Leopold Stokowski Net Worth

Leopold Stokowski Net Worth is
$20 Million

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Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was a British 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. He was especially noted for his free-hand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed.In America, Stokowski performed with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the NBC Symphony Orchestra, New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Symphony of the Air and many others. He was also the founder of the All-American Youth Orchestra, the New York City Symphony, the Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra and the American Symphony Orchestra. He conducted the music for and appeared in several Hollywood films, including Disney's Fantasia, and was a lifelong champion of contemporary composers, giving many premieres of new music during his 60-year conducting career. Stokowski, who made his official conducting debut in 1909, appeared in public for the last time in 1975 but continued making recordings until June 1977, a few months before his death at the age of 95.

Date Of Birth	April 18, 1882
Died	1977-01-01
Place Of Birth	London, England, UK
Profession	Soundtrack, Actor, Music Department
Spouse	Gloria Vanderbilt
Star Sign	Aries

#	Trademark
1	The richest, most voluptuous sound from an orchestra that a conductor could possibly get.
2	Faux-Eastern European accent
3	Massive mane of white hair
4	He would ensure that, at his concerts, his face was lit so that its shadow appeared onthe wall.
5	He never conducted with a baton

#	Fact
1	Friz Freleng's 1937 cartoon She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (1937) features a canine caricature of him called "Stickoutski".
2	Uncle of George Hickenlooper Sr..
3	Made the first U.S. recording ever of Beethoven's "Ninth Symphony", for RCA Victor.
4	He was memorably satirized in the Bugs Bunny cartoon "Long-Haired Hare", when Bugs, wearing a white hairpiece, enters a concert auditorium through the orchestra pit and the players exclaim, one by one, "Leopold! Leopold! Leopold!" He is given a baton, which he promptly breaks (deliberately), and begins to conduct using Stokowski-like gestures.
5	Music Director of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 1909-1912.
6	Granduncle of George Hickenlooper.
7	Once claimed that his birth name was Leopold Stokes.
8	Father of Leopold Stanislaus "Stan" Stokowski, Jr. (born 1950) and Christopher Stokowski (born 1952) by third wife Gloria Vanderbilt.
9	All born after his death, he has two granddaughters and one grandson by his son Stan Stokowski (with third wife Gloria Vanderbilt ): Aurora (born March 1983), Abra (born c. 1986) and Myles (born 1998).
10	He was able to duplicate the rich sound he got from the Philadelphia Orchestra with virtually every other orchestra that he conducted.
11	Spoofed in Slick Hare (1947).
12	Spoofed in Hollywood Steps Out (1941).
13	One of his greatest concerns was achieving the ultimate fidelity in sound reproduction. He was experimenting with stereophonic sound as far back as 1931, long before Herbert von Karajan ever did. His first great achievement in the field was the musical soundtrack for Walt Disney's "Fantasia", in which he conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra. The film used what we would now probably consider a very primitive kind of stereo, much more so than the stereophonic sound first marketed on audio tape in 1954 and on LPs in 1958, but it was a true breakthrough in its time.
14	He was responsible for making the Philadelphia Orchestra into one of the great orchestras of the world. It was completely unknown before he began conducting it, and by the 1920s, he had already made it world famous. It was Stokowski who first gave the orchestra the rich, lush sound for which it was known.
15	Conducted the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1912 until 1938, returning in 1940 to conduct it for Walt Disney's classic film, Fantasia (1940).
16	One of the greatest conductors of the 20th Century, famed for introducing many composers into the orchestral repertoire, the Maestro was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. His star, for his achievements in the Recording Indusry, is located at 1600 Vine St.
17	A chance meeting with Walt Disney at Chasen's resulted in the two men agreeing to have dinner together. Disney outlined his plans to do "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" and other projects combining classical music with animation. Disney was surprised when he responded with "I would like to conduct that for you". To have the prominent conductor volunteer for the project was an opportunity that Disney couldn't pass up. The project expanded into a number of shorts that would be combined into the "Concert Feature". While considering a number of better titles for the project, it was Stokowski himself who suggested the musical term "fantasia", which means "a musical composition without a strict form" - a perfect title for a film with music and no plot.
18	He was, until the era of Leonard Bernstein, one of the most popular, as well as one of the best, conductors of the 20th century. His radio work and recordings made him, along with conductor Arturo Toscanini, a household name, even among those who had never attended a classical concert. A concert was often promoted by simply "Stokowski" and the date.
19	Made his long past due debut with the Metropolitan Opera conducting Puccini's "Turandot" in 1961, and he made that debut with a cast on his foot. He had suffered a broken foot two weeks earlier playing a vigorous game of touch football with his sons by third wife 'Gloria Vanderbilt'. The boys, at the time, were 9 and 11 years old. Stokowski was 78.
20	Spoofed in the Bugs Bunny cartoon Long-Haired Hare (1949).
21	Pictured on one of a set of eight 32¢ US commemorative postage stamps in the Legends of American Music series, issued 12 September 1997, celebrating "Classical Composers & Conductors". Others honored in this issue are Arthur Fiedler, George Szell, Eugene Ormandy, Samuel Barber, Ferde Grofé Sr., Charles Ives, and Louis Moreau Gottschalk.
22	Founded the All America Youth Symphony in 1940.
23	Founded the American Symphony Orchestra in New York, a training orchestra for young musicians, in 1962.
24	Served as music director of the Houston Symphony Orchestra from 1955 to 1961.
25	Founded the New York City Symphony in 1944.
26	Was always experimenting with different orchestral seating plans.
27	Signed a recording contract at the age of 94 which would have kept him active until he turned 100 (he died a year later).
28	Is generally regarded as being the first conductor to seat the first and second violins together, which has become part of the standard seating plan used by most orchestras today.

