Leonard Bernstein was a famous American composer with a Jewish heritage. He was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, studied at Harvard and later at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In 1943, he was employed as assistant conductor at the New York Philharmonic. He gained popularity after filling in for Bruno Walter, a German conductor, at Carnegie Hall. Two year later, he became the Music Director of the New York City Symphony Orchestra. Bernstein later taught music at Brandeis University. In 1958, he was elevated to the Music Director of the New York Philharmonic and had the opportunity to conduct more concerts than any other conductor at that time. During his career he was well known for Symphony No. 1: "Jeremiah", Symphony No. 2: "The Age of Anxiety",
