Leonard Bernstein

Aug 25, 1918 - Oct 14, 1990 (72 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

poster

Great Performances

Self

poster

The Kennedy Center Honors

Self

poster

Candide

Commentator

poster

Bernstein conducts Bernstein

Conductor

poster

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

poster

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

Self - Conductor

poster

Clive James' Postcard from

Self

poster

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

poster

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

poster

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

Self - Conductor

Credits

Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music Future

★ NR
Bernstein | Mahler Lieder Future

★ NR
Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein Future

Director

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

★ NR
Beatles '64 2024

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.6
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity 2024

Self (archive footage)

★ 6
The Only Girl in the Orchestra 2023

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 2022

Self (archive footage)

★ 6.7
Bernstein's Wall 2021

Self (archive footage)

★ 1
West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein 2018

himself

★ 6
Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided 2018

self

★ 9.8
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic 2016

Self

★ 8
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life 2016

Himself

★ NR
Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades 2013

self

★ 7
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius 2012

Self - Conductor

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

Conductor

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

Conductor

★ NR
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) 2009

Conductor

★ NR
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould 2009

Self (archival footage)

★ 6.8
Bernstein conducts Bernstein 2008

Conductor

★ NR
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5 2008

Conductor

★ 7.5
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7 2008

Conductor

★ NR
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein 2008

Conductor

★ NR
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9 2008

★ NR
Karajan: Beauty As I See It 2008

Self (archive footage)

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

Conductor

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

Conductor

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

Himself

★ NR
Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann 2007

Self - Conductor

★ NR
Rostropovich Life & Art 2007

Self - Conductor

★ 7
Mozart: Requiem 2007

Self - conductor

★ NR
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 2007

Himself

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

Conductor

★ NR
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem 2006

Conductor

★ NR
Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts 2006

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

Conductor

★ 10
20th Century Greats 2004

Self (archive footage)

★ NR
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note 1998

(archival footage)

★ 5.6
Glenn Gould: Extasis 1993

Self (archival footage)

★ NR
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past 1993

Self (archive footage)

★ 9
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky 1992

★ NR
Bernstein in Japan 1992

Self - Conductor

★ NR
Candide 1991

Commentator

★ 7
Debussy, Images pour orchestre 1991

dirigent

★ NR
Ode to Freedom 1989

Self / Conductor

★ NR
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide 1989

Self - Conductor

★ NR
Clive James' Postcard from 1989

Self

★ 7
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal 1988

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

Self

★ 8
Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor 1985

Self

★ NR
Tanglewood: A Place for Music 1985

Self

★ NR
The Making Of West Side Story 1985

Self / Conductor

★ 8.2
Night of 100 Stars II 1985

Self

★ 8
Brahms The Piano Concertos 1984

Conductor

★ NR
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli 1984

dirigent

★ NR
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies 1984

Himself

★ NR
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala 1983

Self - Conductor

★ NR
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… 1979

Himself

★ NR
The Kennedy Center Honors 1978

Self

★ 7.4
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures 1978

Conductor

★ NR
Beethoven Fidelio 1978

Conductor

★ 10
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections 1978

Self

★ 2
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach 1977

dirigent

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

Self / Conductor

★ NR
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 1976

Conductor

★ 10
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal 1976

Self - Conductor

★ 7
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology 1976

Himself

★ 9
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax 1976

Himself

★ 9
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics 1976

Himself

★ 9
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity 1976

Himself

★ 9
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis 1976

Himself

★ 7.5
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth 1976

Himself

★ 9
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein 1976

Presenter

★ NR
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives 1976

Himself

★ NR
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 1975

Self

★ NR
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 1975

Self - Conductor

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

★ NR
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 1973

Self - Conductor

★ 10
Le Grand Échiquier 1972

Self

★ 8
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction 1972

Self (conductor and commentator)

★ NR
Great Performances 1971

Self

★ 5.8
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein 1970

Self / Narrator

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

Self / Conductor / Pianist

★ 10
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony 1970

Self / Conductor

★ NR
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970

Self (archive footage)

★ 7.1
Das Sonntagskonzert 1969

Self

★ NR
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution 1967

Self

★ NR
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti 1966

Self - Interviewee

★ NR
The Creative Performer 1960

★ 9
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts 1958

★ NR
Satchmo the Great 1957

★ 6
Bambi 1948

Self

★ 9