Leonard Bernstein ( "BERN-stine"; Bernstein's pronunciation of his own name as he introduces his Peter and the Wolf August 25, 1918 ? October 14, 1990) was a multi-Emmy-winning http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077086/awards American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was the first conductor 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 Peoples Concerts series, and his compositions including West Side Story, Cand...