On September 14, 2019, Ken-David Masur made his first appearance as music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. Photo by Jonathan Kahn of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra.
“Ken-David Masur will step down as music director of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra when his contract expires at the end of the 2025-26 season,” Jim Higgins wrote in Friday’s (10/25) Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. I’m writing. “It is an immense pleasure and honor to collaborate with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra,” said Mr. Masur. Mr. Masur’s reign as artistic leader and principal conductor began with the 2019-20 season. At 47 years old, he has the potential to take the top post in a major orchestra… Before coming to Milwaukee, Masur was associate conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and principal guest conductor of the Munich Symphony Orchestra. Masur has hired more than 20 new MSO musicians, including concertmaster Jinwoo Lee. Masur has championed both new and old music…. By the end of this season, the MSO will feature 33 works by living composers, including music by Jesse Montgomery, Wynton Marsalis, Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Tan Dan. In a more historical vein, he spearheaded the MSO’s first Bach Festival in March 2024, a week of community activities and performances…Masur’s father (was) a famous conductor. Kurt Mazur…His mother is the soprano singer Tomoko Sakurai… The MSO will immediately begin searching for a new music director. ”
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