After the departure of Welser-Möst, the LPO was without a principal conductor for four years. During the interregnum, the orchestra inaugurated its "Roots Classical Fusions" series, which aimed to combine musical traditions from around the world; this was part of an education and community programme launched by the orchestra."History" , London Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 6 September Kurt Masur was the LPO's principal conductor from 2000 to 2007. Under Masur, known for his performances of the German symphonic repertoire, the orchestra regained its musical form, and the critic Richard S Ginell commented that Vladimir Jurowski, who took over in 2007 "has inherited an LPO in splendid technical shape, probably having been drilled to a fare-thee-well under Masur".Ginell, Richard S. "Orchestral Upheavals: Gergiev and Jurowski in London", American Record Guide, July 2008, pp. 23–24.
After the departure of Welser-Möst, the LPO was without a principal conductor for four years. During the interregnum, the orchestra inaugurated its "Roots Classical Fusions" series, which aimed to combine musical traditions from around the world; this was part of an education and community programme launched by the orchestra."History" , London Philharmonic Orchestra. Retrieved 6 September Kurt Masur was the LPO's principal conductor from 2000 to 2007. Under Masur, known for his performances of the German symphonic repertoire, the orchestra regained its musical form, and the critic Richard S Ginell commented that Vladimir Jurowski, who took over in. 2007 "has inherited an LPO in splendid technical shape, probably having been drilled to a fare-thee-well under Masur".Ginell, Richard S. "Orchestral Upheavals: Gergiev and Jurowski in London", American Record Guide, July 2008, pp. 23–24