All obituaries articles
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NewsFormer LA Phil cellist Stephen Custer has died
The cellist was a member of the orchestra from 1974 to 2010, performing in over 5,000 concerts during his tenure
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NewsLong-standing Orpheus Chamber Orchestra violist Christof Huebner has died
The Austrian-born violist, 61, had been diagnosed with esophageal cancer in 2022
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NewsBrazilian cello professor dies in car accident in Germany
A cello professor in Berlin and Münster, Matias de Oliveira Pinto died on 4 February 2025
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NewsObituary: luthier Gene Horner (1933 - 2025)
A fixture of the east Tennessee music scene, the fiddle and mandolin maker died on 14 January aged 91
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NewsViolinist Mary O’Reilly has died
O’Reilly had a long-standing association with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra as a violinist and board member
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NewsObituary: Violinist Ayla Erduran (1934-2025)
A pioneering Turkish violinist who performed widely around the world and whose career spanned many decades has died at the age of 90
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NewsViolist Burton Fine has died, aged 94
Burton Fine was principal violist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for nearly 30 years; he also had a doctorate in physical chemistry and worked as a rocket scientist
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NewsObituary: Violinist and violist Kay Pech (1940-2024)
Pech was a committed educator and performer in California and beyond
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NewsObituary: former Oistrakh violin pupil Stoika Milanova
The Bulgarian violinist, who enjoyed success at the Carl Flesch and Queen Elisabeth competitions, died on 29 September 2024, aged 79
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NewsVeteran DSO Berlin violinist Eberhard Wangemann has died, aged 104
Joining the orchestra in 1955, Wangemann maintained an ongoing relationship with the ensemble for nearly 70 years, as a player, board member and historian
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NewsEnsemble intercontemporain mourns violinist
Maryvonne Le Dizès was a member of the group since 1979 and was the first woman to win the Paganini Competition in 1962
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NewsAustralian principal violist John Dean has died, aged 90
John Dean was the longest-serving principal viola in the Western Australian Symphony Orchestra’s history from 1970 to 1989
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NewsLong-standing Utah Symphony violinist Frances Darger dies, aged 99
Darger played with the Utah Symphony for seven decades from 1942 to 2012
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NewsLong-standing Royal Northern Sinfonia violist dies
Malcolm Critten joined the orchestra in 1987
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NewsCanadian cellist Marcel Saint-Cyr has died
The founding cellist of the Orford Quartet, as well as a viola da gambist, baryton player and educator was 85 years old
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NewsUS cellist and teacher Irene Sharp has died
The founder and artistic director of California Summer Music was 87 years old
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NewsViolinist Victor Pikayzen has died aged 90
Pikayzen was a former student of David Oistrakh and a laureate of numerous international competitions
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NewsHong Kong-based violin maker Anton Sie has died
The pioneering luthier was a keen researcher into violin acoustics and the subject of a 2017 biography
