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Classical Californians: Leonard Slatkin

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David Duchon-Doris

Our next Classical Californian is conductor Leonard Slatkin, who's well known to audiences in the state. He's got a very special edition of the show featuring the musical members of his extended family: his parents, who were both accomplished string players, and members of the Hollywood String Quartet in the 1940s and '50s; his brother, a cellist; as well as his son, who's also a composer and conductor… It's a family in love with music across several generations.

Classical Californians: Leonard Slatkin
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Johannes Brahms: Hungarian Dance No. 4  - Felix Slatkin, Violin with the Army Air Force Training Command Orchestra 

Joseph Haydn: Rondo from Cello Concerto No. 2 in D Major - Eleanor Aller, Cello with the Warner Bros. Studio Orchestra conducted by Erich Wolfgang Korngold     

Jerry Livingston (arr. Nelson Riddle): "Close to You" - Frank Sinatra with the Hollywood String Quartet

Georges Bizet:  Farandole from L’Arlesienne - Felix Slatkin conducting the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra

Johann Sebastian Bach: Courante from Suite No. 2 in D Minor - Fred Zlotkin, cello

Leonard Slatkin: Kinah - Leonard Slatkin conducting the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Daniel Slatkin: In Fields - Leonard Slatkin conducting the Manhattan School of Music Symphony Orchestra

Classical CaliforniansPlaylist
Published on 08.07.2024
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