Leonard Slatkin (born September 1, 1944) is an American conductor. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... A conductor conducting a band at a ceremony A conductors score and batons Conducting is the act of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. ...

Slatkin was born in Los Angeles, California into a musical family - his father was the violinist, conductor and founder of the Hollywood String Quartet, Felix Slatkin, and his mother was Eleanor Aller, the cellist with the quartet. Nickname: City of Angels Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Area    - City 1,290. ... The Hollywood String Quartet was formed in 1939 by violinist and conductor Felix Slatkin and his wife, cellist Eleanor Aller. ... Felix Slatkin (December 22, 1915 to February 8, 1963) was an American violinist and conductor. ... Eleanor Aller (Slatkin) (May 20, 1917 – October 13, 1995) was a world-renowned cellist and founding member (with her husband, Felix Slatkin) of the Hollywood String Quartet. ...

He studied at Indiana University and Los Angeles City College before attending the Juilliard School where he studied conducting under Jean Paul Morel. His conducting debut came in 1966, and in 1968 he was made an assistant conductor at the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra. He stayed there until 1977, when he was made conductor of the New Orleans Philharmonic Orchestra. Indiana University is the principal campus of the Indiana University system. ... Los Angeles City College is a community college in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard. ... The Juilliard School is recognized as one of the best performing arts conservatories in the world. ... The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) was founded in 1880, making it the second oldest symphony in the United States after the New York Philharmonic. ...

Slatkin returned to St Louis in 1979 as music director of the St Louis Symphony Orchestra. The national profile of the orchestra increased notably under his tenure. In 1985, he recorded the first digital stereo version of Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker with the SLSO. He remained there until 1996, and is now SLSO's Conductor Laureate. He was the director of the Blossom Festival of the Cleveland Orchestra from 1990-1999. In 1996, Slatkin took over the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C., and his tenure with the National Symphony will conclude in 2008. In 2006, he was named the music advisor to the Nashville Symphony Orchestra (Tennessee). In that capacity, he conducted the inaugural concert of the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on September 9, 2006. 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский, sometimes transliterated as Piotr, Anglicised as Peter Ilich), (May 7, 1840 – November 6, 1893 (N.S.); April 25, 1840 – October... A performance of The Nutcracker The Nutcracker (Russian: ), Op. ... The Cleveland Orchestra is one of the major symphony orchestras in the United States. ... The Hall of Nations in the Kennedy Center, with the banner of the NSO. The National Symphony Orchestra in Washington DC is a major symphony orchestra that performs at the Kennedy Center. ... The Nashville Symphony Orchestra is one of the up and coming symphony orchestras in the United States. ...

In 2000, he became the chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, which post he discharged until 11 September 2004, the 110th Last Night of the Proms. In 2001, he was the first non-British person to conduct the Last Night. Previously in the UK, Slatkin was principal guest conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra from 1997-2000. In 2005, he became the principal guest conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London. The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ... The Philharmonia is an orchestra based in London. ... The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) is an English orchestra based in London. ...

Slatkin has conducted a wide range of repertoire, being particularly noted for his interpretations of 20th century American music, and works by British composers. His compositions, which include The Raven for narrator and orchestra (after the poem by Edgar Allan Poe, 1971), are little known. Hello Steve. ...

In 1990, Leonard Slatkin was inducted into the St. Louis Walk of Fame. On October 27th, 2006, the Jacobs School of Music announced that Slatkin will be joining the faculty at Indiana University. This article is about the year. ... The St. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Indiana University, founded in 1820, is a nine-campus university system in the state of Indiana. ...

Slatkin has been married three times. He and his third wife, soprano Linda Hohenfeld, have a son, Daniel.

Trivia

Slatkin is a big fan of the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team. He said that one of his biggest regrets in leaving the St. Louis Symphony to become conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra would be that he would no longer be able to attend Cardinals games. It has been suggested that 2007 St. ...

External links

• St. Louis Walk of Fame
• Leonard Slatkin biography and discography at Naxos.com