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Age 72Death of Leonard Bernstein
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Leonard Bernstein dies in New York City at age 72.
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DayzeLeonard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was the first American-born conductor to receive international acclaim. Bernstein was "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history" according to music critic Donal Henahan. Bernstein's honors and accolades include seven Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards, and 16 Grammy Awards as well as an Academy Award nomination. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1981.
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Virgo♍︎
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Aries♈︎
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Planetary positions calculated for August 25, 1918
Leonard Bernstein dies in New York City at age 72.
Bernstein receives Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime achievement.
His wife, Felicia Montealegre, dies of lung cancer.
Bernstein returns to conducting after a sabbatical.
Bernstein takes a sabbatical from the New York Philharmonic.
Bernstein's 'Mass' premieres at the Kennedy Center.
Bernstein frequently conducts the Vienna Philharmonic.
Resigns as music director of the New York Philharmonic.
Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms' premieres in New York.
Appointed music director of the New York Philharmonic.
'West Side Story' premieres on Broadway.
Bernstein conducts 'Medea' at La Scala.
Bernstein's opera 'Trouble in Tahiti' premieres.
Marries Chilean actress Felicia Montealegre Cohn.
Substitutes for Bruno Walter at NY Philharmonic, gains fame.
Graduates from Harvard University.
Attends and studies at the Curtis Institute of Music.
Studies music with Walter Piston at Harvard.
Begins formal piano lessons.
Born Louis Bernstein in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
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