Stokowski

[ stuh-kou-skee, -kawf-, -kawv- ]

noun

1. Le·o·pold An·to·ni Sta·ni·slaw [lee, -, uh, -pohld ahn-, toh, -nee stah-, nee, -slahf], 1882–1977, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in England.

Stokowski

/ stəˈkɒfskɪ /

noun

1. StokowskiLeopold18871977MUSBritishMUSIC: conductor Leopold. 1887–1977, US conductor, born in Britain. He did much to popularize classical music with orchestral transcriptions and film appearances, esp in Fantasia (1940)

Example Sentences

He’s drawn to the slithering sound of Frederick Delius, and to oddities like the “garish but amazing” Stokowski orchestration of Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C sharp minor.

From New York Times

With the Second Piano Concerto, we have two fabulous recordings by him, with Leopold Stokowski, and at the same time we have the score.

From New York Times

She found an influential mentor in conductor Leopold Stokowski, who selected her for the American Symphony Orchestra, which he formed in 1962.

From Washington Post

But Leopold Stokowski, long a fan, quickly tapped her for his American Symphony Orchestra, for which she performed until 1972.

From New York Times

Stokowski, who formed the first iteration of the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, experimented with amplification systems — boys with their toys, Jones felt.

From Los Angeles Times