Lorin Maazel
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Lorin Maazel was a renowned 20th- and early 21st-century conductor and violinist, known for leading major orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera, and the New York Philharmonic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lorin Maazel canonical | 23 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1208108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lorin Maazel Context triple: [Westminster Symphonic Choir, hasCollaboratedWith, Lorin Maazel]
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A.
Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur was a renowned German conductor best known for his long tenure with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and his influential leadership of the New York Philharmonic.
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B.
Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American conductor renowned for his leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Riccardo Chailly
Riccardo Chailly is an acclaimed Italian conductor renowned for his interpretations of both the symphonic and operatic repertoire and for leading major European orchestras and opera houses.
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D.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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E.
Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo is a Finnish conductor renowned for his leadership of major European orchestras and his interpretations of both core symphonic repertoire and contemporary music.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lorin Maazel Target entity description: Lorin Maazel was a renowned 20th- and early 21st-century conductor and violinist, known for leading major orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera, and the New York Philharmonic.
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A.
Kurt Masur
Kurt Masur was a renowned German conductor best known for his long tenure with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra and his influential leadership of the New York Philharmonic.
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B.
Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf was an Austrian-born American conductor renowned for his leadership of major orchestras and opera companies, particularly in the mid-20th century.
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C.
Riccardo Chailly
Riccardo Chailly is an acclaimed Italian conductor renowned for his interpretations of both the symphonic and operatic repertoire and for leading major European orchestras and opera houses.
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D.
James Levine
James Levine was an American conductor and pianist best known for his long and influential tenure as music director of the Metropolitan Opera and his leadership of several major orchestras.
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E.
Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo is a Finnish conductor renowned for his leadership of major European orchestras and his interpretations of both core symphonic repertoire and contemporary music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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conductor ⓘ human ⓘ music director ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commandeur of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
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National Medal of Arts ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
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United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-03-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-07-13 ⓘ |
| employer |
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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Cleveland Orchestra ⓘ New York Philharmonic ⓘ Orchestre National de France ⓘ Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ⓘ Vienna Philharmonic ⓘ Vienna State Opera ⓘ |
| endTime |
1982 (Cleveland Orchestra music director)
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1984 (Vienna State Opera) ⓘ 2009 (New York Philharmonic music director) ⓘ |
| familyName | Maazel ⓘ |
| founded | Castleton Festival ⓘ |
| fullName | Lorin Varencove Maazel ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| givenName |
Lorin
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linked to:
Loren
|
| instrument | violin ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
conducted all nine Beethoven symphonies in a single day
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youngest person to conduct the New York Philharmonic at age 12 ⓘ |
| notableWork | opera 1984 ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
music director ⓘ orchestral conductor ⓘ violinist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Neuilly-sur-Seine ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Castleton, Virginia ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief conductor of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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general manager and principal conductor of the Vienna State Opera ⓘ music director of the Cleveland Orchestra ⓘ music director of the New York Philharmonic ⓘ music director of the Orchestre National de France ⓘ music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| residence | Castleton Farms, Virginia ⓘ |
| spouse |
Dietlinde Turban
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Israela Margalit ⓘ Miriam Sandbank ⓘ |
| startTime |
1972 (Cleveland Orchestra music director)
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1982 (Vienna State Opera) ⓘ 2002 (New York Philharmonic music director) ⓘ |
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Subject: Lorin Maazel Description of subject: Lorin Maazel was a renowned 20th- and early 21st-century conductor and violinist, known for leading major orchestras such as the Cleveland Orchestra, the Vienna State Opera, and the New York Philharmonic.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Opera "Un re in ascolto"
subject linked to:
PSO
subject linked to:
Castleton, Virginia