Leonard Bernstein
/ˌlenəd ˈbɜːnstaɪn/
/ˌlenərd ˈbɜːrnstaɪn/
- (1918-90) a US conductor, composer and piano player. He wrote several popular musicals. The most successful was West Side Story (1957) which became a film in 1961. He also wrote more serious works for orchestras and choirs.
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Leonard Bernstein