Lorin Maazel conducted more than 150 orchestras in at least 5,000 performances . He was music director of the New York Philharmonic when he took it to North Korea to perform a concert broadcast on North Korean state television in 2008 . The orchestra was founded by the conductor and composer Joseph Szigeti on May 1, 1911, as a chamber ensemble with Maestro Maazel conducted the New York Philharmonic in North Korea in 2008 .
Lorin Maazel conducted more than 150 orchestras in at least 5,000 performances . The orchestra was founded by the conductor and composer Joseph Szigeti on May 1, 1911, as a chamber ensemble with Maestro Maazel conducted the New York Philharmonic in North Korea in 2008 .