
Leonard Bernstein
- Known for
- Sound
- Born
- August 25, 1918
- Died
- October 14, 1990
- Birthplace
- Lawrence, Massachusetts, USA
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".
Filmography

Concerto Bernstein-Gershwin TBA
Original Music Composer

Joseph Haydn : Die Schopfung - Leonard Bernstein TBA
Actor

Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde TBA
as Self (conductor)
- Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein
Mahler Symphony no. 3: Bernstein TBA
as Director

Bernstein | Mahler Lieder TBA
Actor

National Theatre Live: West Side Story 2028
Music
- Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026
Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026 2026
Original Music Composer

Concerto per Milano 2026 - Hayato Sumino plays Gershwin 2026
Original Music Composer

Bernstein's Wall 2026
as Self (archive footage), Original Concept, Songs

West Side Story 2025
Musical

OSN: Musiche dall'America con Gianna Fratta e Alessandro Taverna 2025
Original Music Composer

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music 2025
Original Music Composer

The Three Tenors - Birth of a Legend 2024
Original Music Composer

Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris 2024
Compositor, Songs

Beatles '64 2024
as Self (archive footage)

Beethoven's Nine: Ode to Humanity 2024
as Self (archive footage)

P-FACTOR Piano Musical Duels 2024
Original Music Composer

New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève 2023
Original Music Composer

Maestro 2023
Music

The Only Girl in the Orchestra 2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jonas Kaufmann: Arena di Verona 2023 2023
Music

Candide 2023
Lyricist, Music

Gustavo Dudamel at the Paris Opera With artists from the Académie 2023
Original Music Composer

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 2022
as Self (archive footage)

OSN: Il ballo al Cinema con John Axelrod 2022
Original Music Composer

West Side Story 2021
Songs, Original Music Composer, Musical

Chita: A Legendary Celebration 2020
Songs

Leonard Bernstein Mass 2020
Music

Paris Opera Ballet: Tribute to Jerome Robbins 2 2018
Original Music Composer

Trouble in Tahiti 2018
Music

BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town 2018
Original Music Composer

West Side Story, le hit de Leonard Bernstein 2018
as himself

New York Philharmonic New Year's Eve: Bernstein on Broadway 2018
Music

Wonderful Town 2018
Original Music Composer

Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided 2018
as self
- JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala 2017
as Self

The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai 2017
Original Music Composer

West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic 2016
as Self

Leonard Bernstein: Larger Than Life 2016
as Himself

Copland, Bernstein 2014
Original Music Composer

Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three Decades 2013
as self

Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Sibelius 2012
as Self - Conductor

Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore Belli 2012
as Conductor

Bernstein's Mahler 2010
Actor

Sibelius: Symphonies Nos. 1, 2, 5 & 7 - Leonard Bernstein & Wiener Philharmoniker 2010
as Conductor

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein) 2009
as Conductor

Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould 2009
as Self (archival footage)

Bernstein conducts Bernstein 2008
as Conductor

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 2,6,7 2008
as Conductor

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 3,4,5 2008
as Conductor

Schumann: The Symphonies - Leonard Bernstein 2008
as Conductor

Bernstein | Beethoven Symphonies 1,8,9 2008
Actor

Karajan: Beauty As I See It 2008
as Self (archive footage)

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

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

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos 2007
Music Director

Brahms Academic Festival, Tragic Overtures/ Variations on a Theme by Haydn/Serenade No. 2 2007
as Himself
- Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann
Cello Concertos Haydn and Schumann 2007
as Self - Conductor
- Candide
Candide 2007
Music, Writer

Rostropovich Life & Art 2007
as Self - Conductor

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 3, 4 & 5 2007
as Himself

Mozart: Requiem 2007
as Self - conductor

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 17, Symphony No. 39 - Leonard Bernstein 2006
as Self - Pianist and Conductor

Mozart Great Mass in C Minor; Ave Verum Corpus; Exsultate Jubilate 2006
as Conductor

Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz Requiem 2006
as Conductor

Bernstein in London: Verdi Requiem 2006
as Conductor, Conductor

Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel Concerts 2006
Actor

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 9 & 10 / Das Lied von der Erde 2005
as Conductor

Candide 2005
Lyricist, Songs

Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City 2004
Writer
- Leonard Bernstein: Candide
Leonard Bernstein: Candide 2003
Music

Wonderful Town 2002
Original Music Composer

Contender: Mastering the Method 2001
Music

Trouble in Tahiti 2001
Writer, Music

Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note 1998
as (archival footage)

Glenn Gould: Extasis 1993
as Self (archival footage)

Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music 1993
Actor

On the Town 1993
Music

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past 1993
as Self (archive footage)

Bernstein in Japan 1992
as Self - Conductor

Bernstein in Australia: Tchaikovsky 1992
Actor

Candide 1991
as Commentator, Writer, Music, Lyricist
- Debussy, Images pour orchestre
Debussy, Images pour orchestre 1991
as dirigent

Ode to Freedom 1989
as Self / Conductor

Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide 1989
as Self - Conductor, Lyricist, Conductor

Candide 1988
Music

Leonard Bernstein: The Rite of Spring in Rehearsal 1988
Actor

Candide 1986
Writer, Music
- A Quiet Place
A Quiet Place 1986
Music, Conductor
- Beyond Picasso
Beyond Picasso 1986
Music

The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein 1985
as Self
- Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor 1985
as Self
- Tanglewood: A Place for Music
Tanglewood: A Place for Music 1985
as Self

The Making Of West Side Story 1985
as Self / Conductor, Music

Night of 100 Stars II 1985
as Self

Brahms The Piano Concertos 1984
as Conductor

Bernstein Brahms Symphonies 1984
as Himself

Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belli 1984
as dirigent

The Metropolitan Opera Centennial Gala 1983
as Self - Conductor

Leonard Bernstein's Mass 1981
Writer, Music

Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde 1981
Conductor

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was… 1979
as Himself

Bernstein Beethoven Overtures 1978
as Conductor

Beethoven Fidelio 1978
as Conductor

Leonard Bernstein: Reflections 1978
as Self, Original Music Composer

Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2 1977
as Self / Conductor
- Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach
Leonard Bernstein conducts Stravinsky & Bach 1977
as dirigent

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6 1976
as Conductor

Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal 1976
as Self - Conductor

The Unanswered Question VI : The Poetry of Earth 1976
as Himself

The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century Crisis 1976
as Himself

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

The Unanswered Question III : Musical Semantics 1976
as Himself

The Unanswered Question II : Musical Syntax 1976
as Himself

The Unanswered Question I : Musical Phonology 1976
as Himself

Bernstein Gerhswin & Ives 1976
as Himself

Bernstein: Tchaikovsky: Symphonies No. 4 & 5 1975
as Self - Conductor

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 1975
as Self
- The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner
The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner 1975
Conductor

Trouble in Tahiti 1973
Writer, Conductor

Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection” – Leonard Bernstein – Ely Cathedral 1973
Actor

Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3 1973
as Self - Conductor

Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal Introduction 1972
as Self (conductor and commentator)

Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard Bernstein 1970
as Self / Narrator, Writer, Musician, Conductor

Bernstein In Vienna: Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major 1970
as Self / Conductor / Pianist

Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth Symphony 1970
as Self / Conductor

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis 1970
as Self (archive footage)
- Čas slunce a růží
Čas slunce a růží 1968
Music

Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution 1967
as Self, Writer

Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti 1966
as Self - Interviewee

West Side Story 1961
Original Music Composer

The Creative Performer 1960
Actor, Writer

Wonderful Town 1958
Songs, Music

Satchmo the Great 1957
Actor

The Lark 1957
Original Music Composer

On the Waterfront 1954
Original Music Composer

On the Town 1949
Songs, Music, Musical
Credits from TMDB.