Lorin Maazel

Lorin Maazel after one of his final concerts with the New York Philharmonic was honored by a Proclamation from the Office of the Mayor o the City of New York proclaiming June 24 as "Maestro Lorin Maazel Day".  

Maestro Lorin Maazel has renewed his contract as Music Director of the Palau de les Arts (Valencia, Spain's three-year old, state-of-the-art opera house) for two seasons. During the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons, he will conduct the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana for 24 performances, which will include two new opera productions, several repertory productions and symphonic concerts. The Palau's Intendant, Helga Schmi...

Maestro Maazel first conducted London's Philharmonia Orchestra fifty years ago, in Lisbon, with a program that included Stravinsky’s Song of the Nightingale and Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra. Early this April, as part of a special series celebrating the 50th anniversary of his first performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Maestro Maazel lead the orchestra in a string of symphonic concerts througho...

In recognition of his career achievements and service to the global community, and on the occasion of a concert with he is giving with the New York Philharmonic in Danville, KY, Lorin Maazel has been named to the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. New Kentucky Colonels must be nominated by an existing Colonel, and certified by the state governor. Although originally the title (dating back to 1813) conferred certain militia and cere...

During a gala evening in Los Angeles on February 19, Maestro Lorin Maazel received the 2009 "Building Bridges Award" from the Pacific Century Institute , given in recognition of his groundbreaking visit to North Korea with the New York Philharmonic in 2008. PCI is a multi-national, non-profit organization working with a broad spectrum of individuals and groups to foster positive change around the Pacific Rim in the 21st...