Kurt Masur

Kurt Masur

Actor

Brzeg, Poland
July 18, 1927

Biography

Kurt Masur 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.

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Representative Works

La Maestra: Alondra de la Parra
La Maestra: Alondra de la Parra
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Tanglewood: A Place for Music
Tanglewood: A Place for Music
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Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
Tanglewood: So you want to be a conductor
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Mendelssohn Gala Concert From the Gewandhaus Leipzig
Mendelssohn Gala Concert From the Gewandhaus Leipzig
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Gewandhausorchester Leipzig: Mendelssohn/Mussorgsky (Masur)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig: Mendelssohn/Mussorgsky (Masur)
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Kurt Masur: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
Kurt Masur: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
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The Brahms Symphonies / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur
The Brahms Symphonies / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur
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Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

La Maestra: Alondra de la Parra
2019Nominee

Best Performance

La Maestra: Alondra de la Parra

Mendelssohn Gala Concert From the Gewandhaus Leipzig
1997Nominee

Best Performance

Mendelssohn Gala Concert From the Gewandhaus Leipzig

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig: Mendelssohn/Mussorgsky (Masur)
2001Nominee

Best Performance

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig: Mendelssohn/Mussorgsky (Masur)

Career Highlights

Kurt Masur: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9
1991Highlight

Best Performance

Kurt Masur: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

The Brahms Symphonies / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur
2007Highlight

Best Performance

The Brahms Symphonies / Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur

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