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Lorin Maazel
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French-American conductor (1930-2014)
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Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
Lorin Varencove Maazel ( March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in the concert halls of Europe by 1960 but, by comparison, his career in the U.S. progressed far more slowly. He served as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra,…
Known for
- The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music2025
- Summer Night Concert: 2013 - Vienna Philharmonic — Conductor2013
- The 'Ring' Without Words — Conductor2012
- La vida breve — Conductor2012
- The Pyongyang Concert - New York Philharmonic & Lorin Maazel — Conductor2008
- Verdi Requiem — Conductor2007
- Verdi: La Traviata — Self - Conductor2007
- La Traviata — Self - Conductor2007
- New Year's Concert 2005 — Conductor2005
- Beethoven: Symphony No.6 - Lorin Maazel — Conductor1995
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1930
- Active to
- 2014
Discography
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- 26,074
- Total plays
- 143,287
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Lorin Maazel (March 6, 1930 - July 13, 2014), was a conductor, violinist and composer. Lorin Maazel was born to Jewish-French parents in Neuilly-sur-Seine in France and brought up in the USA. Raised by a musical family, Lorin Maazel was a prodigy, taking his first conducting lesson at the age of 7 and making his conducting debut at the age of 8! At 11 he guest conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra on the radio. At the age of 12 he toured America to conduct major orchestras. <a href="https://www.
Key facts
- Born
- ( 1930-03-06 ) March 6, 1930, Neuilly-sur-Seine , France
- Died
- July 13, 2014 (2014-07-13) (aged 84), Virginia , U.S.
- Occupations
- Conductor, violinist, composer
- Years active
- 1950–2014
- Known for
- Directing and conducting:, Cleveland Orchestra ;, Orchestre National de France ;, Vienna State Opera ;, New York Philharmonic Orchestra
- Parents
- Lincoln Maazel (father) Marion Shulman (mother)
- Website
- https://www.maestromaazel.com/
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Neuilly-sur-Seine
- Place of death
- Rappahannock County
- Father
- Lincoln Maazel
- Occupation
- violinist
- Employer
- Bayerischer Rundfunk
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- opera
- Performer
- Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
- Instrument
- violin
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Official website
- www.maestromaazel.com
- Image
- Lorin Maazel, 1958 - collezione Tino Barindelli.tif
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- date of birth
- 1930-03-06
- date of death
- 2014-07-13
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- member of
- Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Lorin Maazel
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- social media followers
- 27736
- affiliation string
- Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
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Encyclopedic overview
Lorin Varencove Maazel (/məˈzɛl/; March 6, 1930 – July 13, 2014) was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in the concert halls of Europe by 1960 but his career in the U.S. progressed far more slowly. He served as music director of The Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Münchner Philharmoniker and the New York Philharmonic, among other posts. Maazel was well regarded in baton technique and had a photographic memory for scores. Described as mercurial and forbidding in rehearsal, he mellowed in old age.
Early life
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