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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-08-25 (106 years old)

Place of Birth

Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Leonard Bernstein

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".

Known For

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West Side Story

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West Side Story

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Maestro

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On the Waterfront

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On the Town

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On the Town

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West Side Story

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West Side Story

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Wonderful Town

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Wonderful Town

Acting

2024

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity as Self (archive footage)

Beatles '64 as Self (archive footage)

2023

The Only Girl in the Orchestra as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed as Self (Archive Footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self (archive footage)

2021

Bernstein's Wall as Self (archive footage)

2018

West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein as himself

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided as self

2016

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self

Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life as Himself

2013

Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades as self

2012

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius as Self - Conductor

2009

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould as Self (archival footage)

2008

Karajan: Beauty As I See It as Self (archive footage)

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

2007

Mozart: Requiem as Self - conductor

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 as Himself

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

Rostropovich Life & Art as Self - Conductor

Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann as Self - Conductor

2006

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

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

2005

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

2004

20th Century Greats as Self (archive footage)

1998

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note as (archival footage)

1993

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past as Self (archive footage)

Glenn Gould: Extasis as Self (archival footage)

1992

Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

Bernstein in Japan as Self - Conductor

1991

Debussy, Images pour orchestre as dirigent

Candide as Commentator

1989

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide as Self - Conductor

1988

Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

1985

The Making Of West Side Story as Self / Conductor

Tanglewood: A Place for Music as Self

Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor as Self

Night of 100 Stars II as Self

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

1984

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli as dirigent

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies as Himself

Brahms The Piano Concertos as Conductor

1983

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala as Self - Conductor

1979

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… as Himself

1978

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections as Self

Beethoven Fidelio as Conductor

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures as Conductor

The Kennedy Center Honors as Self

1977

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach as dirigent

Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 as Self / Conductor

1976

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology as Himself

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax as Himself

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics as Himself

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity as Himself

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis as Himself

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth as Himself

Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives as Himself

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 as Conductor

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal as Self - Conductor

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein as Presenter

1975

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 as Self

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 as Self - Conductor

1973

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 as Self - Conductor

1972

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction as Self (conductor and commentator)

Le Grand Échiquier as Self

1971

Great Performances as Self

1970

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony as Self / Conductor

Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein as Self / Narrator

Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major as Self / Conductor / Pianist

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)

1969

Das Sonntagskonzert as Self

1967

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution as Self

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution as Self

1966

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti as Self - Interviewee

1960

The Creative Performer

1958

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

1957

Satchmo the Great

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Recipient

1952

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show as Self

BAMBI Awards as Self

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Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein as Director

What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4)

Sound

2024

Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in Paris as Songs

2023

Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023 as Music

Maestro as Music

2021

West Side Story as Songs

West Side Story as Original Music Composer

2020

Chita: A Legendary Celebration as Songs

Mass as Music

2018

Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 as Original Music Composer

BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town as Original Music Composer

Trouble in Tahiti as Music

Wonderful Town as Music

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway as Music

2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5 as Conductor

2007

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos as Music Director

Candide as Music

2005

Candide as Songs

2003

Leonard Bernstein: Candide as Music

2002

Wonderful Town as Music

2001

Trouble in Tahiti as Music

Contender: Mastering the Method as Music

1993

On the Town as Music

1991

Candide as Music

1989

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide as Conductor

1988

Candide as Music

1986

Beyond Picasso as Music

Candide as Music

A Quiet Place as Conductor

A Quiet Place as Music

1985

The Making Of West Side Story as Music

1981

Leonard Bernstein's Mass as Music

1978

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections as Original Music Composer

1973

Trouble in Tahiti as Conductor

1970

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

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

1968

Čas slunce a růží as Music

1961

West Side Story as Original Music Composer

West Side Story as Songs

1958

Wonderful Town as Music

Wonderful Town as Songs

1954

On the Waterfront as Original Music Composer

1949

On the Town as Songs

On the Town as Music

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Candide as Music

Writing

2007

Candide as Writer

2005

Candide as Lyricist

2004

Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City as Writer

2002

Wonderful Town as Musical

2001

Trouble in Tahiti as Writer

1991

Candide as Lyricist

Candide as Writer

1989

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide as Lyricist

1986

Candide as Writer

1981

Leonard Bernstein's Mass as Writer

1976

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein as Writer

1973

Trouble in Tahiti as Writer

1970

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

1967

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution as Writer

1960

The Creative Performer as Writer

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Candide as Lyricist

What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4) as Writer

Crew

2024

Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies as Compositor

Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in Paris as Compositor

1958

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts as Presenter

Creator

1976

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein as Creator

1958

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts as Creator