Leonard Bernstein was born on August 25, 1918. A gifted conductor and composer, as a young man Bernstein was already being hailed as a musical genius. His groundbreaking Broadway musical West Side Story, which won ten Oscars as a Hollywood film adaptation, made him a household name. Today he is remembered as an American icon.
Die Sendung wird ausgestrahlt am Montag, den 27.08.2018 um 07:15 Uhr auf DW English.