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| Era | 20th century |
| Birth - Death | August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990 |
| Summary | Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was the first conductor born and educated in the United States of America to receive world-wide acclaim, and is known for both his conducting of the New York Philharmonic, including the acclaimed Young People's Concerts series, and his compositions, including West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town. He is known to baby boomers primarily as the first classical music conductor to make many television appearances, all between 1954 and 1989. |
| Video | Overture to Candide |
| More Information | Official Leonard Bernstein website Leonard Bernstein Collection - at the Library of Congress Music Division Leonard Bernstein discography - at MusicBrainz Discography at SonyBMG Masterworks Gay Great - Leonard Bernstein Bernstein's Boston Years - a Harvard University research project Leonard Bernstein: A Total Embrace of Music - written by Peter Gutmann, music journalist. Arias and Barcarolles - The Leonard Bernstein Pages Leonard Bernstein - at the Internet Broadway Database Leonard Bernstein - His biography, life, work and recording. |
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