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LEONARD SLATKIN

CONDUCTOR | COMPOSER | AUTHOR

There is no “perfect” in music. If I were ever to come off the
stage feeling that the performance could not have been
better, it would then be time to quit.

LEONARD SLATKIN

CONDUCTOR | COMPOSER | AUTHOR

There is no “perfect” in music. If I were ever to come off the stage feeling that the performance could not have been better, it would then be time to quit.

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New on Naxos: Complete Rachmaninov Symphonies
By leonard slatkin
March 10, 2023

Naxos has released a box set of Rachmaninov’s symphonies recorded by Leonard Slatkin and the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Gramophone praised the “impressive, highly desirable interpretations” in this acclaimed edition.

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Two Weeks of Concerts in Dublin
By leonard slatkin
March 3, 2023

Leonard is in Dublin to perform two programs with the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, tonight at 7:30 PM GMT/2:30 PM EST and Friday, March 10, at 7:30 PM GMT/2:30 PM EST. The concerts will be broadcast live and available for online listening at RTÉ Lyric Live FM.

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MARCH 2023

By leonard slatkin

Each year, in addition to my activities at the Manhattan School of Music, I try to do some educational work at other music institutions in the States. These are almost always schools I have never visited, and it gives me a chance to see how we are doing in terms of training young musicians who are about to begin their professional careers.

In late January, it was Yale’s turn, the university where Cindy earned her master’s degree and one with an excellent tradition of outstanding scholarship. At first, I only was asked to lead a concert with the orchestra, but after a little bit of prodding on my part, I was also able to participate in a session involving the composition students.

Leonard Slatkin

Internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin is Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Directeur Musical Honoraire of the Orchestre National de Lyon, Conductor Laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and Principal Guest Conductor of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria. He maintains a rigorous schedule of guest conducting throughout the world and is active as a composer, author, and educator.

A recipient of the prestigious National Medal of Arts, Slatkin also holds the rank of Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor. He has received the Prix Charbonnier from the Federation of Alliances Françaises, Austria’s Decoration of Honor in Silver, the League of American Orchestras’ Gold Baton Award, and the 2013 ASCAP Deems Taylor Special Recognition Award for his debut book, Conducting Business. A second volume, Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians, and the Music Industry, was published by Amadeus Press in 2017. His latest book, Classical Crossroads: The Path Forward for Music in the 21^st Century (2021), is available through Rowman & Littlefield. He is working on two more books and several new compositions.

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