25% off your order!Email Your Ask The Goon Questions to: askthegoon@gmail.comFollow the host on socialChris From Brooklyn Twitter https://twitter.com/ChrisFromBklynHigh Society Radio Instagram https://www.instagram.com/highsocietyradioHigh Society Radio YouTube http://bit.ly/HSRYoutubeHigh Society Radio Twitter https://twitter.com/HSRadioshowWebsite https://gasdigital.comMike Harrington Twitter https://twitter.com/TheMHarringtonMike Harrington Instagram https://www.instagram.com/themharrington/Notes Of A Goon is a weekly podcast where Goon of note, Chris from BK sits down and yells about childhood trauma, how he'd fix the whole damn country, and all sorts of other bullshit. All while splitting a six pack with you the listener. Chris is joined by his stalwart producer and homeless weirdo Mike Harrington on this journey of self reflection and yelling. There's lots of yelling.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Det kan du nemlig få i den nye digitale virkelighed, hvor teknologien er blevet så stærk, at en AI-skabt influencer har fået flere end 200.000 følgere på Instagram. (01:58) En digital virkelighed, som i den grad også har fundet vej til scammerne. Her er det seneste trick at plante falske historier om kendisser, der i mainstreammedier som DRs Aftenshowet desperat forsøger at afsløre et trick til at tjene nemme penge, som etablissementet forsøger at holde skjult. Men hvad er det for en besynderlig opskrift på et scam, og hvem falder for det? Medvirkende: Christiane Vejlø, digital trendforsker og formand for Finans Danmarks task force mod digital kriminalitet. (09:46) Tilbage til AI-influenceren Aitana Lopez, der fortryller sine Instagram-følgere med sit lyserøde hår og sit normativt smukke ydre, og som altså er en robot. AI-influencere som Aitana kan nemlig potentielt gøre livet surt for de ægte influencere, eftersom Aitana og kompagni selvsagt er betydeligt billigere - og, i forbrugernes øjne, tilsyneladende ligeså interessante. Og hvis ingen kan kende forskel, er der så overhovedet nogen? Medvirkende: Jonas Waaben, Creative Director og Partner i Campfire & Co og Jacob Ludvigsen, filmredaktør Soundvenue. (30:44) Maestro, er titlen på en ny biopic af og med Bradley Cooper, som fortæller historien om Leonard Bernstein, hvis allerstørste bedrift var at flette den gode smag og den høje kvalitet sammen med en bred appel. Og derudover var han en gudsbenådet musikpædagog for hele USA. Desværre, mener en kapelmester, handler filmen mest om Bernsteins liv og levned og mindre om selve musikken. Medvirkende: Henrik Svenning, kapelmester i Jysk Musikteater, Silkeborg. (40:21) Vi elsker at rejse til europæiske krigsmindesmærker og svælger i slagmarker, soldaterkirkegårde og forladte koncentrationslejre. Krigen er evig kilde til fascination, og nogle gange endda til en sælsom længsel efter noget konkret og forpligtende, som kan sætte vinterforkølelse og boliglånsbekymringer i perspektiv. I en ny bog undersøger en debuterende forfatter hvad det er ved krigen, der drager. Medvirkende: Kasper Green Munk, forfatter til "Rejse til krigens steder". Vært: Mathias Wissing. Tilrettelagt af: Søren Berggreen Toft See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die West Side Story ist sein berühmtestes Musical: Die große Karriere des Dirigenten Leonard Bernstein beginnt am 14.11.1943, als er kurzfristig bei einem Konzert einspringt. Von Holger Noltze.

This episode is the second scene in Wrigley Days, the second play of The Silverfields of Northbrook trilogy. Each summer, Michael & Cindy enjoyed a family day with the Bernsteins & Gordons at their respective country clubs, Green Acres and Bryn Mawr. The clubs represented prosperity & opportunity for Jewish families that were excluded from social settings throughout the United States.  The Silverfields, a post-war, middle-class family, enjoyed their country club days. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

Ein Käfer hat sich an einem Skorpion festgebissen, Aasfliegen scharen sich um eine frisch gestorbene Eidechse: Szenen, die wir auch nach Millionen von Jahren noch sehen können, weil sie in Bernstein verewigt sind. Was das fossile Harz so besonders macht, darüber sprechen wir mit der Bernstein-Expertin von Senckenberg, Dr. Mónica M. Solórzano Kraemer. Sie erklärt, wie sie die Gebilde untersucht und was wir von ihnen über die Entwicklung der Biodiversität erfahren können. Außerdem beantwortet sie die alte Jurassic-Park-Frage: Kann man daraus DNA extrahieren – vielleicht sogar die von Dinos? Hier geht's zur Seite der Paläozoologie I – Bernsteinforschung: Dort findet ihr neben spektakulären Bildern auch den coolen Comic "Vongy: Ein Abenteuer unter Wissenschaftlern" zum Download! Folgt uns auch aufFacebookInstagramTikTokTwitterYouTube

Das MusikTheater an der Wien im Museumsquartier Halle E startet mit Leonard Bernsteins komischer Operette "Candide" ins neue Jahr 2024. Musikchefin Ursula Magnes hat die amerikanische Regisseurin Lydia Steier in Genf erwischt, wo sie in den Endproben zu Verdis "Don Carlos" steckt. "Candide" ist ihre erste Neuinszenierung für Wien. Mit Händels "Jephta" war Lydia Steier bei den Wiener Festwochen 2015 zu Gast. Ihre Vorfahren haben vor der Arisierung durch die Nationalsozialisten das Wiener Ronacher geleitet. Den heutigen Intendanten des Theaters an der Wien kennt Lydia Steier seit ihrer Berliner Zeit. Nach der "Aida"-Premiere in Frankfurt am 1. Adventsonntag wird Lydia Steier nach Wien kommen, um ihre erste Neuinszenierung vorzubereiten. "Candide" von Leonard Bernstein, Premiere am 17. Jänner 2024 in der Halle E im Museumsquartier. Karten sind schon jetzt auf www.theater-wien.at erhältlich.

Der große Dirigent Leonard Bernstein dirigierte sein letztes Konzert am 19. August 1990 in Tanglewood, dem Sommersitz des Boston Symphonie Orchesters. Anllass war der 50. Geburtstag des Tanglewood Festivals, und eigentlich sollte dieses Konzert Teil eines großen Festaktes werden.

This episode concludes Stanley's transition from soldier to civilian. It's December 1945. The Silver King has arrived in Chicago to live with the Bernsteins as he begins his job as a production engineer at the Acme Paperbox Manufacturing Co.  Michael G. Sievers, the writer, producer & creator of The Silver King's War podcast series, reviews the confluence of the lives of Robert Gottlieb, Robert Caro, Joseph Heller, Sammy Singer and Stanley Silverfield. Contact us: thesilverkingswar@gmail.com Please review The Silver King's War on Apple Podcasts Share our hero, The Silver King, with family & friends Share The Silver King's War on social media Thank you for listening to our podcast

‘Bernsteins Berceuse' Hij stond bekend als flamboyant en diepgravend: componist en dirigent Leonard Bernstein. Daarnaast componeerde hij kleine pianowerken als liefdevolle cadeautjes voor vrienden en bekenden. Deze ‘Berceuse' is voor het dochtertje van Betty Comden – zij schreef o.a. ‘Singin' in the Rain…' Leonard Bernstein 5 Anniversaries: V. For Susanna Kyle (born July 24, 1949) Michele Tozzetti, piano  (album: Bernstein: Complete Solo Piano Music)

16. jūlijā Dzintaru koncertzālē un tiešraidē Latvijas Radio 3 "Klasika" izskanēs Jūrmalas festivāla atklāšanas koncerts, kurā Latvijas Nacionālais simfoniskais orķestris muzicēs diriģenta Jāņa Liepiņa vadībā. Viņš kopš 2019. gada septembra ir Manheimas Nacionālā teātra galvenais kapelmeistars, bet ar prieku allaž atsaucas aicinājumiem koncertēt Latvijā. Jūrmalas festvāla atklāšanas koncerta programmā - mūzika no Francijas un Amerikas Savienotajām Valstīm: Kamila Sensānsa Trešā simfonija (‘‘Ērģeļu'') un ‘‘Nāves deja'', kā arī Leonarda Bernsteina uvertīra operetei ‘‘Kandids'' un Džordža Gēršvina Klavierkoncerts ar Vestarda Šimkus solo. Plašāk sarunā - par koncertiem brīvdabā un tiem piemērotu repertuāru, patiku pret franču mūziku un jaunatklāto Džordža Gēršvina klavierkoncertu, piederības sajūtu Manheimas Nacionālajā teātrī, neparastu tetraloģijas "Nībelunga gredzens" versiju vienam vakaram, sezonas noslēgumu un māju izjūtu. Jānis Liepiņš: Man tiešām liels prieks atkal būt Latvijā, noķert Dziesmusvētku sajūtas un just līdzi korim „Kamēr”. Tas bija fenomenāls notikums – viņi jau septīto reizi pēc kārtas ieguva Lielo balvu. Liels prieks un lepnums. Runājot par Jūrmalas festivāla atklāšanas koncertu, man nav tik bieži nācies diriģēt Dzintaru koncertzālē. Ir bijuši daži koncerti, bet pasenāk. Protams, tur galvenais ir pārbaudīt skaņu un rēķināties ar brīvdabas faktoru – uzpūš vējš un notis aizlido (smiekli). Visādi brīnumi var notikt. Bet ir arī sava maģija tajā, ka dzirdi jūru, vēju, kādu putnu ieķērcamies. Tajā ir savs skaistums. Ņemot vērā vietu un to, kas šis ir par koncertu, programma ir ļoti būtiska. Manuprāt, šī programma ir ļoti skaista un piemērota notikumam un arī Dzintaru koncertzālei – kaut kas skanīgs, kaut kas svinīgs, arī kas drusku „vieglāks”. Otrajā daļā būs Džordžs Gēršvins - kaut kas starp akadēmisko un džeza mūziku. Būs skaista un kompakta programma. Jāsaka, ka ar Latvijas Nacionālo simfonisko orķestri tikāmies pavisam nesen – Dziesmusvētku vokāli simfoniskās mūzikas koncertā „Šūpulis”, kurā man bija uzticēts diriģēt tēva [Zigmara Liepiņa] vokāli simfonisko darbu „Dziedot dzimu, dziedot augu”. Tas, protams, gan bija tikai desmit minūtes garš skaņdarbs, tagad tā būs ir pilna programma. Man ļoti patīk šis process ar mūziķiem, orķestris ir ļoti augstas kvalitātes un aktīvs jau no pirmā mēģinājuma – viņi saprata šo mūziku, kaut gan to nav iepriekš spēlējuši. Programmā ir tādas lietas, kas it kā ir populāras, taču nez kāda iemesla dēļ orķestra repertuārā nav bijušas. Piemēram, Kamila Sensānsa Trešā simfonija pasaulē jau ir viena no standartrepertuāra sastāvdaļām, bet varbūt pie vainas tas, ka Rīgā nav tādas koncertzāles, kurā orķestrim likt klāt ērģeles. Šīs simfonijas fināls ir tik spēcīgs, jaudīgs un plašs, ka Lielā ģilde varbūt būtu par mazu. Man prieks, ka orķestris uzreiz uzķēra šīs mūzikas stīgu un sajūtu, viņiem tas izdevies brīnišķīgi. Otrajā daļā Gēršvina Klavierkoncertā pievienosies Vestards Šimkus – vakaru noslēgsim uz džezīgākas nots. Šajā skaņdarbā, manuprāt, ir lieliski notverta Amerikas 20. gs. sākuma sajūta – viss skaisti, brīnišķīga dzīve. Klausoties šo mūziku, var tiešām sajust tādu amerikāniskumu, kurš mūsdienu pasaulē vairs nav tāds, kādu esam redzējuši vecajās filmās. Amerikas zelta laiki, ja tā var teikt. Mūzika ir brīnišķīgi spoža, virtuoza un izklaidējoša, tajā ir arī skaistas melodiskās līnijas. Manuprāt, lielisks skaņdarbs. Salīdzinājumam atkal varētu likt pretī Sensānsu, jo viņš arī bija izcils pianists. Arī tas parādās viņa simfonijā. Simfonijām netipiski ir tas, ka izmantotas ērģeles un arī klavieres. Nepieciešami pat divi pianisti, jo brīžiem jāspēlē četrrocīgi. Komponists meklē dažādus inovatīvus risinājumus, lai attīstītu simfonisko žanru vēl tālāk. Daudzi varbūt nepārņēma viņa aizsāktās idejas, bet tā ir skaista krāsa, ka, klausoties simfoniju, tajā ienāk ērģeles. Tie ir maģiski, debešķīgi mirkļi. Arī instrumentācija ir absolūti izcila – vienkārši brīnišķīgi uzrakstīts orķestrim. Lai gan simfonijai ir divas daļas, var saskatīt zināmu četrdaļības struktūru. Ērģeles pusi simfonijas nemaz nespēlē, līdz ar to tās tiešām ir kā orķestra sastāvdaļa, nevis solo instruments. Bet, protams, tām ir ļoti nozīmīga loma.  Ļoti mazskaitlīgi Radio fonotēkā pārstāvēta Sensānsa „Nāves deja” – ir dažādi pārlikumi, bet orķestra versijā ierakstu nav, lai gan tā ir lieliska mūzika, efektīgs skaņdarbs, kurā spilgtas solo epizodes. Lielākā nozīme šajā gadījumā ir pirmajai vijolei, kas mums būs koncertmeistars Georgs Sarkisjans. Viņam ir šie velnišķīgie tritonu intervāli, kas iezīmē sākumu, kad skeleti nāk no kapiem ārā. Ļoti ilustratīvs darbs. Tas gan ir kompakts – 6 vai 7 minūtes garš, bet tur viss parādās – kā šī deja izaug no pusnakts zvaniem un skeletu lēkāšanas pa kapakmeņiem. Ksilofons, kas arī savā ziņā bija Sensānsa inovācija, jo tajā laikā to īsti orķestrī neizmantoja, ļauj vizuāli iztēloties skeletu grabēšanu. Beigās viss tiek pārtraukts – iekliedzas gailis vai, šajā gadījumā, oboja, un ir skaidrs, ka tuvojas rīts un skeleti aizmūk atpakaļ kapos. Tiešām ilustratīvs, melodisks skaņdarbs, iegriežas tādā kā virpulī. Tiešām nezinu, kāpēc tas nav bijis repertuārā. Varbūt nav rasts pie franču mūzikas. Latvijā kaut kā vairāk esam pieraduši pie Bēthovena vai Čaikovska – vācu, krievu mūzikas. Franču mūziku, šķiet, spēlē salīdzinoši reti. Man gan aprīlī bija koncerts ar Sinfonietta Rīga  - atskaņojām Ravela skaņdarbu „Kuperēna piemiņai”. Arī it kā standarta repertuārs, bet pēdējoreiz spēlēts pirms 20 gadiem. Manuprāt, franču mūzikai varam pievērsties vairāk un piešķirt tai lielāku nozīmi, jo tajā ir absolūti izcilas pērles, kuras ir vērts dzirdēt un spēlēt. Vēl neesam pieminējuši ceturto skaņdarbu šajā programmā, kas nu gan ir kas tāds, ko laikam spēlē visi. To spēlē visi – tā ir Leonarda Bernsteina „Kandida” uvertīra, ar ko iesāksim koncerta otru daļu – tieši pirms Gēršvina. Pirmajā daļā ir franču bloks – divi Sensānsa skaņdarbi, un otrajā daļā – Gēršvins un Bernsteins. Man ir bijis ļoti svarīgi skatīties, kā Bernsteins pats šo uvertīru diriģē, un ieraksti ir brīnišķīgi. Viņš ir fenomenāls gan kā mūziķis, gan kā komponists, gan kā diriģents. Un tik izcili uzrakstīts arī instrumentācijas ziņā, un tajā, cik mūzika spēj saglabāt vieglumu rakstura ziņā. Viņš ir radījis operetes sajūtu – nevis tādā Vīnes variantā, kā mēs to parasti zinām, bet tieši šo amerikānisko opereti, kas nav gluži mūzikls, bet kaut kas pa vidu. Efektīgs darbs, kurā orķestrim ir iespēja sevi parādīt virtuozi. Manuprāt, brīnišķīgs otrās daļas sākums.

Philipp ist Herthafan mit Leib und Seele. Dabei spielt es keine Rolle, ob er in Flensburg oder Kopenhagen wohnt, Hertha bleibt seine Leidenschaft. Unweit von Kiel sprechen wir über seine dänischen Wurzeln, dänisches Lebensgefühl, Fußball in Kopenhagen, dänische Fußballer bei Hertha BSC, Bernsteins erster Jahr als Präsident, den Berliner Weg und die neuen Spielerverpflichtungen für die anstehende Saison. 77 Minuten Hertha für die Ohren. #hahohe Kapitelmarken ============== 00:03:49 Philipp, Exilherthaner 00:18:56 Lieblingsspiel 00:24:26 Dänemark und Hertha 00:36:39 OFC Dänische Herthaner 00:40:40 Pal Dardai 00:44:22 Kay Bernstein 1 Jahr im Amt 00:52:32 Neuverpflichtungen und Profiverträge 01:12:59 Sommerfahrplan

Zu Gast bei Alex Demirovic ist Michael Buckmiller, Herausgeber der Gesamtausgabe von Karl Korsch und Autor zahlreicher Beiträge zu Korsch. Er war Professor in Hannover und leitet den Offizin-Verlag. Die «Dialektik als Algebra der Revolution» (Alexander Herzen) steht bei Korsch im Mittelpunkt des Denkens. Gerade für die Studierendenbewegung von 1968 war Korsch damit ein wichtiger Bezugspunkt und wurde eifrig rezipiert. Der Text erschien bereits im Frühsommer 1923 und stellt mit Lukács «Geschichte und Klassenbewußtsein» einen weiteren «Gründungstext» des «westlichen Marxismus» dar. Beide opponieren gegen die Theorien Kautskys und Bernsteins und werden von den Vertretern der Kommunistischen Internationale als «linksradikale Abweichler» kritisiert. Er stellt sich die Frage, weshalb die revolutionäre Bewegung in der Revolution und Rätebewegung 1918 gescheitert ist und welche Konsequenzen im Marxismus gezogen werden müssen, um in einer revolutionären Situation erfolgreich praktisch intervenieren zu können. Korsch zielt darauf, den Begriff der Dialektik im Materialismus zu stärken. Die Gesellschaft ist demnach Ergebnis der Auseinandersetzung der Menschen mit der Natur, also einer Dialektik von Theorie und Praxis. Der Marxismus muss als Ergebnis einer solchen Praxis verstanden werden. Er stellt die Herausbildung einer eigenen Philosophie dar, ein Denken, das die Revolution in Gedanken fasst. In diesem Sinn gehört der Marxismus zu den gesellschaftlichen Verhältnissen hinzu. Korsch fordert, dass der Marxismus sich methodisch auf sich selbst anwendet, sich also in seiner historischen Praxis und in seinen Veränderungen begreift. Dazu gehören auch die Krisen des Marxismus, die sich in einer Unverbindlichkeit der Theorie äußern. Mit diesem Verständnis vertieft Korsch das Verständnis der Totalität der kapitalistischen Gesellschaft: Diese besteht nicht nur aus Ökonomie, sondern auch aus Staat und Recht und schließlich aus zahlreichen ideologischen Überbauten. Auch in diesem philosophischen Überbau müssen kulturelle Kämpfe geführt werden, die zur Überwindung des Kapitalismus und der Trennung von körperlicher und intellektueller Arbeit beitragen.

