Leonard slatkin rachmaninov biography

THE STORY BEHIND: Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of ...

MEET THE CONDUCTOR: Leonard Slatkin

Background:Internationally acclaimed conductor Leonard Slatkin is Music Director Laureate of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO), Directeur Musical Honoraire of the Orchestre National de Lyon (ONL), Conductor Laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO), Principal Guest Conductor of the Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, and Artistic Consultant to the Las Vegas Philharmonic.

He maintains a rigorous schedule of guest conducting throughout the world and is active as a composer, author, and educator.

To celebrate his 80th birthday, he is returning to orchestras he led as music director, including the DSO, ONL, SLSO, and National Symphony Orchestra (Washington, DC). Additional 2024-25 highlights include the New York Philharmonic, Nashville Symphony, North Carolina Symphony, Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra, Eastman Philharmonia, National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland), Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Osaka Philha ABOUT - LEONARD SLATKIN BANU