page_title: Kurt Masur
section_title: Death
hierarchical_section_title: Kurt Masur / Death
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das Ehrengrab für Kurt Masur auf dem Leipziger Südfriedhof. Gestaltung Markus Gläser
context_page_description: 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. He left many recordings of classical music played by major orchestras. Masur is also remembered for his actions to support peaceful demonstrations in the 1989 anti-government demonstrations in Leipzig; the protests were part of the events leading up to the fall of the Berlin wall.
context_section_description: In 2015, Masur died at the age of 88 in Greenwich, Connecticut, from complications of Parkinson's disease. His funeral was held in Leipzig, with music played by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra. Burial took place in the South Leipzig Cemetery, called Südfriedhof.  He was survived by his third wife, as well as his daughters Angelika and Carolin, his sons, Ken-David, Michael and Matthias, and nine grandchildren.
caption: Kurt Masur burial site in Südfriedhof (Leipzig)
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