Kurt Masur, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kurt Masur

German conductor

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1927

Place of Birth: Brzeg, Opole Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 19-Dec-2015

Profession: conductor, university teacher

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Kurt Masur

  • Kurt Masur (18 July 1927 – 19 December 2015) was a German conductor.
  • Called "one of the last old-style maestros", he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era.
  • He had a long career as the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and also served as music director of the New York Philharmonic.
  • He left many recordings of classical music played by major orchestras.
  • Masur is also remembered for his actions to support peaceful demonstrations in the 1989 anti-government demonstrations in Leipzig; the protests were part of the events leading up to the fall of the Berlin wall.

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