ARTICLES BY LEONARD

 ARTICLES BY LEONARD

Sometimes humorous, other times thought-provoking, Slatkin’s essays have appeared on Classicalsource.com and in such publications as The Washington Post and Cultural Weekly. He also contributes entries to The Huffington Post, where his column appears in the Arts & Culture section.

  • The Listener as Participant

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    It is always astonishing when a simple gesture leads to a heated debate. At the start of a tour to Florida with the Detroit Symphony, we decided to try something just a bit different. When the program concluded, I asked the audience to do something completely opposite of what the Voice of God told them at the top of the show.

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  • How African Americans Have Left a Mark on Classical Music

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    I have been working on a new chapter of a book about the challenges faced by the classical music industry. That portion is concerned with discrimination as it has manifested itself and where we are today.

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