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Known For

Sound

Known Credits

162

Gender

Male

Birthday

1918-08-25

Day of Death

1990-10-14 (72 years old)

Place of Birth

Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Louis Bernstein

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

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

The Making Of West Side Story

The Making Of West Side Story

The Creative Performer

The Creative Performer

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

Beethoven Fidelio

Beethoven Fidelio

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

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

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

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

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

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

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

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

Acting

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

1967

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

as

Self

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli

1984

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli

as

dirigent

West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein

2018

West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein

as

himself

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

1976

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

as

Himself

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

1976

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

as

Himself

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

1976

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

as

Himself

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

1976

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

as

Himself

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

1976

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

as

Himself

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

1976

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

as

Himself

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

2022

All the Beauty and the Bloodshed

as

Self (Archive Footage)

The Making Of West Side Story

1985

The Making Of West Side Story

as

Self / Conductor

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

1978

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

as

Self

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach

1977

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach

as

dirigent

Debussy, Images pour orchestre

1991

Debussy, Images pour orchestre

as

dirigent

Satchmo the Great

1957

Satchmo the Great

as

Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives

1976

Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives

as

Himself

Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

as

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

1979

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

as

Himself

The Creative Performer

1960

The Creative Performer

as

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

1998

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

as

(archival footage)

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

1989

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

as

Self - Conductor

Mozart: Requiem

2007

Mozart: Requiem

as

Self - conductor

Tanglewood: A Place for Music

1985

Tanglewood: A Place for Music

as

Self

Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor

1985

Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor

as

Self

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as

Self (archive footage)

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as

Self

Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

as

Beethoven Fidelio

1978

Beethoven Fidelio

as

Conductor

Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein

Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein

as

Director

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

2024

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

as

Self (archive footage)

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

2016

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

as

Self

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

1966

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

as

Self - Interviewee

Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

1992

Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

as

Candide

1991

Candide

as

Commentator

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

2006

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

as

Karajan: Beauty As I See It

2008

Karajan: Beauty As I See It

as

Self (archive footage)

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

1993

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

as

Self (archive footage)

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

as

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

2007

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

as

Himself

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

2007

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

as

Himself

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

1984

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

as

Himself

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

2006

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

as

Conductor

Rostropovich Life & Art

2007

Rostropovich Life & Art

as

Self - Conductor

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

1976

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

as

Conductor

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

1976

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

as

Self - Conductor

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

1973

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

as

Self - Conductor

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

2005

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

as

Conductor

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

1983

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

as

Self - Conductor

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

1975

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

as

Self

Brahms The Piano Concertos

1984

Brahms The Piano Concertos

as

Conductor

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

1985

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

as

Self

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

1975

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

as

Self - Conductor

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

1978

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

as

Conductor

Ode to Freedom

1989

Ode to Freedom

as

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

1970

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

as

Self / Narrator

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

1970

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

as

Self / Conductor

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

1977

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

as

Self / Conductor

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

1970

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

as

Self / Conductor / Pianist

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as

Self (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life

2016

Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life

as

Himself

Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann

2007

Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann

as

Self - Conductor

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

2009

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

as

Self (archival footage)

Glenn Gould: Extasis

1993

Glenn Gould: Extasis

as

Self (archival footage)

Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

1988

Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

as

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

1972

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

as

Self (conductor and commentator)

Bernstein's Wall

2021

Bernstein's Wall

as

Self (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

2018

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

as

self

Beatles '64

2024

Beatles '64

as

Self (archive footage)

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

2023

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

as

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades

2013

Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades

as

self

Bernstein in Japan

1992

Bernstein in Japan

as

Self - Conductor

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius

2012

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius

as

Self - Conductor

Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

2008

Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

as

Conductor

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

2012

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

as

Conductor

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

2010

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

as

Conductor

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

as

Conductor

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

as

Conductor

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

2008

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

as

Conductor

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

2006

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

as

Conductor

Bernstein conducts Bernstein

2008

Bernstein conducts Bernstein

as

Conductor

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

2009

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

as

Conductor

Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

2008

Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

as

Conductor

Omnibus

Omnibus

as

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

as

Self

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

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

as

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

as

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

as

Self

Bambi-Verleihung

Bambi-Verleihung

as

Self

Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as

Self - Recipient

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

as

Presenter

20th Century Greats

20th Century Greats

as

Self (archive footage)

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

as

Self

Das Sonntagskonzert

Das Sonntagskonzert

as

Self

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self

Production

Crew

Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies

2024

Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies

as

Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in Paris

2024

Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in Paris

as

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

as

Directing