You've never heard of the Madisons or the Bernsteins. But these are two historic Chicago families and in big and small ways, they have left their mark on this city.

In today's episode, Doug Stuart discusses "woke antisemitism" with David L. Bernstein. Bernstein is the author of the book, Woke Antistemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews. Bernstein describes himself a left-of-center, civil libertarian who has concerns about the woke progressive ideology infiltrating every facet of American life. His book aims to explain "a firsthand account from a top Jewish leader about how woke ideology shuts down discourse, corrupts Jewish values, and spawns a virulent new strain of antisemitism." This is another great conversation from a non-conservative critic of woke ideology. Main Points of Discussion: 00:00     Introduction 01:38     About David L. Bernstein 03:06     How the progressive left abandoned liberal values 05:14     Bernsteins' approach to disagreeing with the woke left 06:50     What does it mean to be ‘woke'? 08:55     How did you come to write this book? 11:07     Marxist/Hegelian undercurrent in woke ideology? 13:05     "Jewish privilege" and the question of Jewish (so-called) "whiteness" 17:14     Whiteness as a property – not about your appearance, but your philosophy or worldview 20:07     Critical race theory taught in public schools and pedagogy to demagogy 23:11     Woke progressives in the Jewish community 26:47     The "McWhorter test" 30:52     Afraid to speak up – "double think" – encouraging people to disagree 36:16     Rebuilding the Center strategy 39:07     Closing comments   Additional Resources: - Woke Antisemitism: How a Progressive Ideology Harms Jews, by David L. Bernstein - Jewish Institute for Liberal Values  - Email David L Bernstein - @davidlbernstein

Viele Menschen kennen Bernstein als Schmuckstück in klaren bis undurchsichtigen gelben Farben. Dass in dem Schmuckstein viel mehr steckt als man zu vermuten glaubt, woher der Bernstein stammt, wo man ihn sammeln kann und wie Bernstein in der Wellness angewendet wird, das erzählt Heike Pauls aus dem ambassador hotel & spa in St. Peter-Ording in dieser Episode des Wellness-Podcast: „Be well and enjoy!“

The “LIFE ART LIFE William Bernstein” exhibition opens August 6 and runs through October 9, 2022, at the Toe River Arts' Kokol Gallery, Spruce Pine, North Carolina. This 50-year retrospective of the blown glass work and paintings of William Bernstein showcases the work of an artist who has been at the forefront of the North Carolina studio glass movement for over 50 years. It creates a visual summary of the separate elements of Bernstein's art over time – his motives, goals, and achievements, while showing his ability to work simultaneously in diverse mediums.  Curated by Bernstein, the artist was assisted by Jordan Ahlers from Momentum Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina. He and Billy selected approximately 40 sculptural works and 20 wall pieces that span his career. The artist's unique style of incorporating images on glass is mirrored stylistically in his two-dimensional paintings. So much of his work and family life are evident in his art forms – portraits of the people, pets, and environs that surround him.  Both an online and printed catalog will be available that will include narratives about Bernstein's lifetime of art written by Bill Warmus, former curator at Corning Museum of Glass, and will include images from the show. Writes Warmus: “Bernstein is a minimalist whose style is based upon the dedication to the concepts of honesty, modesty, and humility. It has a feel of its surroundings and of the people of the region.” Graduating in 1968 from the Philadelphia College of Arts and just married, Bernstein moved to Penland School of Crafts to be their second glass resident artist from 1968 to 1970. He was a co-founder of the Glass Arts Society (GAS) – together with glass pioneers Mark Peiser and Fritz Dreisbach –  that formed to bring together the glass community so people could work together and learn from each other. Receiving numerous awards, fellowships and grants, he has exhibited internationally and has artwork in many private and public collections. Bernstein has lived most of his professional life in the rural Celo community, a land trust in rural Yancey, North Carolina, along with his family and artist wife, Katherine Bernstein.  Katherine and William both grew up in New Jersey and met while attending art school at Philadelphia College of Arts. In the early years, Katie worked in hand-built porcelain and Billy, very influenced by Scandinavian and colonial American glass design, started producing a variable line of goblets and sculptural pieces. In the mid 1970s, glass master and educator Harvey Littleton moved to the area and quickly took an interest in the young artists' work. He insisted that Katie's sculpture in clay would translate beautifully into glass. To make his point, he took several of Katie's clay originals back to his studio and cast them in crystal. The results were wonderful, and Katie started working exclusively in glass. By the ‘80s, both Bernsteins had established themselves as major forces in the glass world, but to keep their studio running they needed a steady flow of sales, which eventually brought them together in the creation of a line of goblets and tableware. Katie supplied the imagery with melted glass color rods, and Billy formed the result into a vessel. This combination proved very popular and received wide recognition in design journals and magazines. They continue to produce these pieces today under the name Bernstein Glass. Currently, both Billy and Katie produce individual pieces for gallery shows and collaborate with two assistants on the functional work. Their oldest son Josh is a physician, and their son Alex is a respected glass artist; both live in Asheville, North Carolina. Katie and Billy remain content in their log cabin with their huge dog Murphy. Says Billy: “This has not only been a year-long process of curating pieces for an exhibit, but a lifetime of making art that connects with all things about one's life.” Coinciding with the United Nations' Year 2022 as the Year of Glass and the 60th Anniversary of the Studio Glass Movement, the “LIFE ART LIFE William Bernstein” exhibition has been made possible by Toe River Arts, the North Carolina Arts Council, the Cary Art Center, Art Alliance for Contemporary Glass, the Blumenthal Foundation, and Mountain Electronics in Micaville, North Carolina.  Billy's Digital Sketchbook: https://www.billysdigitalsketchbook.net/ Retrospective Catalogue: https://www.billysdigitalsketchbook.net/_files/ugd/70476b_4ed469574598440ebea63ee03a0c34db.pdf  

Die Musik und Gottes Spuren in Bernsteins "West Side Story" faszinieren. Die Morgenandacht von Manfred Büsing.

