At the Curtis Institute in Philadelphia (after graduating from Harvard, at 20, with honors), Bernstein was the most gifted pupil of the great Fritz Reiner.

• 伯恩斯坦在费城的柯蒂斯音乐学院（20岁从哈佛大学以优秀成绩毕业后）是伟大的弗里茨·赖纳最有才气的学生。