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Claudio Abbado
Claudio Abbado
Italian conductor (1933-2014)
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New York Philharmonic Orchestra
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
American symphony orchestra in New York, NY
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Canadian conductor and pianist
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Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
German lyric baritone and conductor
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Dimitri Mitropoulos
Dimitri Mitropoulos
Greek conductor, pianist, and composer
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Otto Klemperer
Otto Klemperer
German conductor and composer
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Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf
American conductor
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Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Kubelík
Czech conductor, violinist, composer and director conductor of Czech philharmony
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William Steinberg
William Steinberg
American conductor
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Michael Tilson Thomas
Michael Tilson Thomas
American conductor, pianist and composer
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Eugen Jochum
Eugen Jochum
German conductor
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Herbert von Karajan
Herbert von Karajan
Austrian conductor
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Seiji Ozawa
Seiji Ozawa
Japanese orchestra conductor
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Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini
Italian conductor
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Esa-Pekka Salonen
Esa-Pekka Salonen
Finnish conductor and composer
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Yuja Wang
Yuja Wang
Chinese pianist
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Carl Schuricht
Carl Schuricht
German conductor
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Carlos Kleiber
Carlos Kleiber
German-born Austrian conductor
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Felix Weingartner
Felix Weingartner
Austrian conductor, composer and pianist
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Joseph Alfidi
Joseph Alfidi
pianist, composer and conductor
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Lorin Maazel
Lorin Maazel
French-American conductor
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Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle
British conductor
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Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler
Austrian late-Romantic composer
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Sergiu Celibidache
Sergiu Celibidache
Romanian conductor
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Wiener Singverein
Wiener Singverein
concert choir
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Columbia Symphony Orchestra
Columbia Symphony Orchestra
orchestra
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Thomas Adès
Thomas Adès
British composer, pianist and conductor
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John Barbirolli
John Barbirolli
British conductor and cellist
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Charles Munch
Charles Munch
French musician
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Adele Addison
Adele Addison
American opera singer
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Markus Stenz
Markus Stenz
German conductor
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Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski
British conductor
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Ferenc Fricsay
Ferenc Fricsay
Hungarian musician
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Victor de Sabata
Victor de Sabata
Italian conductor and composer
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Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini
Italian conductor (1867-1957)
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Eugene Istomin
Eugene Istomin
American pianist
Leonard Bernstein
American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist

Leonard Bernstein

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American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist
Awards Received
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Ring of Honour of the City of Vienna
Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Praemium Imperiale
Léonie Sonning Music Prize
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Kennedy Center Honors
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
honorary doctor of Tel Aviv University
honorary doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Grammy Award
Brahms-Preis
Ernst von Siemens Music Prize
AAAS Fellow
Commander of the Legion of Honour
Austrian Decoration for Science and Art
star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Nominated For
Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic or Comedy Score
News
Member of, past and present
American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

American Academy of Arts and Letters

American Academy of Arts and Letters

Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts

Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Leonard Bernstein (/ˈbɜːrnstaɪn/ BURN-styne; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Among the most important conductors of his time, he was also the first American conductor to receive international acclaim. According to music critic Donal Henahan, he was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history".

As a composer he wrote in many styles, including symphonic and orchestral music, ballet, film and theatre music, choral works, opera, chamber music and works for the piano. His best-known work is the Broadway musical West Side Story, which continues to be regularly performed worldwide, and was made into an Academy Award–winning feature film. His works include three symphonies, Chichester Psalms, Serenade after Plato's "Symposium", the original score for the film On the Waterfront, and theater works including On the Town, Wonderful Town, Candide, and his MASS.

Bernstein was the first American-born conductor to lead an American orchestra. He was music director of the New York Philharmonic and conducted the world's major orchestras, generating a significant legacy of audio and video recordings. He was also a critical figure in the modern revival of the music of Gustav Mahler, the composer whose music he was most passionately interested in. A skilled pianist, he often conducted piano concertos from the keyboard.

Bernstein was the first conductor to share and explore music on television with a mass audience. Through dozens of national and international broadcasts, including the Emmy Award–winning Young People's Concerts with the New York Philharmonic, he made even the most rigorous elements of classical music an adventure in which everyone could join. Through his educational efforts, including several books and the creation of two major international music festivals, he influenced several generations of young musicians.

A lifelong humanitarian, Bernstein worked in support of civil rights; protested the Vietnam War; advocated for nuclear disarmament; raised money for HIV/AIDS research and awareness; and engaged in multiple international initiatives for human rights and world peace. Near the end of his life, he conducted a historic performance of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in Berlin to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall. The concert was televised live, worldwide, on Christmas Day, 1989.

Bernstein was the recipient of many honors, including eleven Emmy Awards, one Tony Award, seventeen Grammy Awards, including the Lifetime Achievement and the Kennedy Center Honor.