Lorin Maazel, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lorin Maazel

French-American conductor

Date of Birth: 06-Mar-1930

Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 13-Jul-2014

Profession: composer, conductor, music director, violinist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Social Profiles:

MaestroMaazel

Lorin Varencove Maazel (March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer.
He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music.
He had established a reputation in the concert halls of Europe by 1960 but, by comparison, his career in the U.S.
progressed far more slowly.
However, he would later be appointed music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic, among other posts.
Maazel was well-regarded in baton technique and possessed a photographic memory for scores.
Described as mercurial and forbidding in rehearsal, he mellowed in old age.