Lorin maazel biography of william hill

French-American conductor (–)

Lorin Varencove Maazel (;^[1] March 6, &#;– July 13, ) was an American conductor, violinist and composer.

He began conducting at the age of eight and by had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in the concert halls of Europe by 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, and the New York Philharmonic, among other posts.

Lorin maazel biography of william hill

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.^[2]

Early life

Maazel was born to American parents of Russian Jewish origin in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

His grandfather Isaac Maazel (–), born in Poltava, Ukraine, then in the Russian Empire, was a violinist in the Metropolitan Opera orchestra