… And Kurt Masur will have an Institut
mainOpening in November in Leipzig, where he was Gewandhauskapellmeister for 26 years.
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Opening in November in Leipzig, where he was Gewandhauskapellmeister for 26 years.
Details here.
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A marvelous Bach conductor, particularly of the choral works. I have attended over 100 NY Phil concerts during the tenure of the last four music directors. Of these, most vivid in my recollection is a performance of the St. Matthew Passion on Holy Saturday 2008, conducted by Masur. It represented the convergence of Bach, a great Bach conductor, and the occasion of the Paschal Triduum. The performance itself was riveting, and was followed by a rousing, cheering, seven-minute standing ovation. A memory I will long cherish.
jasper
Kurt Masur was being Gewandhauskapellmeister 1970-1996: only 26 years.
Correct, a fingerslip on my part.