Start a new Journo awards site. Make it sound grand and global, like the USCIRF. Give awards to a select few journos and use your network to make it look like these are the next Woodwards & Bernsteins. But one looks under the hood of the new US-based organization... #IAMCScam #HRRF #LeLi #Quint #Scroll #TheWire #AishwaryaIyer #MeenaKotwal #IsmatAra #HumanRightsAwards #LeftLiberalGang #AntiIndiaGang

Jag älskar två saker, musik och människor, sa dirigenten och tonsättaren Leonard Bernstein, som med sin unika förmåga att dela med sig av musiken och sin kunskap var så mycket mer än en musiker. Lyssna på alla avsnitt i Sveriges Radio Play. För den stora allmänheten blev Leonard Bernstein på många sätt själva sinnebilden av en klassisk musiker när han på 50- och 60-talet stod på pulten framför de stora orkestrarna i direktsänd tv. Han kommunicerade musiken till en miljonpublik, berättade om hur musiken är uppbyggd och om kompositörer som Mahler, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Hindemith och Aaron Copland. Leonard Bernstein läraren var välsignad med en enastående pedagogisk förmåga. Många musiker har genom åren vittnat om hur betydelsefull Bernsteins gärning varit för dem i att välja en bana inom musikens värld. Johan Korssell reser till New York för att besöka platser som var centrala i Bernsteins liv. Han träffar dottern Jamie Bernstein i The Bernstein Family Apartment på Manhattan, beger sig till New York-filharmonikernas arkiv, möter musikkritikern och Bernstein-beundraren David Hurwitz och tar sig slutligen till Leonard Bernsteins grav i Green-Wood Cemetery i Brooklyn. En dokumentär från 2021 av Johan Korssell.

Jag älskar två saker, musik och människor, sa dirigenten och tonsättaren Leonard Bernstein, som med sin unika förmåga att dela med sig av musiken och sin kunskap var så mycket mer än en musiker. För den stora allmänheten blev Leonard Bernstein på många sätt själva sinnebilden av en klassisk musiker när han på 50- och 60-talet stod på pulten framför de stora orkestrarna i direktsänd tv. Han kommunicerade musiken till en miljonpublik, berättade om hur musiken är uppbyggd och om kompositörer som Mahler, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Hindemith och Aaron Copland. Leonard Bernstein läraren var välsignad med en enastående pedagogisk förmåga. Många musiker har genom åren vittnat om hur betydelsefull Bernsteins gärning varit för dem i att välja en bana inom musikens värld. Johan Korssell reser till New York för att besöka platser som var centrala i Bernsteins liv. Han träffar dottern Jamie Bernstein i The Bernstein Family Apartment på Manhattan, beger sig till New York-filharmonikernas arkiv, möter musikkritikern och Bernstein-beundraren David Hurwitz och tar sig slutligen till Leonard Bernsteins grav i Green-Wood Cemetery i Brooklyn. En dokumentär från 2021 av Johan Korssell.

David L. Bernstein, David E. Bernstein, and David S. Bernstein discuss the antisemitism inherent in the social justice lexicon.

This episode (published on Father's Day: June 20, 2021) is Scene Seven in Serviceman.  It's mid-December 1945.  The Bernsteins and Stanley are celebrating with the Norman & Jane Gordon family, who are neighbors in the building.  Norman's older sister, Phyllis, is home from Europe after her Red Cross service and the party is buzzing with good cheer.  The Silver King met the youngest Gordon family sibling, Shirley June, that evening.  They married seventy-five years ago (June 19, 1946) at Chicago's Intercontinental Hotel.  Stanley &  Shirley had two children, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.  The Silver King died in October 1990; he was 67.  Shirley died in April 2018; she was 95.

169 Show Notes LifeLines: An Inspirational Journey from Profound Darkness to Radiant Light by Melissa Bernstein   SUMMARY   LifeLines: An Inspirational Journey from Profound Darkness to Radiant Light by Melissa Bernstein, released March 16, 2021, reveals the raw truth the author has hidden most of her life. Co-founder of the toy company Melissa & Doug, Melissa Bernstein has grappled with existential anxiety and depression, bringing her to the brink of self-harm. Both haunting and hopeful, LifeLines is an unfiltered look at one survivor’s journey from deep darkness to liberating, rapturous joy.   From the time she was little, Bernstein never felt safe sharing her dark, despairing feelings. Instead, she turned to writing for solace. For decades, she kept these words private while vehemently denying her anxiety and depression and clinging to control in any form, especially perfectionism. But hiding behind that façade finally became too much to bear. Now, in her book Lifelines, she unapologetically pulls back the curtain to reveal how she has lived with and finally conquered her own terrifying demons.   Speaking for all the creative misfits, Bernstein speaks out about her difficult journey so others can also find a way to save themselves from the black hole of mental illness. Although “we all have the power to channel darkness into light,” accepting our emotional selves is key to turning things around. Finally accepting her own mental challenges, Bernstein has learned to harness their power and channel them into brilliant, profound creativity and light. Four lines on the book cover summarize how Bernstein has turned her inward struggles outward: Today I saved a life; Although it was my very own;Which won’t serve a greater purpose; Till I rescue lives unknown. Choosing life has allowed Bernstein to transcend pain and loneliness and courageously bridge into connection and joy. “This deep yearning for connection ushered in optimism I had never known. I now realized my mission extended well beyond the creation of toys.” Melissa Bernstein has been the chief designer of more than 5000 playthings sold by a half-a-billion dollar, wildly successful toy company. But, in the words of Bernstein’s husband Doug, “this book—authentic, unedited, and her own words—is her greatest gift yet.” BUY LifeLines: An Inspirational Journey from Profound Darkness to Radiant Light RECOMMENDATIONS If you’re looking for support and authentic connection on your own journey toward mindfulness as well as a sense of purpose and meaning, join LifeLines.com, an online community, resource center, and content hub developed and underwritten by the Bernsteins. The website, launched March 1, 2021, is stunningly beautiful as well as a lot of fun to navigate. Questions or concerns? Melissa would be glad to talk to you directly! Contact her at melissabernstein@lifelines.com. Connect with us! Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube Website Special thanks… Music Credit Sound Editing Credit

