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Portrait of Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

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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".

Born: August 25, 1918

Place of Birth: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

Known For

Poster for Beethoven Fidelio
Movie

Beethoven Fidelio

10.0
Poster for Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
Movie

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

10.0
Poster for Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Movie

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

10.0
Poster for Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
Movie

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

10.0
Poster for Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
Movie

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

10.0
Poster for Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
Movie

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

9.8
Poster for The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
Movie

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

9.0
Poster for The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
Movie

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

9.0
Poster for The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
Movie

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

9.0
Poster for The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
Movie

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

9.0

Filmography

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)

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
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

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

as Conductor

2009
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

as Conductor

2009
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

as Self (archival footage)

2008
Bernstein conducts Bernstein

as Conductor

2008
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

as Conductor

2008
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

as Conductor

2008
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

as Conductor

2008
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
2008
Karajan: Beauty As I See It

as Self (archive footage)

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

as Conductor

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

as Conductor

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

as Himself

2007
Rostropovich Life & Art

as Self - Conductor

2007
Mozart: Requiem

as Self - conductor

2007
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

as Himself

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
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
Glenn Gould: Extasis

as Self (archival footage)

1993
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

as Self (archive footage)

1992
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
1992
Bernstein in Japan

as Self - Conductor

1991
Candide

as Commentator

1989
Ode to Freedom
1989
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

as Self - Conductor

1989
Clive James' Postcard from

as Self

1988
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
1985
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein

as Self

1985
The Making Of West Side Story

as Self / Conductor

1985
Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

1984
Brahms The Piano Concertos

as Conductor

1984
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

as Himself

1983
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

as Self - Conductor

1979
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

as Himself

1978
The Kennedy Center Honors

as Self

1978
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

as Conductor

1978
Beethoven Fidelio

as Conductor

1978
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

as Self

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 I : Musical Phonology

as Himself

1976
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

as Himself

1976
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

as Himself

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

as Himself

1976
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

as Himself

1976
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

as Himself

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

as Presenter

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
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
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

1970
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

as Self / Conductor

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

as Self (archive footage)

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

1960
The Creative Performer
1958
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
1957
Satchmo the Great
1956
Tony Awards

as Self - Recipient

1952
Omnibus
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show

as Self

1948
Bambi

as Self

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Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
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Bernstein | Mahler Lieder