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The Philadelphia Orchestra Celebrates Stokowski

WRTI Your Classical and Jazz Source | By Susan Lewis
Published June 17, 2012 at 10:30 PM EDT
Leopold Stokowski
Leopold Stokowski

It was 100 years ago that legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski stepped onto the podium as music director of The Philadelphia Orchestra. WRTI's Susan Lewis considers the legacy of Stokowski, who is credited with shaping the distinctive "Philadelphia Sound."
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Susan Lewis
Susan writes and produces stories about music and the arts. She’s host and producer of WRTI’s TIME IN online interview series, and contributes weekly intermission interviews for The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert series. She’s also been a regular host of WRTI’s Live from the Performance Studio sessions.
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