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 for about ten years.
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Masur, wife Tomoko, daughter Carolin, and son Ken David in 1981![Kurt Masur burial site in Südfriedhof (Leipzig)
No. 1 in C minor, Op.11 No. 2 in B flat, Op. 52 \"Hymn of Praise\" No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, \"Scottish\" No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 \"Italian\" No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107 \"Reformation\" [https://archive.org/details/cd_symphonies-nos-1-5-felix-mendelssohn-barth_kurt-masur-leipzig-gewandhaus-orchestra/disc2/02.01.+Kurt+Masur+-+Leipzig+Gewandhaus+Orchestra+-+Mendelssohn+-+Symphony+%232+In+B+Flat%2C+Op.+52%2C+_Hymn+Of+Praise_+-+Symphony.flac '''Here on Archive.org''']"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwxg">External audio You may hear the Gewandhaus Orchestra led by Kurt Masur performing Mendelssohn's Symphonies: No. 1 in C minor, Op.11 No. 2 in B flat, Op. 52 "Hymn of Praise" No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, "Scottish" No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" Here on Archive.org](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Ehrengrab_Masur.jpg/1280px-Ehrengrab_Masur.jpg)
Kurt Masur burial site in Südfriedhof (Leipzig)
No. 1 in C minor, Op.11 No. 2 in B flat, Op. 52 \"Hymn of Praise\" No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, \"Scottish\" No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 \"Italian\" No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107 \"Reformation\" [https://archive.org/details/cd_symphonies-nos-1-5-felix-mendelssohn-barth_kurt-masur-leipzig-gewandhaus-orchestra/disc2/02.01.+Kurt+Masur+-+Leipzig+Gewandhaus+Orchestra+-+Mendelssohn+-+Symphony+%232+In+B+Flat%2C+Op.+52%2C+_Hymn+Of+Praise_+-+Symphony.flac '''Here on Archive.org''']"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwxg">External audio You may hear the Gewandhaus Orchestra led by Kurt Masur performing Mendelssohn's Symphonies: No. 1 in C minor, Op.11 No. 2 in B flat, Op. 52 "Hymn of Praise" No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56, "Scottish" No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" Here on Archive.orgListen
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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 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.
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