Lorin Maazel, French-American violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1930)

Lorin Maazel

French-American conductor (1930–2014)

Lorin Varencove Maazel was an American conductor, violinist and composer. He began conducting at the age of eight and by 1953 had decided to pursue a career in music. He had established a reputation in the concert halls of Europe by 1960 but his career in the U.S. progressed far…