The Emmys Mistook Composer Leonard Slatkin for the Late André Previn

The 2019 Emmys did not go off without a hitch.

on Sunday night -- but its tribute to the late Andre Previn is making headlines.

While Previn's name was displayed across the screen, a photo of another composer, the very much alive Leonard Slatkin, appeared alongside. Slatkin took to Twitter early Monday morning to point out the mistake and offer his respects to Previn. "I saw that @theemmys posted a photo of me 'In Memoriam' rather than the intended Andre Previn," he tweeted."Andre deserved better. I had the opportunity to introduce him when he received the @KCHonors. Perhaps he was paying me back for a couple stories I told about him."

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