DescriptionAmerican composer, conductor, author, music lecturer, and pianist
BornAugust 25, 1918
DiedOctober 14, 1990
CountryUnited States Of America
ProfessionConductor; Pianist; Composer; Writer; Choreographer; Musicologist; Jazz Musician
WorksSymphony No. 1; Symphony No. 2; Kaddish; West Side Story
AwardsGrand Merit Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Ring Of Honour Of The City Wien; Great Golden Medal Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award; Praemium Imperiale; Léonie Sonning Music Prize
