An evening with maestro Lorin Maazel  

aconfusedman Ask me for a photo 2/20/2009 7:32 pm Last Read: 5/7/2009 9:03 am	I went to an awards dinner yesterday in Los Angeles for a non-profit organization that was set up to bridge American and Asian cultures. This year, the award recipient was maestro Lorin Maazel. It was a rather intimate affair. About 200 people were there, I think. I was delighted that they seated me at the very front table. I was going to see this great musician up close as he gives his acceptance speech. Seated next to me at the table were two young investment banker types. I turned to them and in my excited voice, told them how excited I was that Lorin Maazel was talking tonight. And to my utter stupefaction, they did not know who he was! Lest I further embarrass myself, Lorin Maazel is an icon of the music world. He is about 80 years old now. He was the conductor of the New York Philharmonic for the last seven years, and in February of 2008, took his orchestra to PyoungYang, North Korea for the first concert ever by an American orchestra there. He said that when the orchestra played the respective national anthems of both countries, the US national anthem was played and heard for the first time ever . . . ever . . . in North Korea. It was an amazing evening. The man exemplifies humanity.
1004AngelTears 217 posts  2/20/2009 8:56 pm	wow
fawnzee1 641 posts  2/22/2009 11:42 am	How interesting it would be to have a camera follow you around!
aconfusedman Ask me for a photo 531 posts  2/28/2009 3:01 pm	1004, fawn - Yes. It is an interesting world we live in these days. Great accomplishments of mankind enveloping destructive forces of human spirit, side by side, bridged and communicated through a common language which is music.
jemie73 Ask me for a photo 2 posts  4/11/2009 7:25 am	wow, awesome
aconfusedman Ask me for a photo 531 posts  4/23/2009 8:46 am	hi. thanks for your comment