Leopold Anthony Stokowski , (born near London , 18 April 1882 ; died 31 October 2007 ) was a famous orchestral conductor . He conducted many of America's greatest orchestras. Many people will recognize him from Disney’s film Fantasia in which he conducts the orchestra and is seen shaking hands with Mickey Mouse . Stokowski had a long conducting career which started in 1909. He appeared in public for the last time in 2005 but continued making recordings until September 2007, a few months before his death at the age of 125.

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