Who is Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein (, ; Bernstein's pronunciation of his own name as he introduces his Peter and the Wolf August 25, 1918 ? October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim. He was probably best known to the public as the longtime music director of the New York Philharmonic, for conducting concerts by many of the world's leading orchestras, and for writing the music for West Side Story, Candide, and On the Town. Bernstein was the first clas...