Kurt Masur
- Born
- 18 July 1927 (88 years old)
- Passed away
- 19 December 2015
- Place of birth
- Brzeg, Poland
- Gender
- Male
Kurt Masur was a German conductor. Called "one of the last old-style maestros", he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era. He had a long career as the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, and also served as music director of the New York Philharmonic.
