Leonard Bernstein Early Musical Influences

His passion for music developed through time spent at the piano with his sister and during his studies at Harvard University.

He enjoyed playing accompaniment at his church and later began composing while studying theater in New York City.

His piano instructor instilled a love for music in him at an early age, and he was later inspired to compose songs for his wife.

He was surrounded by music in his youth because his parents were musicians, and he discovered his talent for composing while involved in high school theater.