Kurt Masur

Biodata

Place of Birth:

Brzeg, Poland

Date of Birth:

7/18/1927

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.