14/10/1990 Pianist and conductor Leonard Bernstein dies
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In memory of Leonard Bernstein
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Leonard Bernstein: Family Reminiscences
Leonard Bernstein was an American composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the US to receive worldwide acclaim. In 1990, Bernstein announced his retirement from conducting and died at his apartment at The Dakota of a heart attack five days later, brought on by mesothelioma.