Leonard Slatkin survives crises with baton in hand
The conductor has had a rough couple of years but remains steady. He leads the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl this week.A heart attack on the podium in Rotterdam, an ouster from the Metropolitan Opera, a six-month strike by his Detroit Symphony Orchestra, a diagnosis of breast cancer for his fiancée.
L.A. Times - Entertainment — The conductor has had a rough couple of years but remains steady. He leads the L.A. Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl this week.A heart attack on the podium in Rotterdam... more info