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Famed conductor Kurt Masur dead
Conductor Kurt Masur, who helped bring a worldwide reputation to the New York Philharmonic while seizing on the power of music on key moments of history, died on Saturday. He was 88.
New York: Conductor Kurt Masur, who helped bring a worldwide reputation to the New York Philharmonic while seizing on the power of music on key moments of history, died on Saturday. He was 88.
The New York Philharmonic announced the death of Masur, one of its longest-serving music directors who led the orchestra from 1991 to 2002.
A German born in what is today Poland, Masur was an unlikely choice to lead one of the New World's leading orchestras as he had spent his career -- both musically and politically -- within the confines of communist East Germany and was closely focused on the classical canon.
But Masur won wide praise for polishing the musical bona fides of the New York Philharmonic and raising its global profile with 17 tours around the world including a first trip to mainland China.
