Leopold Stokowski

Also known as Leopold Anthony Stokowski, Antoni Stanisław Bolesławowicz

British-born American conductor (1882–1977)

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London, England, UK

Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was an English conductor of Jewish-Polish and Irish descent. One of the leading and influential conductors of the early and mid-20th Century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the…

Known for

Cinecittà Babilonia: Sex, Drugs and Black Shirts — Self - Musician (archive footage)2017
Chicago Symphony Orchestra - Historic Telecasts — Conductor2014
Leopold Stokowski - Classic Archive — Conductor2002
The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past — Self1993
The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
Tricks of Our Trade1957
The Story of the Animated Drawing — Self (archive footage)1955
Carnegie Hall — Leopold Stokowski1947
Clair de Lune — Himself1942
Fantasia — Self - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra1940

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Key facts

Born: Leopold Anthony Stokowski , ( 1882-04-18 ) 18 April 1882, Marylebone , Middlesex, England
Died: 13 September 1977 (1977-09-13) (aged 95), Nether Wallop , Hampshire, England
Resting place: East Finchley Cemetery
Occupations: Conductor composer organist
Known for: Music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra ;, Founder of the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra
Notable work: Film: , Walt Disney 's Fantasia , Carnegie Hall , One Hundred Men and a Girl
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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Leopold
Family name: Stokowski
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Place of birth: London
Place of death: Nether Wallop
Occupation: composer
Educated at: The Queen's College
Employer: Philadelphia Orchestra
Languages spoken: English language
Notable work: Fantasia
Student of: Charles Villiers Stanford
Field of work: conducting
Genre: classical music
Instrument: pipe organ
Record label: EMI
Official website: www.stokowskisociety.net
Image: Leopold Stokowski LOC 26447u.jpg

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date of birth: 1882-04-18
cause of death: myocardial infarction
Commons category: Leopold Stokowski
date of death: 1977-09-13
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: East Finchley Cemetery
student: Oscar Shumsky
start of work period: 1909-00-00
ethnic group: Poles
P8168: Edison
name in native language: Leopold Stokowski
birth name: Leopold Anthony Stokowski
P12749: intellectual

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Encyclopedic overview

Leopold Anthony Stokowski ( UK: /stəˈkɒfski/ stə-KOF-skee, US: /stəˈkɔːfski, stəˈkaʊski/ stə-KAWF-skee, stə-KOW-skee; 18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was a British 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. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristic sound from the orchestras he directed.

Stokowski was music director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony of the Air and many others. He was also the founder of the All-American Youth Orchestra, the New York City Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra.

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