All Obituaries articles
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NewsNorwegian jazz bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr has died
The bassist, who contributed to many recordings for the ECM label, was 74
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Premium ❘ FeatureGary Karr: 1941–2025
The great and influential US double bassist died in July. His former student David Murray, now bass professor at the Butler School of Music, looks back at ‘a legend, artist, teacher and friend’
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NewsFormer long-standing Cincinnati Symphony cellist has died
Norman E. Johns was formerly assistant principal cellist of the orchestra, having joined 50 years ago in 1975
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Premium ❘ FeatureCharles Beare: 1937–2025
One of the world’s most renowned violin experts died on 26 April this year. Anne Inglis looks back at his life, while friends and colleagues share their memories
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NewsObituary: violinist Marta Kushnirskaya
The Russian violinist was a long-time member of the Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra and the Bolshoi Theatre Violin Ensemble
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NewsOistrakh pupil Rosa Fain has died aged 96
The Soviet-born violinist taught at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf
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Focus‘An artist’s eye and an intuitive gift for communication’: tributes to violin maker George Stoppani
Colleagues Sam Zygmuntowicz, Colin Gough and Jim Woodhouse share their memories of the well-regarded British luthier and acoustician, who died on 25 December 2024
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NewsBritish dendrochronologist John Topham has died
The Mittenwald-trained luthier was sought by museums around the world, auctioneers and dealerships for his dendrochronological examinations
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NewsViolinist Chaim Taub has died aged 99
The Israeli violinist led the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra for almost two decades
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NewsBritish luthier George Stoppani has died
An acknowledged expert in instrument acoustics, he was 75 years old
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NewsDistinguished US violinist Matthew Raimondi has died aged 96
The highly respected and versatile American worked with many musicians, from Louis Armstrong and Elliott Carter to Sinatra and Stravinsky
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NewsUS bow expert and author Paul Childs has died
The well-known connoisseur of French bows, whose monumental work on François Xavier Tourte was published in 2023, was 77 years old
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NewsCellist Rohan de Saram has died aged 85
The British cellist was a champion of contemporary music, performing in the Arditti Quartet for 26 years
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NewsCellist Gayle Mae Smith has died aged 80
The US cellist studied with prominent teachers including Casals, Piatigorsky, and Pleeth
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NewsWelsh cellist Kathryn Price has died
The musician and teacher, who had a solo career encompassing Europe, the US and the Seychelles, was 54 years old
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NewsFinnish cellist Lauri Pulakka dies aged 62
The musician was also a noted pedagogue, teaching cello, Baroque cello, viola da gamba and music history
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NewsViolinist and conductor Liana Isakadze has died
The Georgian musician, who studied with Oistrakh and received first prize at the 1970 Sibelius Competition, was 77 years old
