Leonard Bernstein
August 25, 1918 (108 years old) in Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
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
Credits
- 2024 · Beatles '64 as Self (archive footage)
- 2024 · Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity as Self (archive footage)
- 2023 · The Only Girl in the Orchestra as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022 · Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala as Self
- 2016 · West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- 2009 · Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) as Conductor
- 2009 · Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould as Self (archival footage)
- 2008 · Karajan: Beauty As I See It as Self (archive footage)
- 2008 · Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture as Conductor
- 2007 · Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 as Himself
- 2007 · Mozart: Requiem as Self - conductor
- 2006 · Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem as Conductor
- 2005 · Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde as Conductor
- 2004 · 20th Century Greats as Self (archive footage)
- 1998 · Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note as (archival footage)
- 1993 · Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music as
- 1993 · The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past as Self (archive footage)
- 1989 · Ode to Freedom as Self / Conductor
- 1989 · Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide as Self - Conductor
- 1989 · Clive James' Postcard from as Self
- 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 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · Brahms The Piano Concertos as Conductor
- 1983 · The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala as Self - Conductor
- 1982 · Bernstein/Beethoven as Self
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth as Himself
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein as Presenter
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology as Himself
- 1975 · Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 as Self
- 1973 · Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral as
- 1973 · Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 as Self - Conductor
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1972 · Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction as Self (conductor and commentator)
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1970 · Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony as Self / Conductor
- 1970 · King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 · Das Sonntagskonzert as Self
- 1967 · Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution as Self
- 1967 · Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution as Self
- 1966 · Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti as Self - Interviewee
- 1959 · Startime as Self
- 1958 · New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts as
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Recipient
- 1952 · Omnibus as
- 1948 · The Ed Sullivan Show as Self
- 1948 · Bambi as Self
- Future · Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde as Self (conductor)
- Future · What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4) as
- 2021 · Bernstein's Wall as Self (archive footage)
- 2018 · West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein as himself
- 2018 · Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided as self
- 2016 · Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life as Himself
- 2013 · Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades 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 · Bernstein's Mahler as
- 2010 · Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker as Conductor
- 2008 · Bernstein conducts Bernstein as Conductor
- 2008 · Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7 as Conductor
- 2008 · Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5 as Conductor
- 2008 · Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein as Conductor
- 2008 · Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9 as
- 2008 · Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 as Conductor
- 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
- 2006 · Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 39 - Leonard Bernstein as Self - Pianist and Conductor
- 2006 · Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate as Conductor
- 2006 · Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem as Conductor
- 2006 · Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts as
- 1993 · Glenn Gould: Extasis as Self (archival footage)
- 1992 · Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky as
- 1992 · Bernstein in Japan as Self - Conductor
- 1991 · Candide as Commentator
- 1991 · Debussy, Images pour orchestre as dirigent
- 1988 · Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal as
- 1985 · The Making Of West Side Story as Self / Conductor
- 1984 · Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli as dirigent
- 1984 · Bernstein Brahms Symphonies as Himself
- 1979 · Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… as Himself
- 1978 · Bernstein Beethoven Overtures as Conductor
- 1978 · Beethoven Fidelio as Conductor
- 1978 · Leonard Bernstein: Reflections as Self
- 1977 · Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach as dirigent
- 1977 · Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 as Self / Conductor
- 1976 · Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 as Conductor
- 1976 · Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal as Self - Conductor
- 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 · Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives as Himself
- 1975 · Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 as Self - Conductor
- 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
- Future · Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein as Director
- 1960 · The Creative Performer as
- 1957 · Satchmo the Great as
- Future · Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein as
- Future · Bernstein | Mahler Lieder as