All obituary articles
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NewsFormer Vienna Philharmonic principal cellist has died
Cellist Franz Bartolomey has died aged 76
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NewsViolinist Conrad von der Goltz has died
Concertmaster with numerous orchestras and a champion of youth music education, the German violinist was 95 years old
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NewsViolinist Petru Munteanu has died
The Romanian professor was involved with many notable international competitions
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NewsViolist Shanda Lowery-Sachs has died
The Detroit Symphony Orchestra violist had been battling cancer
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NewsCellist Lutz Rath has died
The cellist and conductor was artistic director of the Washington Square Music Festival for over 20 years
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NewsFormer principal violist of Singapore Symphony has died
Described as a key founding member of the orchestra, Jiri Heger served as principal viola for 26 years
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NewsBassist John Bany has died
A mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene for decades, Bany was 81 years old
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NewsObituary: violist Ronald Arron
Arron was the assistant principal violist of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for 18 years, and the principal violist of the Metropolitan Orchestra for 20 years
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NewsFormer Borodin Quartet violinist dies
Andrei Abramenkov was a long-serving second violinist of the string quartet from 1974 to 2011
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NewsCellist Robert K. Dodson has died
The former provost of the New England Conservatory and head of numerous musical institutions was 81
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NewsDouble bassist Walter Maurice Wininsky has died
The bassist was a long-standing member of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
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NewsViolinist Felix Ayo has died
The prolific recording artist and leader of I Musici and Quartetto Beethoven di Roma was 90 years old
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NewsDouble bassist Joseph Guastafeste dies aged 93
The American musician was principal bass of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for almost 50 years
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NewsCellist Joy Hall has died, aged 102
The British cellist featured on ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ by The Beatles and was a prolific performer and pedagogue
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NewsViolinist Giles Broadbent has died
The violinist was a founding member of the quartet Stringfever, famous for its video with all four members playing Ravel’s Bolero on one cello
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NewsDouble bassist and composer Gareth Wood has died
The former chairman of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and composer for brass bands was 73
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NewsCellist Mirjam Ingolfsson has died
The Icelandic-born performer and pedagogue had been living with cancer for 25 years