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Kurt Masur: the conductor who brought down a country

Kurt Masur conducts the London Philharmonic Orchestra on tour in Germany

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Kurt Masur: the conductor who brought down a country

The remarkable story of how Kurt Masur, Kapellmeister (conductor) of Leipzig’s Gewandhausorchester, helped bring about the end of East Germany.