Maazel On Maazel, Or: Happy Birthday To Me

“When Lorin Maazel bounds onto the podium at Avery Fisher Hall on Tuesday, he will be wearing formal concert dress. But in a certain way, this jet-setting superstar conductor and, to put it mildly, highly self-assured musician will be standing there naked. In a rare event, the New York Philharmonic program will consist entirely of music composed by Mr. Maazel himself.” The all-Mazel program celebrates the Philharmonic music director’s 75th birthday.