Grammy award winner Erich Kunzel, maestro of the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra, visited
Kunzel, also known as "The Prince of Pops," has been performing in
Last September, he was inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame.
He has collaborated with several icons such as Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington and recently performed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in
With such talent and aptitude in music, it is surprising to learn that Kunzel was a chemistry major in college.
"I walked up to my chemistry teacher and said, 'You're a lousy teacher; I'm going to walk out of this door, you’re going to give me an E and I'll never come back,' "Kunzel said, describing the start of his musical career at
Among the several other attributes Kunzel brings to music, in the spring of 2010, he will open the Cincinnati School for Creative and Performing Arts, which will audition and house 1,500 students from K-12.
Kunzel credits his drive and ambition to his superlative music career.
"I love what I'm doing,” he said.
"Whatever you do, don't do it less than 100 percent.”
