
Leonard Bernstein is a conductor, pianist, composer (United States).
Leonard Bernstein ( BURN-styne; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) 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 (including the Lifetime Achievement Award) as well as an Academy Award nomination. He received the Kennedy Center Honor in 1981. As a composer, Bernstein wrote in many genres, including symphonic and orchestral music, ballet, film and theatre music, choral works, opera, chamber music, and pieces for the piano.
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| Born | 25 August 1918 |
| Profession | conductor, pianist, composer |
| Nationality | United States |
| Employer | Brandeis University |
| Educated at | Harvard University, Curtis Institute of Music, Eliot House |
| Spouse | Felicia Montealegre |
| Children | Jamie Bernstein, Alexander Bernstein, Nina Bernstein Simmons |
| Awards | Grammy Awards, Praemium Imperiale, Austrian Decoration for Science and Art, Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, Brahms-Preis, Léonie Sonning Music Prize, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Kennedy Center H |
| Moon Sign (Rashi) | Pisces |
| Nakshatra | Revati (Pada 4) |
| Sun Sign | Leo |
| Ascendant (Lagna) | Libra |
| Birth data reliability | Reference |
Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Computed with Swiss Ephemeris (Lahiri ayanamsa).
Our library holds 314 writers and poets with a computed Vedic chart from reliable birth data. 26 of them (8%) have the Moon in Pisces, like Leonard Bernstein, and 10 (3%) share the Revati Nakshatra — the #17 most common Moon Nakshatra among writers and poets, where Shravana leads with 18 (6%).
For scale, an even spread would put about 3.7% in each of the 27 Nakshatras and 8.3% in each Moon sign. These are simple counts from our dataset, not a prediction.
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Leonard Bernstein was born on 25 August 1918. Birth details come from a published reference (source: Internet) and have not been checked against a birth record, so the Moon sign is usually right but the Ascendant could differ.
Leonard Bernstein's Moon sign (Rashi) is Pisces and the Nakshatra is Revati, pada 4, computed with Swiss Ephemeris using the Lahiri ayanamsa.
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