Leonard Bernstein

Sound•Born August 25, 1918•Died October 14, 1990 (age 72)•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

Filmography

2024

Beatles '64

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2024

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2023

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie

2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2021

Bernstein's Wall

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2018

West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein

as himself

Movie

2018

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

as self

Movie

2017

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

as Self

Movie

2016

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

as Self

Movie

2016

Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life

as Himself

Movie

2013

Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades

as self

Movie

2012

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius

as Self - Conductor

Movie

2012

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

as Conductor

Movie

2010

Bernstein's Mahler

Movie

2010

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

as Conductor

Movie

2009

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

as Conductor

Movie

2009

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

as Self (archival footage)

Movie

2008

Bernstein conducts Bernstein

as Conductor

Movie

2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

as Conductor

Movie

2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

as Conductor

Movie

2008

Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

as Conductor

Movie

2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

Movie

2008

Karajan: Beauty As I See It

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

2008

Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

as Conductor

Movie

2008

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

as Conductor

Movie

2007

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

as Himself

Movie

2007

Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann

as Self - Conductor

Movie

2007

Rostropovich Life & Art

as Self - Conductor

Movie

2007

Mozart: Requiem

as Self - conductor

Movie

2007

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

as Himself

Movie

2006

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

as Conductor

Movie

2006

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

as Conductor

Movie

2006

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

as Conductor

Movie

2006

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

Movie

2005

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

as Conductor

Movie

2004

20th Century Greats

as Self (archive footage)

1998

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

as (archival footage)

Movie

1993

Glenn Gould: Extasis

as Self (archival footage)

Movie

1993

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1992

Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

Movie

1992

Bernstein in Japan

as Self - Conductor

Movie

1991

Candide

as Commentator

Movie

1991

Debussy, Images pour orchestre

as dirigent

Movie

1989

Ode to Freedom

as Self / Conductor

Movie

1989

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

as Self - Conductor

Movie

1989

Clive James' Postcard from

as Self

1988

Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

Movie

1985

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

as Self

Movie

1985

Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor

as Self

Movie

1985

Tanglewood: A Place for Music

as Self

Movie

1985

The Making Of West Side Story

as Self / Conductor

Movie

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

Movie

1984

Brahms The Piano Concertos

as Conductor

Movie

1984

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli

as dirigent

Movie

1984

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

as Himself

Movie

1983

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

as Self - Conductor

Movie

1982

Bernstein/Beethoven

as Self

1979

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

as Himself

Movie

1978

The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

1978

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

as Conductor

Movie

1978

Beethoven Fidelio

as Conductor

Movie

1978

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

as Self

Movie

1977

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach

as dirigent

Movie

1977

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

as Self / Conductor

Movie

1976

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

as Conductor

Movie

1976

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

as Self - Conductor

Movie

1976

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

as Himself

Movie

1976

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

as Himself

Movie

1976

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

as Himself

Movie

1976

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

as Himself

Movie

1976

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

as Himself

Movie

1976

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

as Himself

Movie

1976

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

as Presenter

1976

Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives

as Himself

Movie

1975

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

as Self

Movie

1975

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

as Self - Conductor

Movie

1973

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral

Movie

1973

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

as Self - Conductor

Movie

1972

Le Grand Échiquier

as Self

1972

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

as Self (conductor and commentator)

Movie

1971

Great Performances

as Self

1970

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

as Self / Narrator

Movie

1970

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

as Self / Conductor / Pianist

Movie

1970

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

as Self / Conductor

Movie

1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

as Self (archive footage)

Movie

1969

Das Sonntagskonzert

as Self

1967

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

as Self

Movie

1967

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

as Self

1966

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

as Self - Interviewee

Movie

1960

The Creative Performer

Movie

1959

Startime

as Self

1958

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

1957

Satchmo the Great

Movie

1956

Tony Awards

as Self - Recipient

1952

Omnibus

1948

The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948

Bambi

as Self

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Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

Movie

—

Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

Movie

—

Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein

as Director

Movie

—

Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

as Self (conductor)

Movie

—

Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein

Movie

—

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

Personal Info

DepartmentSound

BirthdayAugust 25, 1918

Day of DeathOctober 14, 1990

Place of BirthLawrence, Massachusetts, USA

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