Jul 2nd, 2009 · After conducting the world's most famous orchestra for seven years, Lorin Maazel gave his last performance June 27. But, at 79, Maazel has now launched a two-week festival on a Virginia farm, and he also intends to teach aspiring conductors. Maazel tells NPR about what it takes to be a successful conductor.
Feb 26th, 2008 · The New York Philharmonic's music director, Lorin Maazel, says he believes the concert his orchestra performed Tuesday in Pyongyang, North Korea, could help bring the peoples of the United States and North Korea a "tiny step closer." In an unusual move, North Korea's state-run television and radio broadcast the concert live. It began with the playing of both countries' national anthems. The stage included both the North Korean and American flags.
Jul 18th, 2007 · Conductor Alan Gilbert this week added a major milestone to his resume: At 40, he's been chosen to become the New York Philharmonic's next music director -- the first native New Yorker ever to hold the position. Gilbert will succeed Lorin Maazel beginning in 2009.
Dec 31st, 2004 · Lorin Maazel conducts the Vienna Philharmonic in a New Year's Day concert from the Golden Hall of the Musikverein in the Austrian captial. An annual tradition for the past 65 years, the concert is a celebration of waltzes and polkas from the Straussian era.