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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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Rhapsody in Hollywood
By leonard slatkin
July 23, 2023

Leonard is back in his birthplace, Los Angeles, for a concert at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and pianist Makoto Ozone on Tuesday, July 25, at 8 p.m. The program begins with Cindy McTee’s energetic Timepiece, followed by the double-blockbusters of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, “From the New World.”

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All-New “Slatkin Shuffle” Episodes
By leonard slatkin
May 26, 2023

New episodes of The Slatkin Shuffle will air on Classic 107.3 FM starting this weekend, Saturdays at 10 p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m. CDT. The May 27 episode is all about walking and its musical counterpart, andante. Join Leonard as he shares the eclectic collection of songs in his playlist. Listen to 200 hours of The Slatkin Shuffle on demand at Soundcloud.

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SEPTEMBER 2023

By leonard slatkin

Nothing quite compares to a Taiwanese massage, especially if you happen to be in Taiwan. More on that later.

After several weeks away from conducting, the podium beckoned for some rehearsals and performances at the end of July and the first half of August. It started in my birthplace, Los Angeles, where I used to have the somewhat ungainly title of Principal Conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Holllywood Bowl. My return featured two of the most-often- performed works there, as well as a piece by Cindy.

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. His second book, Leading Tones: Reflections on Music, Musicians, and the Music Industry, was published by Amadeus Press in 2017, followed by Classical Crossroads: The Path Forward for Music in the 21^st Century (2021). Two volumes of a new series entitled Scores to Settle, comprising essays that supplement the score-study process, are scheduled for release by Rowman & Littlefield in 2024. He is also working on several new compositions.

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