Leonard Bernstein
Known For
Sound
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 25, 1918 (108 years old)
Place of Birth
Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
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
| 2024 | Beethoven's Nine: Ode to HumanitySelf (archive footage) | |
| 2024 | Beatles '64Self (archive footage) | |
| 2023 | The Only Girl in the OrchestraSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| 2022 | Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2021 | Bernstein's WallSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2018 | West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernsteinhimself | |
| 2018 | Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Dividedself | |
| 2017 | JFK: The Lost Inaugural GalaSelf | |
| 2016 | West Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicSelf | |
| 2016 | Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than LifeHimself | |
| 2013 | Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decadesself | |
| 2012 | Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & SibeliusSelf - Conductor | |
| 2012 | Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore BelliConductor | |
| 2010 | Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener PhilharmonikerConductor | |
| 2010 | Bernstein's Mahler | |
| 2009 | Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn GouldSelf (archival footage) | |
| 2009 | Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)Conductor | |
| 2008 | Karajan: Beauty As I See ItSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2008 | Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9 | |
| 2008 | Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard BernsteinConductor | |
| 2008 | Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5Conductor | |
| 2008 | Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7Conductor | |
| 2008 | Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred OvertureConductor | |
| 2008 | Bernstein conducts BernsteinConductor | |
| 2008 | Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1Conductor | |
| 2007 | Mozart: RequiemSelf - conductor | |
| 2007 | Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5Himself | |
| 2007 | Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2Himself | |
| 2007 | Rostropovich Life & ArtSelf - Conductor | |
| 2007 | Cello Concertos Haydn and SchumannSelf - Conductor | |
| 2006 | Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts | |
| 2006 | Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate JubilateConductor | |
| 2006 | Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz RequiemConductor | |
| 2006 | Bernstein in London: Verdi RequiemConductor | |
| 2005 | Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der ErdeConductor | |
| 2004 | 20th Century GreatsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1998 | Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note(archival footage) | |
| 1993 | The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the PastSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1993 | Glenn Gould: ExtasisSelf (archival footage) | |
| 1992 | Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky | |
| 1992 | Bernstein in JapanSelf - Conductor | |
| 1991 | Debussy, Images pour orchestredirigent | |
| 1991 | CandideCommentator | |
| 1989 | Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - CandideSelf - Conductor | |
| 1989 | Ode to FreedomSelf / Conductor | |
| 1989 | Clive James' Postcard fromSelf | |
| 1988 | Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal | |
| 1985 | The Making Of West Side StorySelf / Conductor | |
| 1985 | Tanglewood: A Place for MusicSelf | |
| 1985 | Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductorSelf | |
| 1985 | Night of 100 Stars IISelf | |
| 1985 | The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard BernsteinSelf | |
| 1984 | Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore bellidirigent | |
| 1984 | Bernstein Brahms SymphoniesHimself | |
| 1984 | Brahms The Piano ConcertosConductor | |
| 1983 | The Metropolitan Opera Centennial GalaSelf - Conductor | |
| 1982 | Bernstein/BeethovenSelf | |
| 1979 | Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…Himself | |
| 1978 | Leonard Bernstein: ReflectionsSelf | |
| 1978 | Beethoven FidelioConductor | |
| 1978 | Bernstein Beethoven OverturesConductor | |
| 1978 | The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf | |
| 1977 | Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bachdirigent | |
| 1977 | Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2Self / Conductor | |
| 1976 | The Unanswered Question I : Musical PhonologyHimself | |
| 1976 | The Unanswered Question II : Musical SyntaxHimself | |
| 1976 | The Unanswered Question III : Musical SemanticsHimself | |
| 1976 | The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of AmbiguityHimself | |
| 1976 | The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century CrisisHimself | |
| 1976 | The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of EarthHimself | |
| 1976 | Bernstein Gerhswin & IvesHimself | |
| 1976 | Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6Conductor | |
| 1976 | Bernstein Mahler RehearsalSelf - Conductor | |
| 1976 | The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard BernsteinPresenter | |
| 1975 | Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8Self | |
| 1975 | Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5Self - Conductor | |
| 1973 | Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3Self - Conductor | |
| 1973 | Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral | |
| 1972 | Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal IntroductionSelf (conductor and commentator) | |
| 1972 | Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf | |
| 1971 | Great PerformancesSelf | |
| 1970 | Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard BernsteinSelf / Narrator | |
| 1970 | Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth SymphonySelf / Conductor | |
| 1970 | Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C MajorSelf / Conductor / Pianist | |
| 1970 | King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisSelf (archive footage) | |
| 1969 | Das SonntagskonzertSelf | |
| 1967 | Inside Pop: The Rock RevolutionSelf | |
| 1967 | Inside Pop: The Rock RevolutionSelf | |
| 1966 | Man of Three Worlds: Luchino ViscontiSelf - Interviewee | |
| 1960 | The Creative Performer | |
| 1958 | New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts | |
| 1957 | Satchmo the Great | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Recipient | |
| 1952 | Omnibus | |
| 1948 | The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf | |
| 1948 | BambiSelf | |
| - | Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music | |
| - | Bernstein | Mahler Lieder | |
| - | Mahler Symphony no. 3: BernsteinDirector | |
| - | Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der ErdeSelf (conductor) | |
| - | Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein | |
| - | What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4) |
| 2025 | West Side StoryMusical | |
| 2023 | CandideLyricist | |
| 2021 | West Side StoryMusical | |
| 2007 | CandideWriter | |
| 2005 | CandideLyricist | |
| 2004 | Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican CityWriter | |
| 2002 | Wonderful TownMusical | |
| 2001 | Trouble in TahitiWriter | |
| 1991 | CandideWriter | |
| 1991 | CandideLyricist | |
| 1989 | Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - CandideLyricist | |
| 1986 | CandideWriter | |
| 1981 | Leonard Bernstein's MassWriter | |
| 1976 | The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard BernsteinWriter | |
| 1973 | Trouble in TahitiWriter | |
| 1970 | Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard BernsteinWriter | |
| 1967 | Inside Pop: The Rock RevolutionWriter | |
| 1960 | The Creative PerformerWriter | |
| 1949 | On the TownMusical | |
| - | What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4)Writer |
| 2024 | Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of MoviesCompositor | |
| 2024 | Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in ParisCompositor | |
| 1958 | New York Philharmonic Young People's ConcertsPresenter |