Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Sound
Born Aug 25, 1918
From Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Died Oct 14, 1990

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 — Acting

Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
1985

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.1
1970

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

Self (archive footage)

Beatles '64
6.5
2024

Beatles '64

Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
6.7
2022

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Self (archive footage)

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
8.0
2016

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

Self

The Only Girl in the Orchestra
6.6
2023

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2017

JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala

Self

Candide
7.0
1991

Candide

Commentator

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
9.0
1976

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

Himself

Karajan: Beauty As I See It
2008

Karajan: Beauty As I See It

Self (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
2.0
1978

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

Self

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
6.0
2024

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

Self (archive footage)

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
1966

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

Self - Interviewee

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
1989

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

Self - Conductor

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
9.0
1976

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

Himself

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

Conductor

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

Self - Conductor

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

Self

Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
10.0
1973

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

Self - Conductor

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
1975

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

Self

Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
1977

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

Self / Conductor

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

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

Self / Narrator

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
9.0
1976

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

Himself

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
7.0
1976

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

Self - Conductor

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
9.0
1976

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

Himself

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
6.8
2009

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

Self (archival footage)

Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
2016

Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life

Himself

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral
1973

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

1985

Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor

Self

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
9.0
1976

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

Himself

The Creative Performer
9.0
1960

The Creative Performer

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
2009

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

Conductor

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
5.6
1998

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

(archival footage)

1985

Tanglewood: A Place for Music

Self

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
9.8
2018

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

self

The Making Of West Side Story
8.2
1985

The Making Of West Side Story

Self / Conductor

Satchmo the Great
6.0
1957

Satchmo the Great

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
7.5
1976

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

Himself

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
10.0
2005

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

Conductor

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
10.0
1976

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

Conductor

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
1970

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

Self / Conductor

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
1975

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

Self - Conductor

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
1972

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

Self (conductor and commentator)

Bernstein conducts Bernstein
2008

Bernstein conducts Bernstein

Conductor

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius
2012

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius

Self - Conductor

Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein

Director

Ode to Freedom
1989

Ode to Freedom

Self / Conductor

Beethoven Fidelio
10.0
1978

Beethoven Fidelio

Conductor

Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
10.0
1970

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

Self / Conductor / Pianist

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
7.5
2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

Conductor

1984

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli

dirigent

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
9.0
1993

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

Self (archive footage)

Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
1988

Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

Rostropovich Life & Art
7.0
2007

Rostropovich Life & Art

Self - Conductor

Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
2006

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

Conductor

Brahms The Piano Concertos
1984

Brahms The Piano Concertos

Conductor

Glenn Gould: Extasis
1993

Glenn Gould: Extasis

Self (archival footage)

Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades
7.0
2013

Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades

self

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
1979

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

Himself

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
2007

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

Himself

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
2010

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

Conductor

1977

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach

dirigent

Bernstein in Japan
1992

Bernstein in Japan

Self - Conductor

2007

Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann

Self - Conductor

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
2006

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

Bernstein's Wall
1.0
2021

Bernstein's Wall

Self (archive footage)

Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
1992

Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

Self (conductor)

Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
2008

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

Conductor

Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
1976

Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives

Himself

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem
2006

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

Conductor

The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
8.0
1985

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

Self

1991

Debussy, Images pour orchestre

dirigent

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
1978

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

Conductor

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
2008

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
2008

Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

Conductor

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
2006

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

Conductor

Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
2007

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

Himself

Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein
2008

Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

Conductor

Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli
2012

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

Conductor

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
1984

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

Himself

West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein
6.0
2018

West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein

himself

Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

Mozart: Requiem
2007

Mozart: Requiem

Self - conductor

Bernstein's Mahler
2010

Bernstein's Mahler

Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein

Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein

Filmography — Crew