Kurt Masur
Why Philharmonic Went With Maazel: Best Ears in Biz
So the New York Philharmonic will get an American conductor after all. read more »
Having Retired the Great Masur, Philharmonic Can't Find Maestro
When the New York Philharmonic decided in early 1998 that it would not renew musical director Kurt M read more »
In Search of Symphonic Joy: Rattle Gives It Up, Masur Doesn't
Why have I-and so many of my musical friends-stopped going regularly to symphony concerts, preferrin read more »
After Kurt Masur's Reign, Could It Be Simon Rattle?
The news that the New York Philharmonic has informed Kurt Masur his services as music director will read more »
Separating the Dangerous From the Dependable
Among the higher modes of artistic endeavor, performances of classical music are perhaps most vulner read more »







