Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for Leopold Stokowski across 5 places, from 1889 to 1972.
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Leopold Anthony Stokowski (18 April 1882 – 13 September 1977) was a British conductor.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Leopold Stokowski was documented, and when
1889year
Pomeraniaattested“Nicolas Slonimsky, editor of Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, received a letter from a Finnish encyclopaedia editor that said: "The Maestro himself told me that he was born in Pomerania, Germany, in 1889." The mystery surrou…”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1905year
New York Cityattested“In 1905 Stokowski began work in New York City as the organist and choir director of St.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1905year
New Yorkattested“In 1905 Stokowski began work in New York City as the organist and choir director of St.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1922 to 1930period
Americaattested“In 1922, he introduced Stravinsky's score for the ballet The Rite of Spring to America, gave its first staged performance there in 1930 with Martha Graham dancing the part of The Chosen One, and at the same time made the first American r…”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
May 1972month
Englandattested“Stokowski served as music director for the ASO until May 1972 when, at the age of 90, he returned to live in England.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
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18 April 1882exact date
Marylebonementioned“Stokowski's birth certificate gives his birth on 18 April 1882, at 13 Upper Marylebone Street (now New Cavendish Street), in the Marylebone district of London.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
12 May 1909exact date
Parismentioned“That was also the year of his official conducting debut in Paris with the Colonne Orchestra, on 12 May 1909, when he accompanied his future wife, the pianist Olga Samaroff, in Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
12 September 1910exact date
Munichmentioned“In 1916, Stokowski conducted the American premiere of Mahler's 8th Symphony, Symphony of a Thousand, whose premiere he had attended in Munich on 12 September 1910.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
11 October 1912exact date
Philadelphiamentioned“Two months later, Stokowski was appointed the director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and he made his conducting debut in Philadelphia on 11 October 1912.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
13 October 1924exact date
Philadelphiamentioned“While he was director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, he was largely responsible for convincing Mary Louise Curtis Bok to set up the Curtis Institute of Music (13 October 1924) in Philadelphia.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
April 1925month
Americamentioned“He conducted the first orchestral electrical recording to be made in America (Saint-Saëns's Danse Macabre) in April 1925.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1926year
Philadelphiamentioned“His early recordings were made at Victor's Trinity Church studio in Camden, New Jersey until 1926, when Victor began recording the orchestra in the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1926year
Camden, New Jerseymentioned“His early recordings were made at Victor's Trinity Church studio in Camden, New Jersey until 1926, when Victor began recording the orchestra in the Academy of Music in Philadelphia.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1927 to 1933period
Americamentioned“Stokowski was also the first conductor in America to record all four of Brahms' symphonies (between 1927 and 1933).”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1929year
Philadelphiamentioned“Seldom an opera conductor, Stokowski did give the American premieres in Philadelphia of the original version of Mussorgky's Boris Godunov (1929) and Alban Berg's Wozzeck (1931).”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1933year
Philadelphiamentioned“In 1933, he started "Youth Concerts" for younger audiences, which are still a tradition in Philadelphia and many other American cities, and fostered youth music programs.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1936year
Philadelphiamentioned“After disputes with the board, Stokowski began to withdraw from involvement in the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1936 onwards, allowing his co-conductor Eugene Ormandy to gradually take over.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
March 1938month
Italymentioned“In March 1938, Stokowski began a highly publicised relationship with film actress Greta Garbo after the two vacationed together in Italy, on the island of Capri.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
1947 to 1953period
New Yorkmentioned“From 1947 to 1953, Stokowski recorded for RCA Victor with a specially assembled 'ad hoc' band of players drawn principally from the New York Philharmonic and NBC Symphony Orchestras.”source: Wikipedia: Leopold Stokowski
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