Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Known for
Sound
Born
August 25, 1918
Died
October 14, 1990 (aged 72)
Birthplace
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

Photos

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Filmography

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Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin poster

Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin

Movie · Original Music Composer

2028
National Theatre Live: West Side Story poster

National Theatre Live: West Side Story

Movie · Music

2026
Concerto per Milano 2026 - Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin poster

Concerto per Milano 2026 - Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026

Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026

Movie · Original Music Composer

2026
Bernstein's Wall poster

Bernstein's Wall

Movie · Songs

2025
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music poster

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music

Movie · Original Music Composer

2025
OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna poster

OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris poster

Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris

Movie · Songs

2024
P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels poster

P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels

Movie · Original Music Composer

2024
The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend poster

The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023 poster

Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023

Movie · Music

2023
Candide poster

Candide

Movie · Music

2023
Maestro poster

Maestro

Movie · Music

2023
New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève poster

New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève

Movie · Original Music Composer

2023
Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie poster

Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie

Movie · Original Music Composer

2022
OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod poster

OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod

Movie · Original Music Composer

2021
West Side Story poster

West Side Story

Movie · Songs, Original Music Composer

2020
Chita: A Legendary Celebration poster

Chita: A Legendary Celebration

Movie · Songs

2020
Leonard Bernstein Mass poster

Leonard Bernstein Mass

Movie · Music

2018
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 poster

Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town poster

BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town

Movie · Original Music Composer

2018
Trouble in Tahiti poster

Trouble in Tahiti

Movie · Music

2018
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway poster

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway

Movie · Music

2018
Wonderful Town poster

Wonderful Town

Movie · Original Music Composer

2017
The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai poster

The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai

Movie · Original Music Composer

2014
Copland, Bernstein poster

Copland, Bernstein

Movie · Original Music Composer

2007
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos poster

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos

Movie · Music Director

2007
Candide

Candide

Movie · Music

2006
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem poster

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

Movie · Conductor

2005
Candide poster

Candide

Movie · Songs

2003
Leonard Bernstein: Candide

Leonard Bernstein: Candide

Movie · Music

2002
Wonderful Town poster

Wonderful Town

Movie · Original Music Composer

2001
Trouble in Tahiti poster

Trouble in Tahiti

Movie · Music

2001
Contender: Mastering the Method poster

Contender: Mastering the Method

Movie · Music

1993
On the Town poster

On the Town

Movie · Music

1991
Candide poster

Candide

Movie · Music

1989
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide poster

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

Movie · Conductor

1988
Candide poster

Candide

Movie · Music

1986
Beyond Picasso

Beyond Picasso

Movie · Music

1986
Candide poster

Candide

Movie · Music

1986
A Quiet Place

A Quiet Place

Movie · Music, Conductor

1985
The Making Of West Side Story poster

The Making Of West Side Story

Movie · Music

1981
Leonard Bernstein's Mass poster

Leonard Bernstein's Mass

Movie · Music

1981
Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde poster

Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde

Movie · Conductor

1978
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections poster

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

Movie · Original Music Composer

1975
The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner

The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner

Movie · Conductor

1973
Trouble in Tahiti poster

Trouble in Tahiti

Movie · Conductor

1970
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein poster

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

Movie · Musician, Conductor

1968
Čas slunce a růží

Čas slunce a růží

Movie · Music

1961
West Side Story poster

West Side Story

Movie · Original Music Composer

1958
Wonderful Town poster

Wonderful Town

Movie · Songs, Music

1957
The Lark poster

The Lark

Movie · Original Music Composer

1954
On the Waterfront poster

On the Waterfront

Movie · Original Music Composer

1949
On the Town poster

On the Town

Movie · Songs, Music