Kurt Masur is well known to London audiences as Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic from 2000-2007. In September 2002, Mr. Masur became Music Director of the Orchestre National de France and from the beginning of the 2008/2009 season he assumed the title of Honorary Music Director for Life. Now, aged 82, he has commenced a new association with the Philharmonia Orchestra appearing as recently as February this year at the RFH. However he appears here with his ‘own’ orchestra, with whom he has made many successful recordings for Naïve, in Strauss’ mountain tale inspired by family snowfights at his home in Garmisch.