Leonard Bernstein
/ˌlenəd ˈbɜːnsteɪn/
/ˌlenərd ˈbɜːrnsteɪn/
- (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.