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Leonard Bernstein

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Born: 1918-08-25
Died: 1990-10-14
From: Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

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".

Awards & Nominations21 won · 3 nominated

🏆 Won

Praemium Imperiale

1990
🏆 Won

Brahms-Preis

1988
🏆 Won

Ernst von Siemens Music Prize

1987
🏆 Won

Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal

1987
🏆 Won

Commander of the Legion of Honour

1986
🏆 Won

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award

1985
🏆 Won

Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna

1982
🏆 Won

Kennedy Center Honors

1980
🏆 Won

Austrian Decoration for Science and Art

1976
🏆 Won

Léonie Sonning Music Prize

1965
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Musical

West Side Story

1958
Nominated

Tony Award for Best Musical

Candide

1957
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score

On the Waterfront

1955
🏆 Won

Tony Award for Best Musical

Wonderful Town

1953
🏆 Won

honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

🏆 Won

Grammy Awards

🏆 Won

Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria

🏆 Won

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic

🏆 Won

Ditson Conductor's Award

🏆 Won

Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

🏆 Won

Sibelius Medal

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

🏆 Won

Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

🏆 Won

honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University

Acting93 titles

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

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6

1976Drama
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
10.0
Movie

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3

1973Drama
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
10.0
Movie

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

2005Drama
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
10.0
Movie

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

1977Drama
Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
10.0
Movie

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

1970Drama
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
10.0
Movie

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony

1970Drama
Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
9.8
Movie

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

2018Documentary
Beethoven Fidelio
9.5
Movie

Beethoven Fidelio

1978Drama
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
9.0
Movie

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology

1976Documentary
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
9.0
Movie

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax

1976Documentary
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
9.0
Movie

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics

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

The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity

1976Documentary
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
9.0
Movie

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth

1976Documentary
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
9.0
Movie

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

1993Documentary
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
9.0
Movie

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

1970Documentary
Bambi
9.0
Series

Bambi

1948 - ...Documentary
The Making Of West Side Story
8.5
Movie

The Making Of West Side Story

1985Documentary
The Creative Performer
8.5
Movie

The Creative Performer

1960Drama
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0
Movie

Night of 100 Stars II

1985Comedy
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
8.0
Movie

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

2016Documentary
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
8.0
Movie

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

1985Documentary
Le Grand Échiquier
8.0
Series

Le Grand Échiquier

1972 - ...Documentary
Bernstein/Beethoven
8.0
Series

Bernstein/Beethoven

1982Documentary
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
7.7
Movie

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis

1976Documentary
Candide
7.5
Movie

Candide

1991Drama
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
7.5
Movie

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5

2008Drama
The Kennedy Center Honors
7.4
Series

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978 - ...Drama
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
7.3
Movie

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

1970Documentary
Rostropovich Life & Art
7.0
Movie

Rostropovich Life & Art

2007Drama
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
7.0
Movie

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

1976Drama
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
7.0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal

1988Documentary
Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades
7.0
Movie

Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades

2013Drama
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
7.0
Movie

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

2009Drama
20th Century Greats
7.0
Series

20th Century Greats

2004Documentary
Clive James' Postcard from
7.0
Series

Clive James' Postcard from

1989-1998Drama
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
6.8
Movie

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould

2009Documentary
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.8
Series

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948-1971Comedy
Startime
6.8
Series

Startime

1959-1960Comedy
The Only Girl in the Orchestra
6.6
Movie

The Only Girl in the Orchestra

2023Documentary
Satchmo the Great
6.5
Movie

Satchmo the Great

1957Drama
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
6.5
Movie

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022Documentary
Beatles '64
6.5
Movie

Beatles '64

2024Documentary
Omnibus
6.3
Series

Omnibus

1952-1961Documentary
Great Performances
6.1
Series

Great Performances

1971 - ...Comedy
West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein
6.0
Movie

West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein

2018Documentary
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
6.0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note

1998Documentary
Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity
6.0
Movie

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity

2024Documentary
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
2.0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

1978Documentary
Bernstein's Wall
1.0
Movie

Bernstein's Wall

2021Documentary
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
0
Movie

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

1967Documentary
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
0
Movie

Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives

1976Drama
Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

2024Documentary
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
0
Movie

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

1979Documentary
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

1989Drama
Mozart: Requiem
0
Movie

Mozart: Requiem

2007Drama
Bernstein | Mahler Lieder
0
Movie

Bernstein | Mahler Lieder

2024Drama
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
0
Movie

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti

1966Documentary
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
0
Movie

Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky

1992Drama
Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
0
Movie

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts

2006Drama
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
0
Movie

Karajan: Beauty As I See It

2008Documentary
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
0
Movie

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9

2008Drama
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
0
Movie

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5

2007Drama
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
0
Movie

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

2007Drama
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
0
Movie

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies

1984Drama
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
0
Movie

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

2006Drama
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
0
Movie

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala

1983Drama
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
0
Movie

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8

1975Drama
Brahms The Piano Concertos
0
Movie

Brahms The Piano Concertos

1984Drama
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
0
Movie

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5

1975Drama
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
0
Movie

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures

1978Drama
Ode to Freedom
0
Movie

Ode to Freedom

1989Drama
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life

2016Documentary
Glenn Gould: Extasis
0
Movie

Glenn Gould: Extasis

1993Documentary
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
0
Movie

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction

1972Drama
Bernstein in Japan
0
Movie

Bernstein in Japan

1992Drama
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius

2012Drama
Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein
0
Movie

Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein

2008Drama
Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli
0
Movie

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

2012Drama
Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker
0
Movie

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

2010Drama
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7
0
Movie

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7

2008Drama
Leonard Bernstein - Schubert: Symphony No. 9 / Schumann: Manfred Overture
0
Movie

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

2008Drama
Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem
0
Movie

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem

2006Drama
Bernstein conducts Bernstein
0
Movie

Bernstein conducts Bernstein

2008Drama
Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1
0
Movie

Bernstein in Rehearsal & Performance: Shostakovich Symphony No. 1

2008Drama
Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral
0
Movie

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

1973Drama
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
0
Movie

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

2006Drama
Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
0
Movie

Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

2024Drama
Bernstein's Mahler
0
Movie

Bernstein's Mahler

2010Drama
Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein
0
Movie

Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein

2024Drama
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
0
Series

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

1958-1972Drama
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
0
Series

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

1976Drama
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
0
Series

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

1967Documentary
Tony Awards
0
Series

Tony Awards

1956 - ...Drama

Writing18 titles

Candide
10.0
Movie

Candide

1986Drama
Trouble in Tahiti
9.0
Movie

Trouble in Tahiti

2001Drama
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
9.0
Movie

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

1970Documentary
The Creative Performer
8.5
Movie

The Creative Performer

1960Drama
Candide
7.5
Movie

Candide

1991Drama
Candide
7.2
Movie

Candide

2005Drama
On the Town
7.0
Movie

On the Town

1949Drama
West Side Story
6.9
Movie

West Side Story

2021Drama
Startime
6.8
Series

Startime

1959-1960Comedy
Trouble in Tahiti
0
Movie

Trouble in Tahiti

1973Drama
Wonderful Town
0
Movie

Wonderful Town

2002Drama
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

1989Drama
Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City

2004Drama
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
0
Movie

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution

1967Documentary
Candide
0
Movie

Candide

2023Drama
Leonard Bernstein's Mass
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein's Mass

1981Drama
West Side Story
0
Movie

West Side Story

2025Drama
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
0
Series

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

1976Drama

Sound44 titles

Candide
10.0
Movie

Candide

1986Drama
Trouble in Tahiti
9.0
Movie

Trouble in Tahiti

2001Drama
Candide
9.0
Movie

Candide

1988Drama
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
9.0
Movie

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

1970Documentary
The Making Of West Side Story
8.5
Movie

The Making Of West Side Story

1985Documentary
The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend
8.0
Movie

The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend

2024Documentary
On the Waterfront
7.9
Movie

On the Waterfront

1954Thriller
Candide
7.5
Movie

Candide

1991Drama
West Side Story
7.2
Movie

West Side Story

1961Thriller
Candide
7.2
Movie

Candide

2005Drama
Wonderful Town
7.0
Movie

Wonderful Town

1958Drama
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
7.0
Movie

BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town

2018Drama
On the Town
7.0
Movie

On the Town

1949Drama
Contender: Mastering the Method
7.0
Movie

Contender: Mastering the Method

2001Documentary
West Side Story
6.9
Movie

West Side Story

2021Drama
Maestro
6.3
Movie

Maestro

2023Drama
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
2.0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections

1978Documentary
Trouble in Tahiti
0
Movie

Trouble in Tahiti

1973Drama
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2
0
Movie

Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2

2018Drama
On the Town
0
Movie

On the Town

1993Drama
Wonderful Town
0
Movie

Wonderful Town

2002Drama
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
0
Movie

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos

2007Drama
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
0
Movie

Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023

2023Drama
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
0
Movie

Chita: A Legendary Celebration

2020Drama
Candide
0
Movie

Candide

2023Drama
Trouble in Tahiti
0
Movie

Trouble in Tahiti

2018Drama
Leonard Bernstein's Mass
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein's Mass

1981Drama
Wonderful Town
0
Movie

Wonderful Town

2018Drama
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide

1989Drama
Leonard Bernstein Mass
0
Movie

Leonard Bernstein Mass

2020Drama
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
0
Movie

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway

2018Drama
Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris
0
Movie

Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris

2024Drama
The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai
0
Movie

The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai

2017Drama
P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels
0
Movie

P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels

2024Drama
Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde
0
Movie

Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde

1981Drama
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music
0
Movie

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music

2025Drama
Copland, Bernstein
0
Movie

Copland, Bernstein

2014Drama
The Lark
0
Movie

The Lark

1957Drama
New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève
0
Movie

New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève

2023Drama
Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie
0
Movie

Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie

2023Drama
Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem
0
Movie

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem

2006Drama
Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin
0
Movie

Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin

2024Drama
OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod
0
Movie

OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod

2022Drama
OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna
0
Movie

OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna

2025Drama

Crew3 titles

Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies
0
Movie

Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies

2024Drama
Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris
0
Movie

Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris

2024Drama
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
0
Series

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

1958-1972Drama

Creator2 titles

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts
0
Series

New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts

1958-1972Drama
The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein
0
Series

The Unanswered Question - Six Talks at Harvard by Leonard Bernstein

1976Drama