Leonid Gavrilovich Grin (Russian: Леонид Гаврилович Грин, IPA: [lʲɪɐˈnʲid ɡrʲin]) (born (1947-06-19)June 19, 1947) is a Soviet-born American conductor.
Soon after Leonard Bernstein became his mentor and selected him to be one of the first conducting fellows of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
During this period Grin conducted and recorded with various orchestras in North America and Western Europe.
[1] Among the soloists that Grin has collaborated with are Yo-Yo Ma,[2] Itzhak Perlman, Barbara Hendricks, Misha Maisky, Yefim Bronfman, Evgeny Kissin, Frederica von Stade, and Isaac Stern.
[3] As a teacher Grin served as Professor of Symphony and Opera Conducting at the faculty of the University of Houston (Moores School of Music), the Gstaad Menuhin Festival, and the Järvi Academy.