On November 23 , 1963 , the day after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy , Leonard Bernstein conducted the New York Philharmonic and the Schola Cantorum of New York in a nationally televised memorial featuring the " Resurrection Symphony " by Gustav Mahler . This was the first televised performance of the complete symphony . Mahler 's music had never been performed for such an event , and since the tribute to JFK , Mahler symphonies have become part of the Philharmonic 's standard repertoire for national mourning
assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
Leonard Bernstein