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Leon Botstein
President, Bard College & Music Director, American Symphony Orchestra
Interview with Leon Botstein
June 17, 2010
Other Ideas from Botstein
| President Leon Botstein Asks "What is Art?" | 1:29 | Discuss |
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About Leon Botstein
Leon Botstein is a conductor and academic known for his innovative programs and interest in contemporary and neglected repertory. He was a violin student of Roman Totenburg and studied conducting with James Yannatos, Richard Wernick, and Harold Farberman. He pursued dual careers in academics and music and became a teaching fellow in general education at Harvard University from 1968 to 1969, and then a lecturer in the department of history at Boston University in 1969. Meanwhile, he began conducting and from 1973 to 1975, and he was the principal conductor of the White Mountain Music and Arts Festival. In 1975, he became president of Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, a position he still holds today.