Eminent German Conductor Kurt Masur Has Died

German conductor Kurt Masur has passed away in Harrison, New York – aged 88. A specialist in the music of Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Mahler and Bruckner, he served as Kapellmeister of the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig from 1970 to 1996, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic from 1991 to 2002 – and as Principal Conductor of theLondon Philharmonic from 2000 to 2007. Maestro Masur served as the current Music Director Emeritus of the New York Philharmonic.