Lorin Maazel, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, discusses stepping down from that position, his musical career, and his new venture—the Castleton Festival - a three-week music festival in rural Castleton, Virginia, which features 120 young musicians staging, performing, conducting, and putting on four Britten chamber operas.
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Comments [11]
Mitch Miller was an oboist.
Can you ask Mr. Maazel about his own Jewishness visa vie the previous subject.
As a person and as a musician.
Has maestro Maazel ever substantially changed his approach to conducting any work in the canon based on new research findings?
I am so impressed with Maestro Maazel. He speaks English so PERFECTLY --- how does he do that? what other languages does he speak? all of them so accentless?
Suda [3] true, but whomever set it up -- it stil might have been done so as something as a gimmick. It's not as if this sort of thing doesn't happen in our society (more and more no? Think "reality TV".)
And as a 9 year old at the time, I am sure the Maestro was not offended. He understands the legitimacy of the question.
Sure, but that kind of question is a direct attack--a child doesn't choose to do this--others do that for him/her.
Leonard, please follow up on the accoustics issue and ask the Maestro what it feels like to be playing in a hall with bad accoustics vs a good hall.... how does it manifest itself?
Suda [3]. Not an unreasonable question given that Maestro Maazel was conducting as a 9 year old.
Why would Mr. Lopate ask Mr. Maazel if his early performances were "gimicks"?
Shouldn't Leonard Lopate apologize for asking this?
lopate just said there's never been a good french horn player who became a conductor. hello - GUNTHER SCHULLER!! :)
Isn't Gerard Schwartz a French Horn player?
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