To mark the centennial of one of the greatest conductors, composers, musical inspirations and creative minds of our time, a collection of 100 iconic images tells Leonard Bernstein's life story, in this intimate portrait of an artist who changed the face of the 20th century

Leonard Bernstein achieved a level of celebrity that few musicians, and fewer classical musicians, ever attain. The first American-born musician to become the leader of a major American orchestra, Bernstein launched a new era, still very much alive today, broadening the path for all American musicians ever since.