It's time for the Animanicast! Talking with Steve and Julie Bernstein The new Animaniacs series is about to premiere so the Animanicast welcomes composers Steve and Julie Bernstein! The Bernsteins talk about working on the new series as well as reflect on working on the original series. They also answer some questions from listeners and even some questions from two people who worked on the original series with them!  Steve and Julie Bernstein Steve and Julie Bernstein join the hosts of the Animanicast to talk about their work on the new Animaniacs reboot as well as their work on the original series. Learn how the Bernsteins met, how they collaborate on projects, how they got started in cartoons and how they're still able to create fantastic musical scores during the COVID19 pandemic! Plus, some questions from listeners and two people that Steve and Julie know very well... Tom Ruegger  and Paul Rugg! Support The Animanicast Join the party! Head on over to Discord.Animanicast.com today to join our RetroZap discussion group. You'll get to chat with the hosts of this show as well as the hosts of other RetroZap podcasts! If you'd like to support out show there's lots of ways to do it! First of all, you could go onto Apple Podcasts and leave us a five-star positive review. Also, don't forget to tell a friend about the show! Your retweets and post shares help others find us. By going to Amazon.Animanicast.com you can find some of the newest Animaniacs merchandise including clothing, toys, videos, and even books written by some of the original writers of the show. Get some great stuff and help support our show! You can even use Amazon.Animanicast.com as your portal to Amazon on your next shopping trip and you'll still be supporting our show with any purchase you make. You could also purchase some hand prepared decals from Joey at Decals.Animanicast.com Interested in getting some Animanicast MERCHANDISE? It's in stock now at TeePublic! Get yours at Teepublic.Animanicast.com  

No doubt you've seen the Sam Bernstein Law Firm on your television for quite some time.  You may have noticed, however, that their ads have taken a much different tone during the pandemic.Today, we speak with the man in many of those spots - Mark Bernstein - about the discussions his family had.  They needed to change the messaging and meet the moment,  but do so in a way that was consistent with their brand.First, they went against their normal slogan of "CALL SAM," and said "Don't call Sam. Call your loved ones."  It was a message that really resonated with viewers, and the family heard from many of them.Next, the Bernsteins partnered with another Michigan brand - Biggby Coffee - to provide first responders and medical workers free coffee at local drive-thrus.  Mark explains how that partnership came to be, and how they've been able to put thousands of cups of coffee in the hands of some very deserving people.Finally, Mark and his family forged a fast relationship with the American Red Cross.  Without traditional blood drives, there is an urgent need for donors.  This ad campaign helps explain how Red Cross donation centers can still safely accept blood.While the TV ads are running, so is the Sam Bernstein Law Firm.  Over the past several years, the company has largely invested in remote technology. They wanted to be prepared if a catastrophic event kept them out of the office. This technology helps them continue to service their clients, safely and securely.Resources:Bernstein Law Firm Website: https://callsam.com/Biggby Website: https://www.biggby.com/American Red Cross Website: https://www.redcross.org/Michigan Motors Forward is produced by JAG in Detroit Podcasts in partnership with Tanner Friedman Strategic Communications.https://jagindetroit.com/https://tannerfriedman.com/

