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Leonard Bernstein
Deceased

How Did Leonard Bernstein Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72
Also known asLouis BernsteinGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn25/08/1918Born inLawrence, Massachusetts, USADied14/10/1990 (aged 72)Died inNew York CityCausecardiac arrest, pneumoniaWikidataQ152505 ↗Buried atGreen-Wood CemeteryTMDb#9851 ↗

Leonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim. Bernstein was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history" according to music critic Donal Henahan.

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Filmography45 titles

YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2023The Only Girl in the OrchestraMovieSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)105
2022Louis Armstrong's Black & BluesMovieSelf (archive footage)104
2021Bernstein's WallMovieSelf (archive footage)103
2018Leonard Bernstein: A Genius DividedMovieself100
2017JFK: The Lost Inaugural GalaMovieSelf99
2016West Side Stories: The Making of a ClassicMovieSelf98
2013Best of Bayreuth: Highlights from Three DecadesMovieself95
2012Leonard Bernstein Conducts Beethoven String Quartet No. 16 & Haydn Missa in Tempore BelliMovieConductor94
2009Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)MovieConductor91
2008Karajan: Beauty As I See ItMovieSelf (archive footage)90
2007Rostropovich Life & ArtMovieSelf - Conductor89
2006Bernstein in Paris: The Ravel ConcertsMovie—88
2006Bernstein in Paris: Berlioz RequiemMovieConductor88
1998Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the NoteMovie(archival footage)80
1993The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the PastMovieSelf (archive footage)75
1993Glenn Gould: ExtasisMovieSelf (archival footage)75
1985Night of 100 Stars IIMovieSelf67
1985The Little Drummer Boy: An Essay on Mahler by Leonard BernsteinMovieSelf67
1984Joseph Haydn Mass: In Tempore belliMoviedirigent66
1983The Metropolitan Opera Centennial GalaMovieSelf - Conductor65
1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSeriesSelf60
1978Beethoven FidelioMovieConductor60
1977Leonard Bernstein: Chichester Psalms Symphony No's 1 & 2MovieSelf / Conductor59
1976Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 4, 5 & 6MovieConductor58
1976The Unanswered Question I : Musical PhonologyMovieHimself58
1976The Unanswered Question V : The Twentieth Century CrisisMovieHimself58
1976Bernstein Mahler RehearsalMovieSelf - Conductor58
1975Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8MovieSelf57
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSeriesSelf54
1972Das Lied von der Erde: A Personal IntroductionMovieSelf (conductor and commentator)54
1971Great PerformancesSeriesSelf53
1970King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to MemphisMovieSelf (archive footage)52
1970Beethoven's Birthday: A Celebration in Vienna with Leonard BernsteinMovieSelf / Narrator52
1970Bernstein in Vienna: Beethoven, The Ninth SymphonyMovieSelf / Conductor52
1969Das SonntagskonzertSeriesSelf51
1967Inside Pop: The Rock RevolutionMovieSelf49
1967Inside Pop: The Rock RevolutionSeriesSelf49
1966Man of Three Worlds: Luchino ViscontiMovieSelf - Interviewee48
1960The Creative PerformerMovie—42
1959StartimeSeriesSelf41
1958New York Philharmonic Young People's ConcertsSeries—40
1957Satchmo the GreatMovie—39
1952OmnibusSeries—34
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf30
1948BambiSeriesSelf30