Leonard Bernstein
Known for Sound · 103 credits
- Born
- 1918-08-25
- Died
- 1990-10-14
- Place of birth
- Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Louis Bernstein
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
TV Shows (16)
Great Performances
1971
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Recipient
Bambi
1948
as Self
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948
as Self
Omnibus
1952
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
Startime
1959
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Das Sonntagskonzert
1969
as Self
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
1958
Clive James' Postcard from
1989
as Self
20th Century Greats
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967
as Self
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
1976
as Presenter
What Makes Music Symphonic? (Young People's Concert No. 4)
Bernstein/Beethoven
1982
as Self
Movies (87)
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Beatles '64
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
1970
as Self / Conductor
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
1975
as Self - Conductor
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
2016
as Self
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009
as Self (archival footage)
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
2008
as Self (archive footage)
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
1989
as Self - Conductor
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
1970
as Self / Narrator
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Satchmo the Great
1957
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
1976
as Self - Conductor
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
1976
as Himself
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
2017
as Self
Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
2018
as self
Candide
1991
as Commentator
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
1976
as Himself
Glenn Gould: Extasis
1993
as Self (archival footage)
Rostropovich Life & Art
2007
as Self - Conductor
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
2005
as Conductor
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
1967
as Self
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
1988
Bernstein's Wall
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
1992
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
1979
as Himself
Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
as Self (conductor)
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
2016
as Himself
The Making Of West Side Story
1985
as Self / Conductor
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
1976
as Himself
Beethoven Fidelio
1978
as Conductor
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
1973
as Self - Conductor
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
1985
as Self
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
1966
as Self - Interviewee
The Creative Performer
1960
Mozart: Requiem
2007
as Self - conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
1977
as Self / Conductor
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
1983
as Self - Conductor
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
1984
as Himself
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
1976
as Himself
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
1998
as (archival footage)
Brahms The Piano Concertos
1984
as Conductor
Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
1970
as Self / Conductor / Pianist
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
1972
as Self (conductor and commentator)
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
1977
as dirigent
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
1975
as Self
Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
2006
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
1978
as Self
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
1978
as Conductor
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
2009
as Conductor
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
2006
as Conductor
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
1976
as Himself
Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
1985
as Self
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius
2012
as Self - Conductor
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
2006
as Conductor
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein
2008
as Conductor
Tanglewood: A Place for Music
1985
as Self
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
1976
as Himself
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
2007
as Himself
Bernstein conducts Bernstein
2008
as Conductor
Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
2008
as Conductor
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
2008
as Conductor
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
1976
as Conductor
Debussy, Images pour orchestre
1991
as dirigent
Ode to Freedom
1989
as Self / Conductor
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
2007
as Himself
Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
2007
as Self - Conductor
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
1976
as Himself
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral
1973
Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
as Director
Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades
2013
as self
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
2010
as Conductor
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
2008
as Conductor
Bernstein in Japan
1992
as Self - Conductor
Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
2008
as Conductor
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
2008
Bernstein | Mahler Lieder
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli
2012
as Conductor
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem
2006
as Conductor
West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein
2018
as himself
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
1984
as dirigent
Bernstein's Mahler
2010
About Leonard Bernstein
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". With 103 credits spanning from 1948 to 2024, Leonard Bernstein has appeared in 87 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Leonard Bernstein Movies
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — as Self
- King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis (1970) — as Self (archive footage)
- Beatles '64 (2024) — as Self (archive footage)
- Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022) — as Self (archive footage)
- Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony (1970) — as Self / Conductor
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