Kurt Masur (German pronunciation: [ˈkʊʁt maˈzuːɐ̯]; 18 July 1927 – 19 December 2015) was a German conductor. Called "one of the last old-style maestros", [1] he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era.

Kurt Masur (born July 18, 1927, Brieg, Germany [now Brzeg, Poland]—died December 19, 2015, Greenwich, Connecticut, U.S.) was a German conductor, known for his heartfelt interpretations of the German Romantic repertoire, who rose to prominence in East Germany in the 1970s.

2015年12月19日 · Kurt Masur, a former music director of the New York Philharmonic, died Saturday from complications from Parkinson's disease at a hospital in Greenwich,...

2015年12月19日 · Kurt Masur, the music director emeritus of the New York Philharmonic, who was credited with transforming the orchestra from a sullen, lackluster ensemble into one of luminous...

2015年12月28日 · Here are five of Kurt Masur’s extraordinary recordings. His style seems be characterized by honest, straightforward, noble music making without a hint of ego or flashiness. His tempos, free from arbitrary expressive “push and pull,” allow the music to speak naturally.

2015年12月19日 · Kurt Masur, widely regarded as one of the world's greatest conductors, has died in the US at the age of 88. The German was music director of the New York Philharmonic from 1991-2002 and was ...

2015年12月19日 · Kurt Masur, the German conductor whose career spanned from leading an orchestra in East Germany to more than a decade of reshaping the New York Philharmonic, has died at age 88.