Ett forum för den talade kulturessän där samtidens och historiens idéer prövas och möts. ESSÄ: Detta är en text där skribenten reflekterar över ett ämne eller ett verk. Åsikter som uttrycks är skribentens egna. I början av tjugohundratalet stod jag ensam i en mörk kvarterspark i norra München, och stirrade upp mot ett väl upplyst kupolformat fönster på andra sidan. Hustru och barn hade jag lämnat i pensionatsängarna nere vid Leopoldstrasses triumfbåge. Så vad hade väl då jag i en bayersk parkdunge att göra om natten, spionerande in genom andra människors fönster? Bakom dessa rutor levde den svenske poeten Bertil Malmberg under de för honom besvärliga åren 1917 till 1927. Biografierna brukar kalla det en ateljévåning. Det malmbergska hemmet har av slumpen överlevt också nästa världskrig med dess zig-zaggande bombmattor. Vartannat hus står, i ful modern efterkrigsstil, vartannat i gammal skön wilhelminsk och med minnesskylt över Kandinskij eller så. Här bodde Malmberg tillsammans med sin franskfödda flickvän Gabie som han mött på Cabaret Läderlappen. De flesta svenska poeter stannar hemma. Hur hamnade Bertil Malmberg i München, och det mitt under brinnande krig? Torbjörn Kjölstads biografi "Den ensamme resenären" som försöker att vara den kompletta Malmberg-biografin mer antyder än serverar svaren. Malmbergs nationellt sinnade lyrik hade visserligen haft sin publik hos den ännu karolinsk-romantiska svenska högern, men vänsterpressen hade hånat honom av hjärtans lust, som en läspande dandy läspningarna återgivna i pratbubblor som en som yrade om Gud och fosterland. Mellan storstrejk och bondetåg splittrades Sverige, kanske för alltid, i två politiska läger. Även den egna sidan, med Fredrik Böök, vände sig emot honom. Poeten stod ensam kvar med sina tvivel. I självbiografiska tillbakablickar har han vidrört hur han kom att skämmas över de nationalistiska poserna, hur han använt det nationella till att jaga upp sina ord till det rätta patoset, att det var stämningarna och de stora orden som hade attraherat honom, inte deras idémässiga innehåll. Egentligen, påstår jag, tycks det nationella för honom ha handlat om det personliga, om nostalgi för farmoderns herrgård (betald med sågverkspengar), för det gamla Sverige och för gamla människor generellt. Moder Svea är kanske här just en farmor! En nostalgi för årstidsstämningar och lutande alléträd, för biblioteks tunga hyllor i ek, där i kallfuktiga rader ståtar de guldfolierade bokbandens högtidliga ord, med deras förförande trolldomsmakt, ekon av fornstora dagar. Spökar gör familjegodset, som sålts 1902 när han var tretton. Wäija kallat, känt från barndomskildringen "Åke och hans värld". Ja, så här klingar minnets makt, i "Uppgörelse och löfte", diktsamlingen från 1911: Utanför de djupa fönstren rördes trädfantomerna i spöklikt ljus, och i risigt kala kronor hördes svarta slagregns sagorika brus. I det krigsmörka München bjöds frihet. Den gränslösa friheten under krigs- och revolutionstillstånd har andra skrivit om, andra män vill säga, eftersom gatorna blir otrygga för kvinnor. Här har han kärleken till sin blivande hustru, tillåtelsen att sitta hela nätter på natthaket "Brännässlan". Rilke är i stan. München har hela tre litterära salonger, Bruckmanns, Bernsteins samt Pringsheims, Thomas Manns svärföräldrar. Den kommunistiska rådsrepubliken arresterar honom, men pytt pytt, bara för en dag. Under de kommande efterkrigsåren och inflationsåren håller den svenska valutan familjen flytande som en kork, medan krigsinvaliderna haltar och rullar förbi i gatorna. Det värsta väntar dem än, noterar han, "det att glömmas bort". Poeten har upplevt en värld gå under: Och kejsarkronorna, de sönderbrutna, och kejsarmantlarna, de sönderskurna, och kejsarörnarna med fläkta vingar på marken ligga och förtrampas alla. Hemkommen till Sverige först 1927, behåller Bertil Malmberg inte minst som översättare sina kulturella band till Tyskland. Hans sympatier förblir på tysk sida. Att den hårda Versailles-freden var orättvis var en vanlig åsikt och som han kom att behålla helt fram under 30-talet. Man närmar sig redan ett nytt världskrig, men vill inte se det. Nordisk socialdemokrati står fortfarande för nedrustning. När skall en Tysklandsvän förstå att Tyskland blivit ett annat? I sin biografi har Torbjörn Kjölstad likt tidigare skribenter svårigheter, och gör stora ansträngningar, att förstå Malmbergs relation till Tyskland under 30-talet, men verkar att ha svårt att acceptera hur en tid medan den utspelas och uppleves är något annat än när samma tid placeras och sammanfattas i historieskrivning. Att det som en gång stod öppet efteråt ges en sluten och avslutad form. Liksom Heidenstams har Bertil Malmbergs 1930-tal getts i överkant dålig press. Malmberg var alltid anti-nazist och anti-Hitler, varnande för "den blinda rasfanatismen", och får likväl inte godkänt. Varför det? Det har med stilen att göra, hans syn på en intellektuell litterär stil är att den inte fick vara entydig, sade han två saker mot Tyskland kände han att han ville säga en för, och hans ironier bär pokeransikte, vädjande till läsarens intelligens. 1936 gör Malmberg en stor reportageresa i Tyskland, som bland annat ger honom möjlighet att på nytt bo i München några månader. Ungdomsminnena vaknar, båglamporna lyser ännu över Englische Garten, ölstugorna blomstrar av rostgula glas. Artiklarna står först i Dagens Nyheter, där man var intresserad av de kommande olympiska spelen. Men saker hade förändrats, i närheten av München ligger nu Dachau, koncentrationslägret. Malmberg ges en guidad tur, än så länge ligger dödslägren i framtiden, även en svensk fångvårdsanstalt vid denna tid skulle ha verkat skrämmande på en poet. Om Dachau-fångarna skriver han likafullt det lilla han erfar vilket enligt Torbjörn Kjölstad skall leda till vidare tyskt reseförbud att "över dem alla vilade samma fasa... samma fruktansvärt förskrämda intryck: somliga stammade, när man tilltalade dem, andra stötte fram sina svar..." Året efter har han smält reseintrycken. Han varnar i tidskriften Nu, att "det är ett misstag att anse de nordiska folken immuna mot det radikala judehatet", och som föredragshållare på en studentafton i Lund samma år 1937 kallar han Hitler för "en demon från de lägre regionerna". Senare, under kriget, medan de tyska trupperna ännu var på den vinnande sidan, så uppfördes hans Hitler- el. Göring-satir "Excellensen" i Stockholm, tyska diplomater dånar om "en förolämpning mot det tyska riket", och Sveriges utrikesminister Günther får medla igen. Bonniers förlag visar mod och ger ut Excellensen, det är 1942, vid en tysk invasion hade man oavsett stått på listorna. Man kan hålla reservationer vad gäller fel hos människan Bertil Malmberg, men politiska är de inte. Hans poesi kommer att leva vidare, genom dess djupa känsla, även medkänsla, hans gehör för klang, och de metafysiska perspektiv som aldrig varaktigt lånar ut sig till något fast trossystem. En äkta poet påverkas förvisso av sin tid men finner sin symbolik innanför sitt eget väsen. Håkan Sandell, poet Litteratur Torbjörn Kjölstad: Musik: Solo Cello Passion - Doug Maxwell, Media Right Productions https://youtu.be/yMRDC_nFFaQ

Die "West Side Story" ist die Modernisierung von "Romeo und Julia", angepasst auf das New York der 1950er-Jahre. Naheliegend also, die schwierige Liebesgeschichte von Maria und Tony ins Heute zu übertragen. Dass das allerdings nicht ganz einfach ist, zeigt sich bei der Inszenierung am 26. Oktober in Nürnberg.

Aftenen inden USAs præsident Richard Nixon i 1973 tiltrådte præsidentembedet for anden gang og blev hyldet med en gallakoncert, gav dirigenten Leonard Bernstein en alternativ "fredskoncert" i Washington Cathedral. Der var gratis adgang, og 15.000 tilhørere mødte op til koncerten for at høre Haydns Messe i krigstid. Protestbudskabet gik ikke henover hovedet på nogen: Vietnamkrigen - og præsident Nixon - måtte stoppes. Haydn: Missa in tempore belli. Patricia Wells, sopran, Gwendolyn Killebrev, alt, Alan Titus, baryton og Michael Devlin, bas. Norman Scribner Koret og et lejlighedsorkester. Dirigent: Leonard Bernstein. (Optagelse fra Washington, 20. januar 1973). Hør også uddrag af Bernsteins eget protestværk Mass, der er komponeret i samme periode. Vært: Rie Koch. www.dr.dk/p2koncerten (Sendt første gang 3. marts).

Der goldgelbe Schimmer des Bernsteins fasziniert seit Jahrtausenden. Das fossile Baumharz war Zeichen von Luxus und Macht, ist ein beliebter Schmuckstein, Informationsquelle für Paläontologen und Gegenstand von Hollywood-Mythen.

I 1943 sprang den 25-årige dirigent Leonard Bernstein ind som sygeafløser foran New York Filharmonikerne. Der var ikke tid til at holde prøve med orkestret, men koncerten blev en sensation og gav Bernstein hans store gennembrud. Han var til sin død i 1990 USA's største klassiske musiknavn.Hele Bernsteins gennembrudskoncert fra 1943 er bevaret i en optagelse, og vi sender den her for første gang i sin helhed.The Star-Spangled Banner.Schumann: Manfred ouverture.Miklos Rozsa: Tema, variationer og finale.Strauss: Don Quixote.New York Filharmonikerne.Dirigent: Leonard Bernstein.(Koncert i Carnegie Hall 14. november 1943). Vært: Rie Koch. www.dr.dk/p2koncerten (Sendt første gang 21. okotber 2018).

Svenske stjärnskottet Daniel Lozakovich, Sjostakovitj enligt Belcea-kvartetten och brittiska vaggvisor för vuxna. Dessutom debatterar vi Leonard Bernsteins mässa och träffar hans levnadstecknare. Veckans skivor: SHOSTAKOVICH Stråkkvartett nr 3 och pianokvintett Belcea-kvartetten Piotr Anderszewski, piano Alpha 360 Betyg: 5. Toppnotering och en totalfemma från panelen! DANIEL LOZAKOVICH Violinkonsert 1 och 2 och partita nr 2 av Johann Sebastian Bach Daniel Lozakovich, violin Bayerska radios kammarorkester i München Deutsche Grammophon 4799372 Betyg: 3. COME TO ME IN MY DREAMS Sånger av bland andra Benjamin Britten, Frank Bridge och John Ireland Dame Sarah Connolly, mezzosopran Joseph Middleton, piano Chandos Chan 10944 Betyg: 3. LEONARD BERNSTEIN - MASS Teaterstycke för sångare, musiker och dansare The Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin, dirigent Kevin Vortmann, tenor Deutsche Grammophon 4835009 Betyg: 4. Musikrevyn möter: Humphrey Burton Den brittiske tv-producenten Humphrey Burton har skrivit den stora biografin om tonsättar- och dirigentlegenden Leonard Bernstein. Som konsertregissör arbetade han nära Leonard Bernstein i många år. Vi träffar Humphrey Burton i London och berättar historien om Mr. Musics liv och gärning. Ett reportage av Albert Ehrnrooth. Johans bästa: "Den mest omistliga av alla Bernsteinhyllningar i år": Bernstein: The 3 Symphonies (2018) Santa Cecilia-akademiens symfoniorkester i Rom Dirigent: Antonio Pappano Warner Classics Andra i programmet nämnda eller rekommenderade inspelningar: Borodin-kvartettens inspelningar av Sjostakovitjs stråkkvartetter från 1960-talet. Baltimore symfoniorkesters inspelning av Leonard Bernsteins "Mass" under ledning av Marin Alsop och med Jubilant Sykes i huvudrollen. Inspelad 2008 och utgiven på Naxos.

Bernsteins "Wonderful Town" strotz vor schmissigen Rhythmen, lockerem Flair und tollen Melodien. Simon Rattle kitzelt all das wie selbstverständlich heraus aus seinem London Symphony Orchestra. "Ein Musical, das man sofort mögen muss, wenn man nur ein bisschen New-York-verliebt und Leonard-Bernstein-Fan ist", sagt Annika Täuschel.

Komponisten og dirigenten Leonard Bernstein var en "larger than life"-personlighed, der satte den klassiske musik på den offentlige dagsorden i det 20. århundrede. Ensemble MidtVest fejrer 100-året for Bernsteins fødsel med hans klavertrio, der emmer af ungdommelig eventyrlyst. Her er den unge Bernsteins musik i selskab med to andre musikalske ungdomsgenier: Mendelssohn og Erich Wolfgang Korngold, der begge i en tidlig alder komponerede teatermusik. Bernstein: Klavertrio. Mendelssohn: Harmoniemusik fra En skærsommernatsdrøm, arr. for blæserkvintet. Korngold: Suite fra Much ado about nothing. Penderecki: Sekstet. (Heart i Herning 22. februar). Vært: Rie Koch. www.dr.dk/p2koncerten

Seit März tourt die Compagnie des Choreographen Joey McKneely mit Bernsteins "West Side Story" um die Welt. Einer von insgesamt 14 Spielorten war Frankfurt. BR-KLASSIK wirft einen Blick hinter die Kulissen der Produktion.

Tune in to TMI as we welcome Aaron Bernstein and find out why this local eating spot has been around for over 30 years and talk to Cam Talbot and Tammy Rocke from Close Company restaurant.

Leonard Bernsteins Sensationsdebüt in der Carnegie Hall

Jeanne Pepper Bernstein is the mother Blaze Bernstein. On January 10, 2018, 19-year-old University of Pennsylvania sophomore Blaze Bernstein was found dead in a park in Orange County, California, eight days after having been reported missing. He was visiting his family in Lake Forest, California, when he was killed. Two days later, one of Blaze's former high school classmates and a member of neo-Nazi terrorist group Atomwaffen Division was arrested and charged with murdering him. Because Blaze was both openly gay and Jewish, authorities declared that he was a victim of a hate crime. You can watch a complete 48 Hours episode on the crime, but our focus with Jeanne was to get to know Blaze and understand the family's effort to honor his memory through the Blaze Bernstein Memorial Fund and a pay-it-forward movement called BlazeItForward.In This Episode, You Will Learn:How the Bernsteins have coped with their loss.Jeanne's thoughts on faith in light of Blaze's death.How people have tried to make sense of his death in ways that have been painful to the family.The ways that Blaze's legacy is living on and how you can participate.Free Five-Minute Meditations:InspoRising.com/FiveMinutesConnect with Jeanne:BlazeBernstein.orgBlaze Bernstein Memorial FundBlaze Bernstein ObituaryBlazeItForward (Facebook Group)Instagram (Jeanne)Twitter (Jeanne)Orangewood FoundationBlaze Bernstein Murder: Was an Ivy League Student Slain in the Name of Hate? (48 Hours episode)PFLAG Don’t Miss A Single Episode:Subscribe on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, or Google Music.Leave a quick review on any of the podcast apps to tell people what you think about the show.Take a screenshot of the podcast and post it on Instagram or Instagram Stories. Tag us @insporising. We’ll repost and give you a shoutout!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/inspiration-rising/donations