“Kresta in the Afternoon” – March 24, 2015 – Hour 1
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+ A Celebration of Peace through Music
- Description: A Celebration of Peace through Music is a special televised concert created by Sir Gilbert Levine that took place in Washington, D.C. last year. The concert featured the Krakow Philharmonic Choir, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s and the Choral Arts Society of Washington. Sir Levine led a moving multicultural tribute to three great spiritual leaders of our time: Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI and Francis. The concert will be reaired this spring on radio and TV. Sir Levine joins us to talk about the concert and his life as “the Pope’s Maestro.”
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Sir Gilbert Levine
Sir Gilbert Levine was close friends with John Paul II for 17 years and is known as the Pope’s Maestro. He has conducted orchestra’s in some of the world’s greatest concert halls. He is Knight-Commander of the Equestrian Order of St Gregory the Great, the highest pontifical honor given to a non-ecclesiastical musician since Mozart. He has received Krakow’s Millennium Gold Medallion in 2000 and was bestowed Silver Star of St Gregory by Benedict XVI. Sir Gilbert Levine created Music for the Spirit series with Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and has led the PBS concert debuts of several orchestras including the London Philharmonic, the Royal Philharmonic, the Pittsburgh Symphony and the WDR Symphony Orchestra.
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The Pope's Maestro
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The Pope's Maestro
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- The Pope and his Jewish maestro (http://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-pope-and-his-jewish-maestro/)
- 'Pope's maestro' to conduct Washington concert to mark canonizations (http://ncronline.org/news/art-media/popes-maestro-conduct-washington-concert-mark-canonizations)
- The Jewish Conductor and the Polish Pope (http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304518704579521591597022058)
- Canonization celebration: Gilbert Levine and the spirit of music (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/style/wp/2014/05/05/canonization-celebration-gilbert-levine-and-the-spirit-of-music/)
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