Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Edward Slatkinis an American conductor, author and composer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth1 September 1944
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
alive behind music stories
The stories behind the music make it come alive for kids,
committee executive management
NSO management made the recommendation to the executive committee of the board, who made the appointment.
compares mind minimal musical schubert simply work
To my mind and ear, there is simply nothing that compares to the musical sophistication of a late Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert or Brahms work for minimal forces.
I'll play you one of my favorites, and you play me one of yours.
long mistress next
I've come to the conclusion that a long, personal relationship is next to impossible for me. Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.
orchestra roles century
The role of an orchestra in the 21st century isn't just playing, it's about developing future audiences and performers.
birth-place cinema doe
The convergence of the Rhone and Saone. Paul Bocuse. The birthplace of cinema. Chateauneuf-du-Pape just a few miles down the road. It does not get much better than Lyon.
play world orchestra
There's not an orchestra in the world that doesn't have weaknesses. None of us can play everything well. The repertoire is just too big.
believe ideas people
In some ways I believe music is the more convincing communicator of ideas than words. For instance, we can hear of Kordaly and Bartok and recognise them as Hungarian, but very few of us speak Hungarian, but the music itself speaks to more people.
two orchestra rehearsal
An orchestra knows during the first two minutes of the first rehearsal whether or not they are going to enjoy the person on the podium.
growing-up passion cinema
Growing up in Hollywood, like I did, I have a passion and a love for the movies, so I go to the cinema all the time.
long next british
I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.
thinking people retiring
I don't really think about retiring. I will retire just before people start saying, 'I knew Leonard Slatkin when he conducted well.
perfect quitting stage
There is no 'perfect' in music. If I ever came off the stage and felt it could not be better, it would then be time to quit.