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
Maestro
(2023)
Original Music Composer
On the Waterfront
(1954)
Original Music Composer
West Side Story
(2021)
Original Music Composer and Songs
West Side Story
(1961)
Songs and Original Music Composer
On the Town
(1949)
Music and Songs
Full Filmography
Sound
On the Town
(1949)
Music and Songs
On the Waterfront
(1954)
Original Music Composer
Wonderful Town
(1958)
Music and Songs
West Side Story
(1961)
Songs and Original Music Composer
Čas slunce a růží
(1968)
Music
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
(1970)
Conductor and Musician
Trouble in Tahiti
(1973)
Conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
(1978)
Music
The Making Of West Side Story
(1985)
Music
Beyond Picasso
(1986)
Music
A Quiet Place
(1986)
Conductor and Music
Candide
(1986)
Music
Candide
(1988)
Music
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
(1989)
Conductor
Candide
(1991)
Music
On the Town
(1993)
Music
Contender: Mastering the Method
(2001)
Music
Trouble in Tahiti
(2001)
Music
Wonderful Town
(2002)
Music
Candide
(2003)
Music
Candide
(2005)
Songs
Candide
(2007)
Music
Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
(2007)
Music Director
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5
(2008)
Conductor
Trouble in Tahiti
(2018)
Music
Wonderful Town
(2018)
Music
New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway
(2018)
Music
Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2
(2018)
Original Music Composer
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
(2018)
Original Music Composer
Mass
(2020)
Music
Chita: A Legendary Celebration
(2020)
Songs
West Side Story
(2021)
Original Music Composer and Songs
Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023
(2023)
Music
Maestro
(2023)
Original Music Composer
Acting
Satchmo the Great
(1957)
The Creative Performer
(1960)
Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti
(1966)
Self - Interviewee
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
(1967)
Self
Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony
(1970)
Self / Conductor
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
(1970)
Self / Narrator
Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major
(1970)
Self / Conductor / Pianist
King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
(1970)
Self (archive footage)
Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction
(1972)
Self (conductor and commentator)
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
(1973)
Himself
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
(1975)
Himself
Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5
(1975)
Conductor
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6
(1976)
Conductor
Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
(1976)
The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology
(1976)
Himself
The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax
(1976)
Himself
The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics
(1976)
Himself
The Unanswered Question IV : The Delights and Dangers of Ambiguity
(1976)
Himself
The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis
(1976)
Himself
The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth
(1976)
Himself
Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives
(1976)
Himself
Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2
(1977)
Self / Conductor
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
(1977)
dirigent
Beethoven Fidelio
(1978)
Conductor
Bernstein Beethoven Overtures
(1978)
Conductor
Leonard Bernstein: Reflections
(1978)
Himself
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
(1979)
Himself
The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala
(1983)
Conductor
Bernstein Brahms Symphonies
(1984)
Himself
Brahms The Piano Concertos
(1984)
Conductor
Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli
(1984)
dirigent
The Making Of West Side Story
(1985)
Self / Conductor
The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein
(1985)
Himself
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Tanglewood: A Place for Music
(1985)
Self
Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
(1985)
Self
Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal
(1988)
Ode to Freedom
(1989)
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
(1989)
Leonard Bernstein
Candide
(1991)
Commentator
Debussy, Images pour orchestre
(1991)
dirigent
Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky
(1992)
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
(1993)
Self (archive footage)
Glenn Gould: Extasis
(1993)
Self (archival footage)
Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note
(1998)
(archival footage)
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde
(2005)
Conductor
Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts
(2006)
Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate
(2006)
Conductor
Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5
(2007)
Himself
Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2
(2007)
Himself
Rostropovich Life & Art
(2007)
Self - Conductor
Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
(2007)
Mozart: Requiem
(2007)
conductor
Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9
(2008)
Karajan: Beauty As I See It
(2008)
Self (archive footage)
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
(2009)
Self (archival footage)
West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
(2016)
Self
Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life
(2016)
Himself
Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
(2018)
self
West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein
(2018)
himself
Bernstein's Wall
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
(2022)
Self (Archive Footage)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
(2022)
Self (archive Footage)
Writing
The Creative Performer
(1960)
Writer
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution
(1967)
Writer
Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein
(1970)
Writer
Trouble in Tahiti
(1973)
Writer
Candide
(1986)
Writer
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
(1989)
Lyricist
Candide
(1991)
Lyricist and Writer
Trouble in Tahiti
(2001)
Writer
Wonderful Town
(2002)
Musical
Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City
(2004)
Writer
Candide
(2005)
Lyricist
Candide
(2007)
Writer