Leonard Bernstein Movies

  • 2026
    Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026

    Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026

    Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026

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    To kick off the Lucerne Festival, Riccardo Chailly and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra, with pianist Frank Dupree, head west to perform a selection of...

    Riccardo Chailly & Frank Dupree @ Lucerne Festival 2026
  • 2016
    West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

    West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

    West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic

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    As the world prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of West Side Story in 2017, dancer Bruno Tonioli and broadcaster Suzy Klein go in search of...

    West Side Stories: The Making of a Classic
  • 2025
    West Side Story

    West Side Story

    West Side Story

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    The story of the forbidden love of Tony, a young American gang member, and Maria, the sister of the rival Puerto Rican gang leader. This love story...

    West Side Story
  • 2007
    Candide

    Candide

    Candide

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    Candide falls in love with the beautiful but materialistic Cunegonde. Her barron father doesn't approve of the affair so Candide wanders, meeting all...

    Candide
  • 1993
    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music

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    Leonard Bernstein narrated by legendary screen star Lauren Bacall. The movie also relies extensively on Bernstein's own words to provide the...

    Leonard Bernstein: The Gift of Music
  • 1989
    Ode to Freedom

    Ode to Freedom

    Ode to Freedom

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    Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this is an historic performance marking the fall of the Berlin Wall. Performed on Christmas Day 1989 in the former...

    Ode to Freedom
  • 1976
    Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

    Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

    Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal

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    "Four Ways to Say Farewell" is a personal introduction to Mahler and his Ninth Symphony, during which Leonard Bernstein is seen and heard rehearsing...

    Bernstein Mahler Rehearsal
  • 2003
    Leonard Bernstein: Candide

    Leonard Bernstein: Candide

    Leonard Bernstein: Candide

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    Concert performance of Bernstein's Candide, with additional connecting texts by Loriot (Vicco von Bülow). The world is absurd, and no one...

    Leonard Bernstein: Candide
  • 2009
    Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

    Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

    Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)

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    Haydn’s Creation, the culmination of his life’s work, in a legendary 1986 performance conducted by Leonard Bernstein in the exquisite...

    Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
  • 1979
    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…

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    A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.

    Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
  • 2023
    New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève

    New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève

    New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève

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    Conducted by Stéphane Denève with the talent of pianist Lise de la Salle, the Orchestre National de France celebrates the New Year...

    New Year Concert with the Orchestre National de France Conducted by Stéphane Denève
  • 2024
    Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris

    Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris

    Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris

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    Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, arguably the two leading composers of 20th-century America, set the tone for this festive concert with the...

    Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris
  • 2018
    Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

    Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

    Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided

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    One of the first US born conductors to receive worldwide fame, Leonard Bernstein is an exceptional composer and certainly not only due to The West...

    Leonard Bernstein: A Genius Divided
  • 2020
    Leonard Bernstein Mass

    Leonard Bernstein Mass

    Leonard Bernstein Mass

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    Enjoy Ravinia Festival’s production of Leonard Bernstein’s theater piece starring Tony Award-winning baritone Paulo Szot and featuring...

    Leonard Bernstein Mass
  • 1993
    The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

    The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

    The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past

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    Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.

    The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
  • 1975
    The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner

    The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner

    The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner

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    A televised collaboration with Leonard Bernstein, this short film presents the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" accompanied...

    The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner
  • 2020
    Chita: A Legendary Celebration

    Chita: A Legendary Celebration

    Chita: A Legendary Celebration

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    Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents a 2013 concert celebrating Chita Rivera's 80th birthday as a fundraiser to aid struggling artists during...

    Chita: A Legendary Celebration
  • 2017
    The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai

    The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai

    The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai

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    From the Auditorium Rai Arturo Toscanini in Turin, the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai, conducted by John Axelrod and featuring the voices of...

    The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai
  • 1981
    Leonard Bernstein's Mass

    Leonard Bernstein's Mass

    Leonard Bernstein's Mass

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    Seen only once in 1981, this is a live national broadcast of the 10th anniversary production of MASS. Directed for the stage by Tom O’Horgan of...

    Leonard Bernstein's Mass
  • 1970
    Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

    Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

    Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde

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    For his audio-visual recordings of both Das Lied von der Erde and the songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, Leonard Bernstein turned to the Israel...

    Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde