Leonard Slatkin

Leonard Slatkin Remembers Stan Musial

Mary Edwards — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:14:34 +0000

St. Louis Symphony Conductor Laureate Leonard Slatkin returned to St. Louis this week to conduct the orchestra he led for 17 years. Slatkin was Robert Peterson's guest during the intermission of St. Louis Public Radio's live broadcast of the St. Louis Symphony concert on Saturday, January 19. During the conversation, Slatkin commented on building audience for the St. Louis Symphony to make it as well known as the St.

St. Louis Symphony Extra - January 19, 2013

Kelsey Proud — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 18:45:00 +0000

The St. Louis Symphony continues its 2012-2013 season this weekend, and you can be right there with them from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19.

Leonard Slatkin On 'Conducting Business'

Mary Edwards, Alex Heuer and Don Marsh — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 02:53:18 +0000

Leonard Slatkin has strong ties to St. Louis. His father, conductor and violinist Felix Slatkin, was born in St. Louis and joined the St. Louis Symphony when he was still a teen. The younger Slatkin’s first conducting position with a major symphony orchestra came in 1968 when he was named Assistant Conductor of the St.

Leonard Slatkin Joins The Chamber Music Society of St. Louis For ‘Notes From Hollywood’

Mary Edwards and Alex Heuer — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 00:03:23 +0000

Leonard Slatkin is well known to St. Louis audiences because of his long tenure at the helm of the St. Louis Symphony. He returns to St.

Youth orchestra remains strong after 40 years

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:56:15 +0000

Forty years ago tomorrow, a group of 125 young musicians put on their best clothes, tuned their instruments, and took the stage at Powell Hall.

No one knew at that time how many performances the Saint Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra would put on.

But as St. Louis Public Radio's Rachel Lippmann reports, one of the top ensembles in the country is still going strong.