"A painter paints his pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence. We provide the music, and you provide the silence." - Leopold Stokowski (British born American conductor known for his influence as a popularizer of classical music. 1882-1977)

 

 

Leopold Anthony Stokowski was a British orchestral conductor. One of the leading conductors of the early and mid-20th Century, he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia.

 

 

Born: April 18, 1882, London

Died: September 13, 1977, Nether Wallop

Spouse: Gloria Vanderbilt (m. 1945–1955)

Children: Leopold Stanislaus Stokowski, Christopher Stokowski

Movies: One Hundred Men and a Girl, Carnegie Hall

Education: Royal College of Music, The Queen's College, Oxford, Conservatoire de Paris