All obituary articles
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NewsA tribute to David Ernest Gooch: violinist and long-time Strad subscriber
Joe Gooch remembers his father, a violinist in The Royal Artillery Band and a subscriber to The Strad for over 70 years
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NewsFormer La Scala concertmaster Franco Fantini has died
The violinist was 99 years old and joined the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala at the age of 17
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra mourns long-standing violinist
Paul Phillips, who served as first violinist with the orchestra for 40 years, has died aged 77
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NewsObituary: Igor Ozim
The Slovenian violinist and pedagogue, who taught many acclaimed violinists including Patricia Kopatchinskaja, was 92
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NewsViolins of Hope founder Amnon Weinstein has died
The luthier dedicated much of his life restoring stringed instruments that belonged to Jewish musicians during the Holocaust
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NewsBow maker Roger Zabinski has died
A maker of over 900 bows, the Minneapolis-based archetier passed away of cancer on 27 February 2024, aged 74
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NewsObituary: violist Patrick Ireland (1923 - 2024)
Robin Ireland remembers his father, the violist of the Allegri Quartet, who died on 14 February aged 100
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NewsViolist Roger Myers has died
The Australian-born viola professor at University of Texas at Austin, Butler School of Music died of cancer
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NewsBelgian cellist Edmond Baert has died, aged 90
Tributes flow for the great figure of the Belgian musical world, who influenced numerous cellists
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NewsViolinist and pedagogue Sally Thomas has died
The former assistant to Ivan Galamian at the Juilliard School was 92
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NewsFinnish concertmaster dies, aged 80
Hannele Angervo-Segerstam led the Finnish National Opera and the Radio Symphony Orchestra and collaborated with numerous Finnish composers
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NewsCellist Antonio Lysy has died
The cellist enjoyed an international performing career encompassing a wide range of genres, and was professor of cello at the University of California since 2003
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NewsFormer LA Phil concertmaster Sidney Weiss has died
The US violinist was 95 years old and toured extensively with his pianist wife, Jeanne Weiss
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NewsViolinist and conductor Philippe Arrii-Blachette has died
The contemporary music specialist was director of the Sillages Ensemble, various conservatoires and additionally worked in television and radio
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NewsFinnish violinist Tuomo Haapanen dies, aged 99
Haapanen was a former professor and principal at the Sibelius Academy, as well as chairman of the Jean Sibelius Violin Competition from 1981 to 2001
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NewsViolin maker Tschu Ho Lee has died
Lee was the first teacher and former director of the Chicago School of Violin Making
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NewsMinnesota violinist Richard ‘Dick’ Adams has died
A former assistant concertmaster of the Minnesota Orchestra for over 30 years, Richard ‘Dick’ Adams has passed away aged 94
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