Leonard Slatkin

Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Edward Slatkinis an American conductor, author and composer...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionComposer
Date of Birth1 September 1944
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
alive behind music stories
The stories behind the music make it come alive for kids,
mistress music-is possessive
Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.
concerts
I'm not particularly lucid after a concert. I'm not very lucid before, either.
mtv video reaching
I'll know I'm reaching the total American market when I'm asked to do a video for MTV.
father generations four
I knew I could never match my father as a violinist, and there were already four generations of outstanding cellists in the family.
mistake home simple
I am usually cooking at least four times a week if I am home. The easiest thing that I do a lot is gazpacho. It's simple and it tastes best if you let it sit over night in the refrigerator... I don't want anybody near me when I am cooking. If I am going to make a mistake, it has to be my fault.
artist tchaikovsky feet
On the corner of 57th and 7th Avenue sits the most famous concert hall in the world. No less a figure than when Tchaikovsky led the first performances in 1891. Virtually every major artist has performed there. There is simply no place like it. The first time I stepped foot in Carnegie Hall was in 1964.
community leader anything-goes
The conductor is the artistic leader and sometimes cultural arbiter of his or her community. It is their leadership that is looked to and should anything go wrong, they are the persons taking most of the heat.
needs spirit humans
We need music to restore the human spirit
party pieces firsts
A music director cannot and should not be chosen on the basis of a first date. It is not so difficult to make a good impression with a single appearance, usually containing some of a conductor's party pieces, works they have performed successfully many times before.
long next british
I have been long associated with British music. I have favoured it as my alternate music next to American.
birth-place cinema doe
The convergence of the Rhone and Saone. Paul Bocuse. The birthplace of cinema. Chateauneuf-du-Pape just a few miles down the road. It does not get much better than Lyon.
long mistress next
I've come to the conclusion that a long, personal relationship is next to impossible for me. Ultimately, music is a possessive mistress.
compares mind minimal musical schubert simply work
To my mind and ear, there is simply nothing that compares to the musical sophistication of a late Beethoven, Bartok, Schubert or Brahms work for minimal forces.