Episode 22: “Let Us Be, Let Us Grow” with Conductor Leonard Slatkin

In this special live episode of Bach Talk, recorded at the 2025 Chorus America Conference, host Ron Klemm sits down with legendary conductor Leonard Slatkin for an intimate conversation spanning his remarkable career. The six-time Grammy winner shares captivating stories from growing up during Hollywood's golden age, where Rubinstein and Stravinsky played on the family piano, to his current projects and passion for the arts. From conducting techniques to the challenges facing the arts in America today, this unscripted conversation features live audience Q&A and performances by The Bach Society Chorus, capturing Slatkin's passion, wisdom and his rallying cry: "Let us be. Let us grow."

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