Leonard Bernstein

Sound · Born 1918-08-25 · Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA

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

• Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity (2024)
• Beatles '64 (2024)
• The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2023)
• Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
• Bernstein's Wall (2021)
• West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein (2018)
• Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided (2018)
• JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala (2017)
• West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic (2016)
• Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life (2016)
• Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades (2013)
• Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius (2012)
• Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli (2012)
• Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker (2010)
• Bernstein's Mahler (2010)
• Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould (2009)
• Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) (2009)
• Karajan: Beauty As I See It (2008)
• Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9 (2008)
• Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein (2008)
• Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5 (2008)
• Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7 (2008)
• Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture (2008)
• Bernstein conducts Bernstein (2008)