Leonard Bernstein ( August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was a multi-Emmy-winning [2] and Academy Award nominated American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist, says Wikipedia.
He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim. He is perhaps best known for his long conducting relationship with the New York Philharmonic, which included the acclaimed Young People's Concerts series, and also for his compositions, which include the musical theater works West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town.
Bernstein was the first classical music conductor to make numerous television appearances, all between 1954 and 1989. Additionally, he had a formidable piano technique[3] and was a highly respected composer. He was "one of the most prodigally talented and successful musicians in American history."[4]
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