Leonard Bernstein
Sound
Born: August 25, 1918 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Died: October 14, 1990 (aged 72)
Highest Rated
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".
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Movies (29)
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
Conductor
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
Conductor
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem
Conductor
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
Conductor
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
Conductor
Brahms The Piano Concertos
Conductor
Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
Conductor
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
1992
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
Conductor
Bernstein conducts Bernstein
Conductor
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
Conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
(archival footage)
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral
1973
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
Conductor
Beethoven Fidelio
Conductor
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein
Conductor
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
Conductor
The Creative Performer
1960
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
1993
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
2008
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli
Conductor
Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
2006
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
dirigent
Candide
Commentator
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
Conductor
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor
Satchmo the Great
1957
Bernstein's Mahler
2010
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
1988
TV Shows (3)
Self / Appearances (60)
Great Performances
Self · 3 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient · 1 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · 1 eps
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · 2 eps
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · 1 eps
Startime
Self · 1 eps
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Beatles '64
Self (archive footage)
Clive James' Postcard from
Self · 1 eps
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Self / Narrator
20th Century Greats
Self (archive footage) · 4 eps
Bernstein/Beethoven
Self · 11 eps
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Self · 1 eps
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
Himself
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
Self - Conductor
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
Self
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
Self (archive footage)
Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
self
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
Himself
Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades
self
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
Self / Conductor
Mozart: Requiem
Self - conductor
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
Self - Interviewee
Rostropovich Life & Art
Self - Conductor
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 39 - Leonard Bernstein
Self - Pianist and Conductor
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Self (archival footage)
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
Self
Glenn Gould: Extasis
Self (archival footage)
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
Self (archive footage)
Bernstein's Wall
Self (archive footage)
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
Self - Conductor
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Himself
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
Himself
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
Himself
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
Self
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Self (archive footage)
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
Himself
The Making Of West Side Story
Self / Conductor
Ode to Freedom
Self / Conductor
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Self
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
Himself
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Self - Conductor
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
Self - Conductor
Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Self / Conductor / Pianist
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
Self (conductor and commentator)
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
Himself
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
Self / Conductor
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Self - Conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
Himself
West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein
himself
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
Himself
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius
Self - Conductor
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
Himself
Bernstein in Japan
Self - Conductor
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
Himself
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
Self
Upcoming (5)
Writing (18)
West Side Story
Musical
Startime
Writer
On the Town
Musical
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Writer
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
Writer
West Side Story
Musical
Leonard Bernstein's Mass
Writer
Candide
Lyricist
Trouble in Tahiti
Writer
Candide
Writer
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
Writer
Trouble in Tahiti
Writer
Candide
Lyricist
Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City
Writer
The Creative Performer
Writer
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Lyricist
Candide
Writer
Candide
Lyricist
Other Crew (52)
West Side Story
Songs
West Side Story
Original Music Composer
On the Waterfront
Original Music Composer
Maestro
Music
West Side Story
Original Music Composer
On the Town
Songs
On the Town
Music
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
Presenter
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
Creator
Copland, Bernstein
Original Music Composer
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Musician
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
Conductor
The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend
Original Music Composer
The Lark
Original Music Composer
The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai
Original Music Composer
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
Creator
Contender: Mastering the Method
Music
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
Music
Leonard Bernstein Mass
Music
Candide
Music
Leonard Bernstein's Mass
Music
Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie
Original Music Composer
Trouble in Tahiti
Music
Concerto per Milano 2026 - Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin
Original Music Composer
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2
Original Music Composer
OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod
Original Music Composer
On the Town
Music
Wonderful Town
Songs
Wonderful Town
Music
New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève
Original Music Composer
Candide
Songs
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Songs
P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels
Original Music Composer
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
Original Music Composer
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
Music Director
Trouble in Tahiti
Conductor
Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris
Compositor
Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris
Songs
The Making Of West Side Story
Music
Candide
Music
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
Music
OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna
Original Music Composer
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
Conductor
Trouble in Tahiti
Music
Candide
Music
Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde
Conductor
Wonderful Town
Original Music Composer
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music
Original Music Composer
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
Conductor
Candide
Music
Wonderful Town
Original Music Composer
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
Original Music Composer