Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein is reaffirmed as a towering figure in this portrait that highlights his artistic struggle as both composer and conductor, his tension between success and failure, and the politics of his time and his own humanitarianism.

Through personal recollections and archival footage, this multilayered portrait sheds light on the mesmerizing and contradictory personality of Herbert von Karajan, deepening the mystery of one of the 20th century's greatest conductors.

This short documentary celebrates trailblazing double bassist Orin O'Brien, the first woman to become a full-time member of the New York Philharmonic.