Leonard Bernstein

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

95

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-08-25

Day of death

1990-10-14 (72 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

  • Great Performances

    Great Performances

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

  • The Kennedy Center Honors

    The Kennedy Center Honors

  • Candide

    Candide

  • Das Sonntagskonzert

    Das Sonntagskonzert

  • Bernstein conducts Bernstein

    Bernstein conducts Bernstein

  • Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

    Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

  • Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

    Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

  • Clive James' Postcard from

    Clive James' Postcard from

  • Rostropovich Life & Art

    Rostropovich Life & Art

  • New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

    New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

  • Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

    Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

  • King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

    King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

  • Beatles '64

    Beatles '64

  • The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

    The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

  • Glenn Gould: Extasis

    Glenn Gould: Extasis

  • Bernstein's Wall

    Bernstein's Wall

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • 20th Century Greats

    20th Century Greats

  • Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

    Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

  • The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

    The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

  • The Only Girl in the Orchestra

    The Only Girl in the Orchestra

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

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

  • Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

    Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

  • Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

    Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

  • Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

    Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

  • Mozart: Requiem

    Mozart: Requiem

  • Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

  • Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

    Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

  • West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

    West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

  • Tanglewood: A Place for Music

    Tanglewood: A Place for Music

  • The Creative Performer

    The Creative Performer

  • The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

    The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

  • Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

    Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

  • Brahms The Piano Concertos

    Brahms The Piano Concertos

  • Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

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

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

  • Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

  • Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius

    Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius

  • Karajan: Beauty As I See It

    Karajan: Beauty As I See It

  • Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

    Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

  • The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

    The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

  • Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

    Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

  • Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

    Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

  • The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

    The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

  • Debussy, Images pour orchestre

    Debussy, Images pour orchestre

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

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

  • Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann

    Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann

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

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

  • Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

    Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

  • Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

    Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

  • Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

    Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

  • Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

    Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

  • Beethoven Fidelio

    Beethoven Fidelio

  • The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

    The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

  • The Making Of West Side Story

    The Making Of West Side Story

  • Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life

    Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life

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

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

  • The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

    The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

  • Ode to Freedom

    Ode to Freedom

  • Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

    Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

  • Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

  • Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach

    Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach

  • Bernstein in Japan

    Bernstein in Japan

  • Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli

    Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli

  • The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

    The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

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

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

  • Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

    Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

  • Satchmo the Great

    Satchmo the Great

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

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

  • Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

    Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

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

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

  • Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades

    Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades

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

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

  • The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

    The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

  • Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives

    Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives

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

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

  • Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

    Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

  • Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

    Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

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

    Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

  • Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor

    Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor

  • Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

    Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

  • Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein

    Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein

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

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

  • West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein

    West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein

  • Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

    Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

  • Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

    Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

  • Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

    Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

  • Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

    Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

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

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

  • Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

    Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem