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Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

1918–1990 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, pianist, music educator, author, and lifelong humanitarian. He was one of the most significant American cultural personalities of the 20th century. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history".

Sound 47

2020s

  1. 2028

    National Theatre Live: West Side Story

    Music

  2. 2026

    Concerto per Milano 2026 - Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin

    Original Music Composer

  3. Bernstein's Wall

    Songs

  4. 2025

    The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music

    Original Music Composer

  5. OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna

    Original Music Composer

  6. 2024

    The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend

    Original Music Composer

  7. Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris

    Songs

  8. P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels

    Original Music Composer

  9. 2023

    New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève

    Original Music Composer

  10. Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023

    Music

  11. Candide

    Music

  12. Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie

    Original Music Composer

  13. 2022

    OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod

    Original Music Composer

  14. 2021
  15. 2020

    Chita: A Legendary Celebration

    Songs

  16. Leonard Bernstein Mass

    Music

2010s

  1. 2018

    Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2

    Original Music Composer

  2. BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town

    Original Music Composer

  3. Trouble in Tahiti

    Music

  4. New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway

    Music

  5. Wonderful Town

    Original Music Composer

  6. 2017

    The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai

    Original Music Composer

  7. 2014

    Copland, Bernstein

    Original Music Composer

2000s

  1. 2007

    Beethoven: The Piano Concertos

    Music Director

  2. 2006

    Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

    Conductor

  3. 2005

    Candide

    Songs

  4. 2002

    Wonderful Town

    Original Music Composer

  5. 2001

    Contender: Mastering the Method

    Music

  6. Trouble in Tahiti

    Music

1990s

  1. 1993

    On the Town

    Music

  2. 1991

    Candide

    Music

1980s

  1. 1989

    Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    Conductor

  2. 1988

    Candide

    Music

  3. 1986

    Candide

    Music

  4. 1985

    The Making Of West Side Story

    Music

  5. 1981

    Leonard Bernstein's Mass

    Music

  6. Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde

    Conductor

1970s

  1. 1978

    Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

    Original Music Composer

  2. 1973

    Trouble in Tahiti

    Conductor

  3. 1970

    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

    Musician, Conductor

1950s

  1. 1958

    Wonderful Town

    Songs, Music

  2. 1957

    The Lark

    Original Music Composer

  3. 1954

No release date

  1. Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin

    Original Music Composer

Acted in 34

2010s

  1. 2012

    Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli

    Conductor

  2. 2010

    Bernstein's Mahler

    Movie

  3. Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker

    Conductor

2000s

  1. 2009

    Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

    Conductor

  2. 2008

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    Conductor

  3. Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

    Conductor

  4. Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

    Conductor

  5. Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

    Conductor

  6. Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

    Movie

  7. Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

    Conductor

  8. Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture

    Conductor

  9. 2006

    Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate

    Conductor

  10. Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

    Conductor

  11. Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

    Conductor

  12. Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

    Movie

  13. 2005

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde

    Conductor

1990s

  1. 1998
  2. 1993

    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

    Movie

  3. 1992

    Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

    Movie

  4. 1991

    Candide

    Commentator

1980s

  1. 1988

    Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

    Movie

  2. 1984

    Brahms The Piano Concertos

    Conductor

  3. Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli

    dirigent

1970s

  1. 1978

    Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

    Conductor

  2. Beethoven Fidelio

    Conductor

  3. 1976

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

    Conductor

  4. The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

    Presenter · 6 episodes

  5. 1973

    Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral

    Movie

1960s

  1. 1960

    The Creative Performer

    Movie

1950s

  1. 1958

    New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

    TV

  2. 1957

    Satchmo the Great

    Movie

  3. 1952

No release date

  1. Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

    Movie

  2. Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein

    Movie

Wrote 18

2020s

  1. 2026

    Bernstein's Wall

    Original Concept

  2. 2025

    West Side Story

    Musical

  3. 2023

    Candide

    Lyricist

  4. 2021

2000s

  1. 2005

    Candide

    Lyricist

  2. 2004

    Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City

    Writer

  3. 2001

    Trouble in Tahiti

    Writer

1990s

  1. 1991

    Candide

    Writer, Lyricist

1980s

  1. 1989

    Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    Lyricist

  2. 1986

    Candide

    Writer

  3. 1981

    Leonard Bernstein's Mass

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1976

    The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

    Writer

  2. 1973

    Trouble in Tahiti

    Writer

  3. 1970

    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

    Writer

1960s

  1. 1967

    Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

    Writer

  2. 1960

    The Creative Performer

    Writer

Other crew 2

2020s

  1. 2024

    Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris

    Compositor

1950s

  1. 1958

    New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

    Presenter

Created 2

1970s

  1. 1976

    The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

    Creator

1950s

  1. 1958

    New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

    Creator

Appearances61

2020s

  1. 2026

    Bernstein's Wall

    Self (archive footage)

  2. 2024
  3. Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

    Self (archive footage)

  4. 2023
  5. 2022

2010s

  1. 2018

    West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein

    himself

  2. 2016

    West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

    Self

  3. Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life

    Himself

  4. 2013

    Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades

    self

  5. 2012

    Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius

    Self - Conductor

2000s

  1. 2009

    Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

    Self (archival footage)

  2. 2008

    Karajan: Beauty As I See It

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 2007

    Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2

    Himself

  4. Rostropovich Life & Art

    Self - Conductor

  5. Mozart: Requiem

    Self - conductor

  6. Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

    Himself

  7. 2006

    Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 39 - Leonard Bernstein

    Self - Pianist and Conductor

  8. 2004

1990s

  1. 1993

    Glenn Gould: Extasis

    Self (archival footage)

  2. The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

    Self (archive footage)

  3. 1992

    Bernstein in Japan

    Self - Conductor

1980s

  1. 1989

    Ode to Freedom

    Self / Conductor

  2. Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    Self - Conductor

  3. 1985

    The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein

    Self

  4. The Making Of West Side Story

    Self / Conductor

  5. Night of 100 Stars II

    Self

  6. 1984

    Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

    Himself

  7. 1983

    The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

    Self - Conductor

  8. 1982

    Bernstein/Beethoven

    Self · 11 episodes

1970s

  1. 1979

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Himself

  2. 1978
  3. Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

    Self

  4. 1977

    Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2

    Self / Conductor

  5. 1976

    Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

    Self - Conductor

  6. The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

    Himself

  7. The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

    Himself

  8. The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

    Himself

  9. The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

    Himself

  10. The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

    Himself

  11. Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives

    Himself

  12. 1975

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

    Self

  13. Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

    Self - Conductor

  14. 1973

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

    Self - Conductor

  15. 1972
  16. Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

    Self (conductor and commentator)

  17. 1971
  18. 1970

    Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein

    Self / Narrator

  19. Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major

    Self / Conductor / Pianist

  20. Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

    Self / Conductor

1960s

  1. 1967

    Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

    Self

  2. Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

    Self · 1 episode

  3. 1966

    Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

    Self - Interviewee

No release date

  1. Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

    Self (conductor)