Editing Leonard Bernstein (section)

==Death and legacy==
Bernstein announced his retirement from conducting on October 9, 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://themusicsover.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/leonard-bernstein/ |title=Died On This Date (October 14, 1990) Leonard Bernstein / World Renowned Composer The Music's Over |date=October 14, 2009 |access-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> He died five days later at the age of 72, in his New York apartment at [[The Dakota]], of a heart attack brought on by [[mesothelioma]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9eEPAQAAQBAJ&q=leonard+bernstein+mesothelioma&pg=PA29 |title=The Tombstone Tourist: Musicians |first=Scott |last=Stanton |date=September 1, 2003 |publisher=Simon & Schuster |via=Google Books |isbn=978-0-7434-6330-0}}</ref><ref name="obit">{{cite news |last=Henahan |first=Donal |author-link=Donal Henahan |date=October 15, 1990 |title=Leonard Bernstein, 72, Music's Monarch, Dies|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/10/15/obituaries/leonard-bernstein-72-music-s-monarch-dies.html|access-date=December 24, 2023}}</ref> A longtime heavy smoker, Bernstein had [[emphysema]] from his mid-50s. On the day of his funeral procession through the streets of Manhattan, construction workers removed their hats and waved, calling out "Goodbye, Lenny".<ref name="reaching">See the TV Documentary, ''Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note'', originally shown in the series ''[[American Masters]]'' on PBS in the U.S., now on DVD.</ref> Bernstein is buried near the summit of [[Battle Hill (Brooklyn)|Battle Hill]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.green-wood.com/2009/alec-baldwin-leonard-bernstein/|title=Alec Baldwin on Leonard Bernstein|author=Jeff Richman|date=September 16, 2009|access-date=December 24, 2023}}</ref> at [[Green-Wood Cemetery]] in Brooklyn, New York,<ref>Wilson, Scott. ''Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons'', 3rd ed.: 2 (Kindle Locations 3707–3708). McFarland & Company. Kindle Edition.</ref> next to his wife and with a copy of the score of Mahler's [[Symphony No. 5 (Mahler)|Fifth Symphony]] lying across his heart.<ref>{{cite news |author-link=Peter G. Davis |last=Davis |first=Peter G. |date=May 17, 2011 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/18/opinion/18Davis.html |title=When Mahler Took Manhattan |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |access-date=August 28, 2018 |quote=Small wonder that Bernstein is buried with the score of Mahler's Fifth Symphony placed over his heart.}}</ref>

On August 25, 2018 (the 100th anniversary of his birth), Bernstein was honored with a [[Google Doodle]].<ref>[https://time.com/5378131/leonard-bernstein-google-doodle/ "Google Doodle Celebrates Leonard Bernstein's 100th Birthday with ''West Side Story'' Video"] by Annabel Gutterman, ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'', August 25, 2018; [https://doodles.google/doodle/leonard-bernsteins-100th-birthday/ "Leonard Bernstein's 100th Birthday"], Google, August 25, 2018.</ref> The [[Skirball Cultural Center]] in Los Angeles created an exhibition titled ''Leonard Bernstein at 100'' for his centennial.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.skirball.org/exhibitions/leonard-bernstein-100|title = Leonard Bernstein at 100|date = August 17, 2017|access-date = November 22, 2019|archive-date = February 1, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200201231202/https://www.skirball.org/exhibitions/leonard-bernstein-100|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.laweekly.com/leonard-bernstein-at-100-exhibition-comes-to-skirball-cultural-center/ |title = 'Leonard Bernstein at 100' Exhibition Comes to Skirball Cultural Center|date = April 26, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/skirball-cultural-center-celebrates-leonard-bernstein-at-100-1106543 |title = Skirball Cultural Center Celebrates 'Leonard Bernstein at 100'|website = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = April 27, 2018}}</ref>

[[Bradley Cooper]]'s drama film ''[[Maestro (2023 film)|Maestro]]'' (2023) chronicles the relationship between Bernstein (played by Cooper) and his wife, Felicia Montealegre (played by [[Carey Mulligan]]). Produced by [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Martin Scorsese]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.classicfm.com/composers/bernstein-l/maestro-movie-trailer-bradley-cooper/|title=First ''Maestro'' movie trailer starring Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein finally released|author=Maddy Shaw Roberts|website=[[Classic FM (UK)]]|date=August 15, 2023|access-date=August 19, 2023}}</ref> the film premiered at the [[Venice International Film Festival]]. As the Spotlight Gala feature of the 61st [[New York Film Festival]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2023/films/maestro/|title=Maestro|website=[[Film at Lincoln Center]]|access-date=October 3, 2023}}</ref> it was the first film presentation at the recently renovated [[David Geffen Hall]] in [[Lincoln Center]], which was also where Bernstein had conducted as music director of the New York Philharmonic from its opening as Philharmonic Hall in 1962 until 1969.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/bradley-cooper-desperately-wanted-maestro-venice-premiere-1234899896/|title= Bradley Cooper 'Desperately' Wanted ''Maestro'' to Premiere at Venice, Says Festival Director|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= August 28, 2023|access-date= August 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.filmlinc.org/nyff2023/daily/bradley-cooper-maestro-announced-as-spotlight-gala-of-the-61st-new-york-film-festival/|title= Bradley Cooper's ''Maestro'' Announced as Spotlight Gala of the 61st New York Film Festival|website= Film at Lincoln Center|date= August 16, 2023|accessdate= August 28, 2023}}</ref>

Bernstein sought to make music both intelligible and enjoyable to all. Through his educational efforts, including several books and the creation of two major international music festivals, Bernstein influenced several generations of young musicians.
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