Leopold Stokowski

Leopold Anthony Stokowski 18 April 1882 13 September 1977 was an English conductor of JewishPolish and Irish descent One of the leading and influential conductors of the early and mid20th Century he is best known for his long association with the Philadelphia Orchestra and for appearing in the film Fantasia He was especially noted for his freehand conducting style that spurned the traditional baton and for obtaining a characteristically sumptuous sound from the orchestras he directed