About Lorin Maazel
Lorin Varencove Maazel 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 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, the Münchner Philharmoniker and the New York Philharmonic, among other posts. 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.
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Awards & Honors
Great Golden Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria
Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Echo Klassik – Conductor of the Year
Hans von Bülow Medal
Officer of the Legion of Honour
Knight Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
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Bavarian Order of Merit
Bavarian TV Awards
Grammy Award for Best Classical Album
Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording
Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
