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  • Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic

    12/19/2015 8:13:58 AM PST · by EveningStar · 6 replies
    The New York Times ^ | December 19, 2015 | Margalit Fox
    Kurt Masur, the music director emeritus of the New York Philharmonic, who was credited with transforming the orchestra from a sullen, lackluster ensemble into one of luminous renown, died on Saturday in Greenwich, Conn. He was 88. The death was announced by the Philharmonic. Mr. Masur (pronounced mah-ZOOR) was the Philharmonic's music director from 1991 to 2002. When he took its helm, the orchestra was roundly considered to be a world-class ensemble in name only, its playing grown slipshod, its players fractious and discontented, its recording contracts unrenewed.
  • Alec Baldwin Gives $1 Million to New York Philharmonic

    07/02/2012 11:49:11 AM PDT · by Borges · 25 replies
    NYT ^ | 7/2/12 | DAVE ITZKOFF
    ...the New York Philharmonic said on Monday that it had received a gift of $1 million from Mr. Baldwin
  • Loren Maazel's final New York Philharmonic - LISTEN LIVE!

    06/25/2009 4:15:15 PM PDT · by EveningStar · 7 replies · 256+ views
    June 25, 2009
    Coming up in a few minutes, Loren Maazel will conduct his final concert with the New York Philharmonic. He will be leading the orchestra in Gustav Mahler's monumental 8th symphony - the "Symphony of a Thousand" Listen live: KUSC WQXR WFMT
  • (New York) Philharmonic Agrees to Play in North Korea

    12/10/2007 9:17:12 AM PST · by EveningStar · 33 replies · 152+ views
    The New York Times ^ | December 10, 2007 | Daniel J. Wakin
    Adding a cultural wrinkle to the diplomatic engagement between the United States and North Korea, the New York Philharmonic plans to visit Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, in February, taking the legacy of Beethoven, Bach and Bernstein to one of the world’s most isolated nations...