Lorin Maazel
Lorin Maazel · Arts & Literature
Conductor and violinist who led the New York Philharmonic and other major orchestras
1930, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France — 2014, Castleton, Virginia, United States
United States · France · Germany
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Maazel was an American conductor and violinist, a child prodigy who went on to lead major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera and the Bavarian Radio Symphony, renowned for his prodigious memory and precise baton technique. Born in France to an American Jewish family, he was of Russian-Jewish descent.
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Conductor and violinist who led the New York Philharmonic and other major orchestras
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music
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