Lorin Maazel

During a gala evening in Los Angeles on February 19, Maestro Lorin Maazel received the 2009 "Building Bridges Award" from the Pacific Century Institute , given in recognition of his groundbreaking visit to North Korea with the New York Philharmonic in 2008. PCI is a multi-national, non-profit organization working with a broad spectrum of individuals and groups to foster positive change around the Pacific Rim in the 21st...

On February 17, 2009, the Consul General of France, Guy Yelda, presented Maestro Maazel with the insignia of Commandeur of the National Order of the Legion of Honor in a private ceremony held at Carnegie Hall. Announcement of this high honor came in the form of a personal letter to Maestro Maazel from President Sarkozy of France. The ceremony, attended by family, friends, press and officials of Carnegie Hall and the New York ...