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Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was a British-born American conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra.
Leopold Stokowski was a virtuoso British-born U.S. conductor known for his flamboyant showmanship and the rich sonorities of his orchestras and for his influence as a popularizer of classical music. Stokowski was trained at the Royal College of Music, London, and Queen’s College, Oxford, and held.
Stokowski was one of the first Western conductors to recognize the genius of Dmitri Shostakovich, whose Symphonies Nos. 1, 3, 6, and 11 received their first American performances under the maestro — and he would have introduced No. 7 if Arturo Toscanini hadn’t snatched the U.S. premiere away.
Stokowski engaged three Houston-area choirs to perform Arnold Schoenberg’s massive Gurrelieder—including an African American chorus from Texas Southern University. The white choirs refused to ...
The conductor Leopold Stokowski was a man of tantalising contradictions. As a performer he was a perfectionist but seemed unconcerned with the liberties that he took when rearranging original...
Aug 22, 2020 · Stokowski was the foremost champion of the contemporary composer during his six-decades conducting career and once he became a US citizen in 1915, his advocacy of American composers...
May 18, 2018 · Stokowski, Leopold ( Antoni Stanislaw) (1882–1977) US conductor, b. Britain. Stokowski was director (1909–12) of the Cincinnati Symphony and conductor (1912–36) of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He became known for his individual interpretations and flexibility of approach. World Encyclopedia.
