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| | Kurt Masur (Conductor) - Short Biography |
 | | The German conductor, Kurt Masur, is one of the most widely admired and respected musicians of his generation, well known to orchestras and audiences not only as a distinguished conductor, but also as a humanist. |
 | | In June 2000, Maestro Masur and the New York Philharmonic performed for sold-out houses on their fifth European tour, with an itinerary that included concerts in Cologne, London, Berlin, Hannover, Hamburg, Vienna, Amsterdam, Paris, Prague, Warsaw, and the Orchestra’s first-ever visits to Krakow and Wroclaw, Poland. |
 | | On April 19, 1999 in Wroclaw, Poland, Masur received the Commander Cross of Merit of the Polish Republic, one of the country’s highest honors, on behalf of Aleksander Kwasniewski, President of the Polish Republic. |
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