All Kurt-Masur articles
-
News
Conductor Kurt Masur, who led the New York Philharmonic for 11 years, has died aged 88
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has paid tribute to the great maestro and humanitarian
-
Article
Shostakovich: Violin Concertos nos.1 & 2
The Strad Issue: January 2006 Musicians: Sergei Khachatryan (violin) French National Orchestra, Kurt Masur (conductor) Composer: Shostakovich And still they come. Recordings of Shostakovich’s claustrophobically forbidding First Concerto continue to emerge at a dizzying pace that currently shows no sign of abating. Although collectors should on no ...