Kurt Masur
(1927-2015)

Kurt Masur TA 2012 cropped Kurt Masur. Concert with Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Tel Aviv, 17-03-2012 Foto: Levg. Cropped by User:Andrew Dalby / CC BY-SA 3.0

German conductor (1927-2015) – Kurt Masur was born in Brzeg (City in Opole Voivodeship in southwestern Poland) on July 18th, 1927 and died in Greenwich (Town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States) on December 19th, 2015 at the age of 88. Today Kurt Masur would be 96 years old.

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Age

how old was Kurt Masur when he died?

Kurt Masur died in 2015 at the age of 88.

Biographical data

Birthday	July 18th, 1927 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Brzeg City in Opole Voivodeship in southwestern Poland
Death Date	December 19th, 2015 (Saturday)
Death place	Greenwich Town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Cancer (The Crab) ♋
Chinese Zodiac	Rabbit 兔

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Kurt Masur

Birthday

When was Kurt Masur born?

Kurt Masur was born on July 18th, 1927.

Death

When did Kurt Masur die?

Kurt Masur died on December 19th, 2015 at the age of 88 in Greenwich (Town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States). Today Kurt Masur would be 96 years old.