Leonard Bernstein
August 25, 1918 (107 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)
- 2023 · The Only Girl in the Orchestra as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022 · Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues as Self (archive footage)
- 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
- 2017 · JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala as Self
- 2016 · West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic as Self
- 2010 · Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker as Conductor
- 2009 · Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) 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 in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 as Conductor
- 2008 · Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture as Conductor
- 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 · Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem as Conductor
- 2006 · Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem as Conductor
- 2005 · Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde as Conductor
- 1998 · Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note as (archival footage)
- 1993 · Glenn Gould: Extasis as Self (archival footage)
- 1993 · Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music as
- 1992 · Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky as
- 1991 · Debussy, Images pour orchestre as dirigent
- 1989 · Ode to Freedom as Self / Conductor
- 1989 · Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide as Self - Conductor
- 1989 · Clive James' Postcard from as Self
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1984 · Brahms The Piano Concertos as Conductor
- 1984 · Bernstein Brahms Symphonies as Himself
- 1982 · Bernstein/Beethoven as Self
- 1978 · The Kennedy Center Honors as Self
- 1978 · Leonard Bernstein: Reflections as Self
- 1976 · Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 as Conductor
- 1976 · Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal as Self - Conductor
- 1972 · Le Grand Échiquier as Self
- 1971 · Great Performances as Self
- 1970 · Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major as Self / Conductor / Pianist
- 1970 · King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis as Self (archive footage)
- 1969 · Das Sonntagskonzert as Self
- 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 Symphony no. 3: Bernstein as Director
- Future · What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4) as
- 2024 · Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity as Self (archive footage)
- 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
- 2009 · Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould as Self (archival footage)
- 2008 · Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9 as
- 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
- 2006 · Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate as Conductor
- 2006 · Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts as
- 2004 · 20th Century Greats as Self (archive footage)
- 1993 · The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 · Bernstein in Japan as Self - Conductor
- 1991 · Candide as Commentator
- 1988 · Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal as
- 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
- 1984 · Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli as dirigent
- 1983 · The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala as Self - Conductor
- 1979 · Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… as Himself
- 1978 · Bernstein Beethoven Overtures as Conductor
- 1977 · Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach as dirigent
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein as Presenter
- 1967 · Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution as Self
- Future · Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein as
- 1978 · Beethoven Fidelio as Conductor
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics as Himself
- Future · Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde as Self (conductor)
- 1977 · Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 as Self / Conductor
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax as Himself
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity as Himself
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis as Himself
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth as Himself
- 1976 · The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology as Himself
- 1976 · Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives as Himself
- 1975 · Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 as Self
- 1975 · Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 as Self - Conductor
- 1973 · Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral as
- 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 · Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein as Self / Narrator
- 1970 · Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony as Self / Conductor
- 1967 · Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution as Self
- 1966 · Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti as Self - Interviewee
- 1960 · The Creative Performer as
- 1957 · Satchmo the Great as
- Future · Bernstein | Mahler Lieder as