#Couples

A power struggle within the Chicago chapter of the John Reed Club had led to the dissolution of the club’s leadership; Wright was told he had the support of the club’s party members if he was willing to join the party. Bernstein also met the conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos at the time. Although he never taught Bernstein, Mitropoulos’s charisma and power as a musician was a major influence on Bernstein’s eventual decision to take up conducting. [Read More]