BERLIN (AP) – German musician Kurt Masur, director of major orchestras such as the Gewandhaus of Leipzig and the New York Philharmonic, has died. He was 88.
The president of the New York Philharmonic, Matthew Vanbesien, said that “with the deepest sadness communicate on behalf of the family Masur and the New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur, our inspiring musical director, 1991-2002 and music director emeritus, died “on Saturday.
Masur served as musical director of the Philharmonic for 11 years, one of the longest periods in the history of the orchestra, and “set a level and left a legacy that survives today” , Vanbesien wrote.
For 26 years Masur led the Gewandhaus of Leipzig, in what was East Germany. The celebration of German reunification, October 3, 1990, he directed Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony.
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