Soundtrack

Title	Year	Status
In Search of Perfect Consonance	2016	Documentary arranger: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor"
Marguerite	2015	arranger: "Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565"
Alive Inside	2014	Documentary performer: "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Variation XVIII: Andante cantabile"
Nostalgia Critic		TV Series arranger - 1 episode, 2013 performer - 1 episode, 2013
La grande bellezza	2013	performer: "Symphony in C Major: II. Adagio"
Some Jerk with a Camera	2011	TV Series documentary performer - 1 episode
The Haunting	2009	performer: "The Nutcracker Suite, Opus 71 Trépak"
DOA: Dead or Alive	2006	performer: "Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture"
Fantasia 2000	1999	performer: "The Sorcerer's Apprentice"
Un señor muy viejo con unas alas enormes	1988	performer: "Una noche en la arida montaña" Night on Bald Mountain
All Night Long	1981	performer: "Ride Of The Valkyries"
The Choice	1981	TV Movie arranger: "Chaconne"
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1955-1958	TV Series performer - 4 episodes
Omnibus	1953	TV Series performer - 1 episode
Carnegie Hall	1947	performer: "Symphony no. 5: Second movement" - uncredited
Fantasia	1940	arranger: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565", "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" 1897, "Rite of Spring" 1913, "Dance of the Hours" 1876, "A Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria" / performer: "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, BWV 565", "The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a" 1892, "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" 1897, "Rite of Spring" 1913, "Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' Op. 68" 1808, "Dance of the Hours" 1876, "A Night on Bald Mountain/Ave Maria"
One Hundred Men and a Girl	1937	performer: "Symphony No. 5 in E minor: Fourth Movement" 1888, "Rakoczy March" 1846 uncredited, "Lohengrin: Prelude to Act III" 1850, "Alleluja: from the motet 'Exultate, jubilate' K.165" 1773, "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp minor: Lento a capriccio" 1847, "Libiamo ne' lieti calici Drinking Song: from 'La traviata'" 1853

Actor

Title	Year	Character
Carnegie Hall	1947	Leopold Stokowski
One Hundred Men and a Girl	1937	Leopold Stokowski
The Big Broadcast of 1937	1936	Leopold Stokowski

Music Department

Title	Year	Status
Fantasia 2000	1999	conductor - segment "Sorcerer's Apprentice, The"
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1958	TV Series conductor - 1 episode
One Hundred Men and a Girl	1937	conductor

Composer

Title	Year	Status	Character
The Enchanted Forest	2011	Documentary short

Self

Title	Year	Status	Character
Clair de Lune	2000	Short	Himself - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra
Musik zum Ansehen	1972	TV Series	Himself
The David Frost Show	1971	TV Series	Himself
NET Festival	1970	TV Series documentary	Himself
New York, New York	1969	TV Series	Himself
New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts	1969	TV Series	Himself - Conductor
The Merv Griffin Show	1963	TV Series	Himself
Festival of Arts	1962	TV Series	Himself
Person to Person	1953	TV Series documentary	Himself - Conductor
Omnibus	1953	TV Series	Himself
Fantasia	1940		Himself - Conductor of The Philadelphia Orchestra

Archive Footage

Title	Year	Status	Character
Cartola - Música Para os Olhos	2007	Video documentary	Himself
Garbo	2005	Documentary	Himself
Fantasia 2000	1999		Himself - Conductor (segment "The Sorcerer's Apprentice") (uncredited)
Great Performances	1993-1995	TV Series	Himself - Clip from 1947 film 'Carnegie Hall' / Himself
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color	1955-1958	TV Series	Himself (conductor) / Himself (seen in silhouette only) / Himself / ...
Moments in Music	1950	Documentary short	Himself, film clip (uncredited)

Won Awards

Year	Award	Ceremony	Nomination	Movie
1971	Primetime Emmy	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Single Program - Variety or Musical - Classical Music	NET Festival (1966)
1942	Honorary Award	Academy Awards, USA		Fantasia (1940)
1940	Special Award	New York Film Critics Circle Awards		Fantasia (1940)

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Leopold Stokowski Net Worth

Leopold Stokowski Net Worth is
$20 Million