Lorin Varencove Maazel was an American conductor, violinist and composer. Making his debut at the conducting podium at the age of eight, he embarked on his career in earnest in 1953, establishing a reputation in European concert halls by 1960 but, by comparison, his career in the U.S. progressed far more slowly. However, he would later be appointed music director of the Cleveland Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, and the New York Philharmonic, among other posts. Maazel was well-regarded in baton technique and possessed a photographic memory for scores. Described as mercurial and forbidding in rehearsal, he mellowed in old age.
“In fact the hardest part is trying to forget music when I'm not conducting it.”
As quoted in BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28287217
As quoted in BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-28287217
As quoted in Successories.com http://www.successories.com/iquote/author/14767/lorin-maazel-quotes/1
