Kurt Masur

Kurt Masur

Known For: Acting

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: July 18, 1927

Day of Death: December 19, 2015 (88 years old)

Place of Birth: 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.