Kurt Masur

Known for

Acting

Gender

Male

Born

July 18, 1927

Age at death

88

Died

December 19, 2015

From

Brzeg, Poland

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.