Leonard Bernstein
Sound1918Lawrence, 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
Beatles '64
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
Great Performances
Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self
Tony Awards
Self - Recipient
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
Self (archive footage)
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
Self (archival footage)
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self
Acting History
Future
Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
as Director
2024
Beatles '64
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Maestro
Music
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
2021
Bernstein's Wall
as Self (archive footage)
West Side Story
Songs
West Side Story
Original Music Composer
West Side Story
Musical
2020
2018
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2
Original Music Composer
Trouble in Tahiti
Music
Wonderful Town
Music
2016
2009
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
as Self (archival footage)
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
as Conductor
2008
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
as Self (archive footage)
2007
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
as Himself
Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
as Self - Conductor
Rostropovich Life & Art
as Self - Conductor
Candide
Music
Candide
Writer
2005
2002
Wonderful Town
Music
Wonderful Town
Musical
2001
1998
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
as (archival footage)
1993
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
as Self (archive footage)
Glenn Gould: Extasis
as Self (archival footage)
On the Town
Music
1989
Ode to Freedom
as Self / Conductor
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
as Self - Conductor
1986
1985
The Making Of West Side Story
as Self / Conductor
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
1984
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
as Himself
Brahms The Piano Concertos
as Conductor
Le Grand Échiquier
TVas Self• 2 eps
1983
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
as Self - Conductor
1981
1980
The Kennedy Center Honors
TVas Self• 1 eps
1979
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
as Himself
1978
Beethoven Fidelio
as Conductor
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
as Conductor
1977
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
as Self / Conductor
1976
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
as Conductor
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
as Self - Conductor
1975
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
as Self - Conductor
1974
Great Performances
TVas Self• 3 eps
1973
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
as Self - Conductor
1972
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
as Self (conductor and commentator)
1970
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
as Self / Conductor
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
as Self (archive footage)
Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
as Self / Conductor / Pianist
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
as Self / Narrator
1969
Tony Awards
TVas Self - Recipient• 1 eps
1966
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
as Self - Interviewee
1961
West Side Story
Original Music Composer
1958
1957
The Lark
Original Music Composer
1954
On the Waterfront
Original Music Composer
1949
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
TVas Self