
Kurt Masur
Acting•Born: Jul 18, 1927•Brzeg, Poland•Died: Dec 19, 2015
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.