Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977
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Stokowsky, Leopold, 1949-1951
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Stowkowski, Leopold, 1882-1977
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Stokowski, Leopold, 1882-1977, conductor
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Stokowski, Leopold Anton Stanislav, 1882-1977
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Leopold Stockowski
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Leopold Stokowski, 1882-1977
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Stokovskii, Leopolʹd 1882-1977
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Boleslawowich Antoni Stanislaw 1882-1977
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Boleslawowich Antoni Stanislaw 1882-1977
Stokovskiĭ, Leopolʹd 1882-1977
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Stokovskiĭ, Leopolʹd 1882-1977
סטוקובסקי, ליאופולד, 1882־1977
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Stokes, Lionel 1882-1977
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Stokovskiĭ, Leopolʹd, 1882-1977
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Stokowski, Leopoldo
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Stokowski, Leopold Anthony 1882-1977
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Leopold Stokowski (1882-1977) was an American conductor. Upon graduating from the Royal College of Music in 1900, Stokowski performed as an organist and choral director for several years in England, Europe, and the U.S. before becoming director of the Cincinnati Orchestra in 1909. His distinguished conducting career included appearances and directorships with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, American Youth Orchestra, New York City Symphony, Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra, NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Houston Symphony Orchestra, and American Symphony Orchestra. Throughout the twentieth century, Stokowski aggressively promoted modern and late Romantic music, combining an avant-garde approach with a traditional glamour that drew diverse audiences to his performances. Today he is perhaps most well known for his collaboration with Walt Disney on the movie Fantasia.
American conductor.
American conductor of British birth, and Polish and Irish parentage.
Orchestra conductor.
Leopold Stokowski was born in London 18 April 1882. After completing studies at the Royal College of Music in 1900 at the age of 18, he formed a choir at St. Mary's, Charing Cross Road (1900-1901). The next year he received an appointment as organist and choir director at St. James, Piccadilly. From 1905 to 1908 he was the choirmaster at St. Bartholomew's, New York and in 1908 he made his debut in Paris. His first appointment as conductor of a symphony orchestra came in 1909, when he became the director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. Despite his lack of experience, the organization improved immensely over the next three years under Stokowski's leadership. As a result he won an appointment as the conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1912.
Stokowski led the Philadelphia Orchestra for 24 years, from 1912 until 1936, remaining associated with the organization until 1941. Because of his interest in new music the Philadelphia Orchestra gave several U.S. premieres during his tenure including Alban Berg's Wozzeck and Gustav Mahler's Eighth Symphony. Stokowski also became affiliated with modernist chamber music societies in New York City. It was through one of these, the International Composers' Guild, that he offered the U.S. premiere of Igor Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring . Stokowski's musical showmanship and high public profile also earned him the spot of conductor for the Walt Disney film Fantasia (1940).
After leaving the Philadelphia Orchestra, Stokowski had a series of brief appointments with orchestras of his own creation, including the All-American Youth Orchestra (1940-41), the New York City Symphony (1944), and the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra (1945). In 1941-42, Stokowski served as conductor of the NBC Symphony Orchestra. The next season Arturo Toscanini, Stokowskis sometime-rival, joined him as co-conductor; they worked together two years. Several years of work with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra followed. His last major appointments were with the Houston Symphony Orchestra (1955-60) and the American Symphony Orchestra (1962-72). Toward the end of his life, Stokowski returned to London where he remained until his death in 1977.
Biography
Leopold Stokowski, 1882-1977. American conductor of British birth. Stokowski began recording in 1917 and was a pioneer of many recording techniques and was a champion of modern music. The first electrical symphonic recordings were made with the Philadelphia Orchestra under his direction as well as the first experiments in stereo recordings. He also premiered many works in the concert hall and on recording, had interests in non-western music, orchestrated works by composers such as Bach for symphony orchestra, championed classical music to the lay audience, particularly with his recordings for Walt Disney's Fantasia. His recordings remain classics today.
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Amens (Music)
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied
Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices, 4 parts), Unaccompanied
Christmas music
Conductors (Music)
Conductors (Music)
Indians of North America
Keyboard instrument music
Marches (Orchestra)
Music
Musical sketches
Orchestral music
Orchestral music
Overtures (Violin and piano), Arranged
Pageants
Piano music
Songs (Medium voice) with piano
Songs with piano
Spirituals
String orchestra music
Symphonies
Trios (Flute, harp, violoncello)
Vocal octets, Unaccompanied
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Conductor
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Westminster, Middlesex
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