Leonard Bernstein

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Known For Sound

Known Credits 122

Gender Male

Birthday August 25, 1918

Day of Death October 14, 1990 (72 years old)

Place of Birth Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Louis Bernstein

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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

Sound

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… Music

2024

… Songs

2023		Maestro … Music
2023		Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023 … Music

2021

… Original Music Composer … Songs

2020		Chita: A Legendary Celebration … Songs
2020		Mass … Music

2018		Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 … Original Music Composer
2018		Trouble in Tahiti … Music
2018		BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town … Original Music Composer
2018		New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway … Music
2018		Wonderful Town … Music

2008

… Conductor

2007		Beethoven: The Piano Concertos … Music Director
2007		Candide … Music

2005

… Songs

2003

… Music

2002

… Music

2001		Contender: Mastering the Method … Music
2001		Trouble in Tahiti … Music

1993

… Music

1991

… Music

1989

… Conductor

1988

… Music

1986		Candide … Music
1986		A Quiet Place … Conductor … Music
1986		Beyond Picasso … Music

1985

… Music

1981

… Music

1978

… Original Music Composer

1973

… Conductor

1970

… Conductor … Musician

1968

… Music

1961

… Songs … Original Music Composer

1958

… Music … Songs

1954

… Original Music Composer

1949

… Music … Songs

Acting

—		What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4) (1 episode)
—		Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein as Director
—		Bernstein \| Mahler Lieder
—		Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

2024		Beatles '64 as Self (archive footage)
2024		Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity as Self (archive footage)

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2022		All the Beauty and the Bloodshed as Self (Archive Footage)
2022		Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self (archive footage)

2021

as Self (archive footage)

2018		West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein as himself
2018		Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided as self

2016		West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
2016		Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life as Himself

2013

as self

2012		Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius as Self - Conductor
2012		Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli as Conductor

2010

as Conductor

2009

as Self (archival footage)

2008		Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein as Conductor
2008		Bernstein \| Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
2008		Karajan: Beauty As I See It as Self (archive footage)

2007		Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2 as Himself
2007		Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann as Self - Conductor
2007		Rostropovich Life & Art as Self - Conductor
2007		Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 as Himself
2007		Mozart: Requiem as Self - conductor

2006		Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate as Conductor
2006		Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

2005

as Conductor

2004

(4 episodes) as Self (archive footage)

1998

as (archival footage)

1993		Glenn Gould: Extasis as Self (archival footage)
1993		The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past as Self (archive footage)

1992		Bernstein in Japan as Self - Conductor
1992		Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

1991		Candide as Commentator
1991		Debussy, Images pour orchestre as dirigent

1989		Ode to Freedom
1989		Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide as Self - Conductor

1988

1985		The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein as Self
1985		Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor as Self
1985		Tanglewood: A Place for Music as Self
1985		The Making Of West Side Story as Self / Conductor
1985		Night of 100 Stars II as Self

1984		Brahms The Piano Concertos as Conductor
1984		Bernstein Brahms Symphonies as Himself
1984		Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli as dirigent

1983

as Self - Conductor

1979

as Himself

1978		The Kennedy Center Honors (1 episode) as Self
1978		Bernstein Beethoven Overtures as Conductor
1978		Beethoven Fidelio as Conductor
1978		Leonard Bernstein: Reflections as Self

1977		Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 as Self / Conductor
1977		Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach as dirigent

1976		Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 as Conductor
1976		Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal as Self - Conductor
1976		The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein (6 episodes) as Presenter
1976		The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth as Himself
1976		The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis as Himself
1976		The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity as Himself
1976		The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics as Himself
1976		The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax as Himself
1976		The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology as Himself
1976		Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives as Himself

1975		Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 as Self - Conductor
1975		Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 as Self

1973

as Self - Conductor

1972		Le Grand Échiquier (2 episodes) as Self
1972		Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction as Self (conductor and commentator)

1971

(3 episodes) as Self

1970		Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein as Self / Narrator
1970		Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major as Self / Conductor / Pianist
1970		Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony as Self / Conductor
1970		King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)

1969

(1 episode) as Self

1967		Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution (1 episode) as Self
1967		Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution as Self

1966

as Self - Interviewee

1960

1958

(53 episodes)

1957

1956

(1 episode) as Self - Recipient

1952

(8 episodes)

1948		The Ed Sullivan Show (1 episode) as Self
1948		BAMBI Awards (1 episode) as Self

Writing

—		What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4) (1 episode) … Writer
—		Candide … Lyricist

2007

… Writer

2005

… Lyricist

2004

… Writer

2002

… Musical

2001

… Writer

1991

… Lyricist … Writer

1989

… Lyricist

1986

… Writer

1981

… Writer

1976

(6 episodes) … Writer

1973

… Writer

1970

… Writer

1967

… Writer

1960

… Writer

Crew

2024		Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies … Compositor
2024		Bernstein & Gershwin Two Americans in Paris … Compositor

1958

(1 episode) … Presenter

Creator

1976

… Creator

1958

… Creator

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