Musicians & Bernstein

Musicians & Bernstein

Ruth’s love for music came from her mother who had toured the country with a vaudeville trio and taught piano. As a teenager, Orkin worked at the Hollywood Bowl selling programs. In the late 1940’s she wrote to the Boston Symphony Orchestra to see if they would allow her to photograph them at Tanglewood over the summer, they said they didn’t need anyone. She went anyway and spent several summers at Tanglewood in Massachusetts. She also photographed the New York Philharmonic at Lewisohn Stadium at City College where they used to rehearse and give concerts over the summer. Orkin captured some of the greatest musicians and composers of our time including: Marian Anderson; Leonard Bernstein; Benjamin Britten; Aaron Copland; Jascha Heifitz, William Kapell; Serge Koussevitzky; Dimitri Mitropoulos; Arthur Rubinstein; Isaac Stern and many others.

: Marion Anderson and Bernstein, Lewisohn Stadium, NYC, 1947

: Bernstein in Greenroom, Carnegie Hall, NYC, 1950

: William Kapell with Bernstein, Lewisohn Stadium, NYC 1947

: Bernstein at Piano, Lewisohn Stadium, NYC, 1947

: Bernstein saying “shh,” Lewisohn Stadium,NYC, 1947

: Bernstein conducting at Lewisohn Stadium, NYC, 1947

: Bernstein and Koussevitzky, Tanglewood, 1947

: Bernstein at Piano, Lewisohn Stadium, NYC, 1947

: Bernstein pensive, Tanglewood, MA, 1948

: Bernstein with NYC Symphony, 1945

: Copland, Bernstein, Koussevitzky, Tanglewood, 1948

: Marc Blitzstein, Leonard Bernstein, Tanglewood, 1947

: Bernstein singing, Tanglewood, 1948

: Marian Anderson and Bernstein, Lewisohn Stadium, NYC, 1947

: Bernstein and Koussevitzky, Tanglewood, 1947

: Signed Photo, Bernstein, Corsini, Britten, Copland, Koussevitzky

: Jascha Heifetz, Tanglewood. 1948

: Isaac Stern with Pierre Monteaux, Lewisohn Stadium, NYC, 1947

: Arthur Rubinstein and Pierre Monteux, Tanglewood, MA.

: Dimitri Mitropoulos, Tanglewood, MA, 1948

: Hazel Scott at Lewisohn Stadium, NYC, 1947

: Peter Grimes Premiere, Koussevitzky and Britten, Tanglewood, MA.

: Peter Grimes Premiere, Tanglewood, MA.

: Peter Grimes Premiere,Benjamin Britten and W.H. Auden