Kurt Masur
German conductor
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... Wikipedia
Born: July 18, 1927, Brzeg, Poland
Died: December 19, 2015 (age 88 years), Greenwich, CT
Spouse: Tomoko Sakurai (m. 1975–2015), Irmgard Masur (m. 1971–1972), and Brigitte Stütze (m. ?–1966)
Children: Carolin Masur and Ken-David Masur
Place of burial: Südfriedhof, Leipzig, Germany
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