Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) - long-time conductor of the New York Philharmonic, composer of 《西区故事》 (West Side Story, 1957), and a beloved music educator through his televised Young People's Concerts. His 1989 Berlin Wall concert of Beethoven's 9th, with 'Joy' replaced by 'Freedom', is an iconic Cold War moment. Other notable bearers: journalist Carl Bernstein (Watergate) and philosopher Eduard Bernstein.
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Four syllables: 伯 + 恩 + 斯 + 坦 ≈ 'Bo-en-si-tan' to Bernstein. The 斯坦 ending appears in many German/Eastern-European '-stein' surnames (爱因斯坦 Einstein, 弗兰肯斯坦 Frankenstein) and shouldn't be confused with the 'stan' country suffix (巴基斯坦 Pakistan).
