Leonard Bernstein Movies
- 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...
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- 2016

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...
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- 2025

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...
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- 2007

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...
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- 1993

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...
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- 1989

Ode to Freedom
Ode to Freedom01989HD
Conducted by Leonard Bernstein, this is an historic performance marking the fall of the Berlin Wall. Performed on Christmas Day 1989 in the former...
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- 1976

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...
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- 2003

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...
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- 2009

Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)
Haydn: The Creation (Bernstein)72009HD
Haydn’s Creation, the culmination of his life’s work, in a legendary 1986 performance conducted by Leonard Bernstein in the exquisite...
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- 1979

Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…
Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was…01979HD
A portrait of one of England's greatest composers. Winner of the Prix Italia.
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- 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 Denève02023HD
Conducted by Stéphane Denève with the talent of pianist Lise de la Salle, the Orchestre National de France celebrates the New Year...
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- 2024

Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris
Bernstein & Gershwin - Two Americans in Paris02024HD
Leonard Bernstein and George Gershwin, arguably the two leading composers of 20th-century America, set the tone for this festive concert with the...
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- 2018

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...
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- 2020

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...
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- 1993

The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past91993HD
Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.
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- 1975

The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner
The Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner01975HD
A televised collaboration with Leonard Bernstein, this short film presents the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde" accompanied...
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- 2020

Chita: A Legendary Celebration
Chita: A Legendary Celebration02020HD
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS presents a 2013 concert celebrating Chita Rivera's 80th birthday as a fundraiser to aid struggling artists during...
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- 2017

The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai
The Swingles con l'Orchestra Rai02017HD
From the Auditorium Rai Arturo Toscanini in Turin, the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai, conducted by John Axelrod and featuring the voices of...
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- 1981

Leonard Bernstein's Mass
Leonard Bernstein's Mass01981HD
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...
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- 1970

Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde
Mahler Bernstein Das Lied von Der Erde01970HD
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...
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