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Classical Californians: Leonard Slatkin
1950 Leonard Slatkin with brother Fred, 1963 Leonard's Mother, Eleanor Aller Slatkin, 2010 Leonard Slatkin and brother Fred Zlotkin
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.
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
