Feb 11th, 2008 · Over an 18-month period, Joan Tower's Made in America was heard in all 50 states, played by 65 different orchestras. Her composition, conducted by Leonard Slatkin, has now netted three Grammy awards.
Sep 13th, 2006 · Last Saturday night, the Nashville Symphony played a gala concert to mark the official opening of its new concert hall, the Schermerhorn Symphony Center. From that concert, Leonard Slatkin conducts the Festive Overture by Dmitri Shostakovich.
Oct 8th, 2005 · This week at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., 100 piano players took the stage to play together, in unison, all at the same time. The piano extravaganza was conducted by Leonard Slatkin.
Jan 22nd, 2005 · Ancient traditions and beliefs of the peoples of Mesoamerica influence Symphony No. 7 - A Toltec Symphony, composed by Philip Glass as a commissioned tribute to Leonard Slatkin, musical director of the National Symphony Orchestra.
Nov 19th, 2004 · NPR's Performance Today takes a week-long look at the the state of music education in America's schools. The series features reports from NPR's Korva Coleman, including interviews with outgoing Education Secretary Rod Paige and Leonard Slatkin, conductor of the National Symphony Orchestra.
Nov 18th, 2004 · The fourth installment of our series on the state of music education in America's schools focuses on youth orchestras. NPR's Korva Coleman speaks with renowned National Symphony Orchestra music director Leonard Slatkin about the University of Maryland's National Orchestra Institute.