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OBITUARY: PROF. KURT MASUR

An article by Lukáš Pohůnek  for slovak music magazine Hudobný život.Original post is available at https://hc.sk/hudobny-zivot/clanok/hudobne-spravodajstvo/822-kurt-masur/   In January we bade farewell to the world-renowned German conductor and key political figure of the 20th century Professor Kurt Masur. He had long been a musical director and principal conductor with the New York Philharmonic, the Leipzig Gewandhausorchestra, the London Philharmonic and the Orchestre National de France. He was also honorary conductor of the Israel Philharmonic and an honorary citizen of the town of Leipzig. He died on 19 December 2015 in Greenwich, Connecticut, at the age of 88. “A great spirit” Read More