Stokowski

American  

[stuh-kou-skee, -kawf-, -kawv-] / stəˈkaʊ ski, -ˈkɔf-, -ˈkɔv- /

noun

1. Leopold Antoni Stanislaw 1882–1977, U.S. orchestra conductor, born in England.

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Stokowski British  

/ stəˈkɒfskɪ /

noun

1. 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)

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Example Sentences

Nancy Shear wasn’t yet out of her teens when she was hired as musical assistant to the eminent and enigmatic symphony conductor Leopold Stokowski, who became her mentor and a father figure of sorts.

From The Wall Street Journal

Four years earlier, he had recorded with the Philadelphia Orchestra, led by Leopold Stokowski.

From Los Angeles Times

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