Lorin Maazel, conductor (1930-2014)
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15 great musicians who died in 2014
3. Lorin Maazel, conductor (1930-2014)
Regarded as a consummate professional, Maazel died on 13 July, aged 84. A child prodigy, he made his podium debut at the age of eight and shortly afterwards toured America, conducting major orchestras. Throughout the 1980s, he produced many acclaimed recordings. In 2002, he became music director of the New York Philharmonic, and the Munich Philharmonic from 2011.
