All Obituaries articles
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NewsA second violinist, Pouya Faragardi, has been killed in the Iran protest
The Iranian violinist was 37
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NewsObituary: Turkish violinist Deniz Özasker
The 48-year-old concertmaster of the Izmir State Symphony Orchestra died following a brain haemorrhage
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NewsObituary: cellist Maria Mircheva
The Bulgarian cellist, who was a former principal cellist of the Valencia Orchestra, was 82
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NewsFinnish violinist Paavo Pohjola has died, aged 91
Pohjola worked as a concertmaster in Finland, Germany and Sweden, and was a respected chamber musician, conductor and teacher
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NewsObituary: Annette Morreau
The arts supremo, biographer and music critic, who herself studied cello with János Starker, has died aged 79
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NewsLong-standing Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra cellist Jodie Bevers dies
The cellist was a member of the orchestra from 1974 to 2005
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NewsUS double bassist Amanda Rice-Johnston dies aged 42
The Pittsburg-based musician had suffered a ruptured brain aneurysm in 2019
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NewsBerlin Philharmonic mourns former violinist
Wolfgang Herzfeld, who was a member of the orchestra for nearly 40 years, has died aged 88
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NewsLA Phil mourns violinist of 48 years
Rochelle Abramson joined the orchestra in 1978 and performed widely as a soloist and chamber musician in the Los Angeles area
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NewsObituary: violinist Natalia Boyarsky (1946–2025)
The prominent pedagogue, who taught numerous renowned violinists, was 79
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NewsObituary: violin maker Andrew Fairfax (1953–2025)
John Dilworth pays tribute to the British luthier, restorer and expert, who died on 9 December
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NewsViolinist Geraldine O’Grady dies aged 93
The Irish musician was a well-known figure in the music world, appearing on radio and TV and serving for four years as concertmaster of the RTÉ Symphony Orchestra
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NewsBelgian National Orchestra mourns concertmaster
Alexei Moshkov, who was the Brussels-based orchestra’s concertmaster since 1998, has died aged 57
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NewsObituary: South African string teacher Louis van der Watt (1958-2025)
The violinist and violist was 67 years old
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NewsInfluential Australian violinist and educator Graham Wood dies
Wood was a pivotal figure in the development of string playing in Western Australia
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NewsPasquier Trio cellist Roland Pidoux has died aged 78
The renowned French cellist, teacher, and conductor died following a serious illness
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NewsFormer LPO violinist John Kitchen has died
The violinist played with the London Philharmonic for more than 30 years
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NewsNorwegian jazz bassist Bjørn Kjellemyr has died
The bassist, who contributed to many recordings for the ECM label, was 74
