About Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur (born July 18, 1927) is a German conductor. Masur was born in Brieg in Silesia and studied piano, composition and conducting in Leipzig. He held a number of conducting posts in East Germany, conducting the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra from 1955 to 1958 and again from 1967 to 1972. In 1970 he became kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, serving in that post until 1996. In 1991 he succeeded Zubin Mehta as music director of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (NYP), leaving that post in 2002.
Top Tracks
Dvorák : Symphony No.9 in E minor Op.95, 'From the New World' : II Largo
Prokofiev : Alexander Nevsky Op.78 : V The Battle on the Ice
Brahms : Symphony No.2 in D major Op.73 : II Adagio non troppo
Mendelssohn : A Midsummer Night's Dream Op.61 : Act 3 Nocturne
Tchaikovsky : Romeo and Juliet
Ravel : La valse
Schumann : Symphony No.1 in B flat major Op.38, 'Spring' : II Larghetto
Tchaikovsky : Romeo & Juliet : Love Theme [Excerpt]
Debussy : Rapsodie
II. Andante
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