French culture minister posts clip of Kurt Masur
mainFleur Pellerin is a classy politician.
She did not need to be told by anyone that Kurt regenerated the national orchestra of France.
She posted this wordless clip on Twitter.
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This is good but, as the french Culture minister,it would be better to post something with the Orchestre National de France, of which he was Music Director early this century. I remember specially a splendid Beethoven 5th at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées.
Maestro bowed to his orchestra at the end. What a beautiful gesture.