N.Y. Philharmonic Taps Kurt Masur;East German Conductor Will Replace Zubin Mehta in 1992 Season

The Washington Post | April 12, 1990| | Copyright

East German conductor and political activist Kurt Masur is being welcomed by members of the New York Philharmonic as the first democratically chosen music director in the orchestra's 148-year history.

Masur's selection to lead the orchestra, succeeding Zubin Mehta and beginning with the 1992-93 season, was announced yesterday in New York. Mehta's last season with the philharmonic will be 1990-91.

For most of the 20 years he has been music director of the Gewandhaus Orchestra of Leipzig, Masur has been respected by audiences, critics and fellow musicians as a conductor of unusual ability, ...

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