Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Anthony Stokowskiwas a British conductor of Polish and Irish descent. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th Century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed...
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth18 April 1882