Kurt Masur

Kurt Masur (German pronunciation: [ˈkʊʁt maˈzuːɐ̯]; 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 for about ten years. He made many recordings of classical music with major orchestras. Masur is also remembered for his actions to support peaceful demonstrations against the East German government in the 1989 demonstrations in Leipzig; those protests were part of the events leading up to the fall of the Berlin wall.

"A Midsummer Musical Journey" - From Mozart & Mendelssohn to Ravel & Tchaikovsky - 2025-08-20T00:00:00.000000Z

The Last Golden-Age Maestro - 2025-01-02T00:00:00.000000Z

Mendelssohn: Early Symphonies - 2023-01-27T00:00:00.000000Z

Franck: Psyché (Live) - 2022-12-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Yuja Wang Plays Mendelssohn (Live) - 2022-04-22T00:00:00.000000Z

Kurt Masur Conducts the New York Philharmonic - 2022-04-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Kurt Masur Conducts the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig - 2022-04-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 & Suites from Romeo and Juliet - 2022-04-08T00:00:00.000000Z

Bruckner: Symphonies Nos. 4 "Romantic" & 7 - 2022-04-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: The Piano Concertos - 2022-03-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms: Symphonies, Overtures & Schicksalslied - 2022-03-04T00:00:00.000000Z

Schumann: Symphonies - 2022-02-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Liszt: Orchestral Works, Vol. 1. The Weimar Symphonic Poems: Les préludes, Mazeppa, Prometheus... - 2022-02-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Liszt: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2. A Faust Symphony, A Dante Symphony & Mephisto Waltzes - 2022-02-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies, Romeo and Juliet, Francesca da Rimini & Manfred - 2022-02-14T00:00:00.000000Z

Masur conducts Alexander Nevsky - 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 - 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Violin Concerto - 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Missa Solemnis - 2020-04-17T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Unknown Masterworks, Vol. 1 - 2019-10-25T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5 - 2019-03-15T00:00:00.000000Z

Shostakovich: Symphony No. 7 (Live) - 2018-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Die erste Walpurgisnacht - 2018-01-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6 - 2016-12-30T00:00:00.000000Z

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 - 2016-11-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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