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A former music director of opera houses in Milan and Vienna and symphonies in London and Berlin, the Italian conductor was known for attention to detail and respect for players. He was 80. Full obituary Notable deaths of 2013(AFP / Getty Images)
Spanish conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2012. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Lorin Maazel conducts the Israel Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall. He has died of complications from pneumonia at his home in Castelton, Va., at 84. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)
Lotfi Mansouri led San Francisco Opera from 1988 to 2001. (Jakub Mosur / Associated Press)