Lorin Maazel

Lorin Maazel

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, Orchestre National de France, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic, among other posts. Maazel was well-regarded in baton technique and possessed a photographic memory for scores. Described as mercurial and forbidding in rehearsal, he mellowed in old age. Maazel was born to American parents of Russian Jewish origin in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France. His grandfather Isaac Maazel (1873-1925), born in Poltava, Ukraine, then in the Russian Empire, for two decades was the first violinist in the Metropolitan Opera; he and his wife Esther Glazer (1879-1921), originally from Kharkiv, Ukraine, then in the Russian Empire, came to America in 1900 after the birth of their eldest son Marvin (1899-1988), who later became a pianist and composer. Maazel was brought up in the United States, primarily at his parents' home in the city of Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood. His father, Lincoln Maazel (1903–2009), was a singer, teacher of voice and piano, and an actor (he co-starred in George A. Romero's 1978 horror movie Martin); and his mother, Marion "Marie" Shulman Maazel (1894–1992), founded the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra. His grandfather Isaac was a violinist in the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for twenty years. Maazel was a child prodigy and had perfect pitch. He had his first conducting lesson at age seven with Vladimir Bakaleinikov, making his debut at age eight, conducting the University of Idaho Orchestra in Schubert's "Unfinished" Symphony in Los Angeles in 1938. In the same year, he conducted the National High School Orchestra at the National Music Camp in Interlochen, Michigan. The following year, he conducted 11 concerts by the same orchestra at the New York World’s Fair. At the age of eleven, he guest-conducted the NBC Symphony Orchestra on the radio. At twelve he toured the United States to conduct major orchestras. He made his violin debut at the age of fifteen. He attended the Fanny Edel Falk Laboratory School at the University of Pittsburgh as a child, followed by Peabody High School and the University of Pittsburgh. Maazel studied briefly with Pierre Monteux in 1945. In the early 1950s, Maazel toured as the conductor with the Gershwin Concert Orchestra. The orchestra consisted of 25 members and a noted array of soloists. The orchestra was organized in cooperation with Ira Gershwin, to give the public a comprehensive Gershwin program. The list of soloists included George Gershwin's friend, Jesús María Sanromá, Carolyn Long and Theodor Uppman. In 1960, Maazel became the first American to conduct at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. He was chief conductor of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from 1965 to 1971 and the Radio-Symphonie-Orchester (RSO) Berlin from 1964 to 1975. ... Source: Article "Lorin Maazel" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA 3.0.

  • Title: Lorin Maazel
  • Popularity: 0.962
  • Known For: Sound
  • Birthday: 1930-03-06
  • Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, Seine [now Hauts-de-Seine], France
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Lorin Maazel Movies

  • 2012
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    The 'Ring' Without Words

    The 'Ring' Without Words

    4.2 2012 HD

    A unique synthesis of orchestral music from Wagner's Ring cycle, arranged in a free-flowing and chronological cycle by world-famous conductor Lorin...

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  • 1986
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    Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem

    Andrew Lloyd Webber: Requiem

    1 1986 HD

    The premiere of Requiem, Andrew Lloyd Webber's pivotal and most personal of compositions took place on February 24, 1985 before one thousand...

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  • 1993
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    Everything you wanted to know about conductors but were afraid to ask

    Everything you wanted to know about conductors but were afraid to ask

    1 1993 HD

    Documentary about the state of the conducting world in the 1990s. Broadcast as part of the BBC OMNIBUS strand of documentaries.

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  • 1990
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    From the Arena di Verona Requiem Mass

    From the Arena di Verona Requiem Mass

    1 1990 HD

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  • 1984
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    Turandot

    Turandot

    1 1984 HD

    Maazel conducts this production from Vienna, starring Jose Carreras and Eva Marton.

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  • 1985
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    Aida

    Aida

    6 1985 HD

    La Scala went all out for its 1986 production of this grandest of grand operas, with a strong cast and, most important for a video recording, a...

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  • 2007
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    Verdi Requiem

    Verdi Requiem

    1 2007 HD

    The production itself is quite beautiful: recorded in the Basilica di San Marco in Venice in November 2007, it highlights the cathedral's splendor,...

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  • 2012
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    La Vida Breve

    La Vida Breve

    1 2012 HD

    La vida breve, an Andalusian opera in two acts written by Manuel de Falla on a libretto by Carlos Fernández Shaw, staged by Giancarlo del...

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  • 1970
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    The Pyongyang Concert - New York Philharmonic & Lorin Maazel

    The Pyongyang Concert - New York Philharmonic & Lorin Maazel

    1 1970 HD

    On February 26, 2008, the world watched as the New York Philharmonic gave the first performance by an American orchestra in the Democratic People's...

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  • 2013
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    Summer Night Concert: 2013 - Vienna Philharmonic

    Summer Night Concert: 2013 - Vienna Philharmonic

    1 2013 HD

    Distinguished conductor Lorin Maazel leads the fifth annual Vienna Philharmonic Summer Night Concert 2013. This year’s gala concert revolves...

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  • 2007
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    Verdi: La Traviata

    Verdi: La Traviata

    5.2 2007 HD

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  • 2008
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    1984

    1984

    6 2008 HD

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  • 1984
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    Carmen

    Carmen

    6.6 1984 HD

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  • 1991
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    La Fanciulla Del West

    La Fanciulla Del West

    1 1991 HD

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  • 1967
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    Die Heimliche Ehe

    Die Heimliche Ehe

    1 1967 HD

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  • 2013
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    Sommernachtskonzert 2013

    Sommernachtskonzert 2013

    1 2013 HD

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  • 1986
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    Madama Butterfly

    Madama Butterfly

    1 1986 HD

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  • 1984
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    Turandot

    Turandot

    1 1984 HD

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  • 1985
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    Aida

    Aida

    6 1985 HD

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  • 2010
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    La Valse

    La Valse

    1 2010 HD

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  • 1983
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    Bei Bio

    Bei Bio

    1 1983 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1972
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    Le Grand Échiquier

    Le Grand Échiquier

    8 1972 HD

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  • 1989
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    Blauer Panther

    Blauer Panther

    1 1989 HD

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  • 1948
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    Bambi Awards

    Bambi Awards

    9 1948 HD

    The Bambi, often called the Bambi Award and stylised as BAMBI, is a German award presented annually by Hubert Burda Media to recognize excellence in...

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  • 1994
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    alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

    alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

    5 1994 HD

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  • 1982
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    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    6.2 1982 HD

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