All obituary articles
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NewsFormer Hawkwind and David Bowie violinist Simon House has died
The violinist died on 25 May 2025 aged 76
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NewsUS cellist Ray Kelley has died aged 87
Formerly a musician with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, he can be heard playing on classic pop hits such as Good Vibrations, Thriller, Hotel California and Always on My Mind
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NewsBritish cellist David Watkin has died aged 60
The respected musician had been forced to give up his playing career due to an auto-immune condition
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NewsRenowned American cellist Joel Krosnick has died aged 84
A member of Juilliard Quartet from 1974-2016, Krosnick was associated with the Juilliard School for 50 years
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NewsLeading Canadian-born cellist Christian Elliott has died
Elliott was cellist with the Zehetmair Quartet and former principal cello of the Irish Chamber Orchestra
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NewsLA Opera Orchestra concertmaster Roberto Cani has died aged 57
The Milan-born violinist fought a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer
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NewsNorth Carolina Symphony mourns long-standing double bassist
Erik Dyke, who was a member of the orchestra since 1978, died on 15 March, aged 69
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NewsViolinist Donald Hazelwood, former Sydney Symphony concertmaster, has died aged 95
The much-loved and highly respected violinist was concertmaster with the SSO for 33 years, from 1956 until his retirement in 1998
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NewsRespected Ukrainian violinist and teacher Alexandre Zapolski has died aged 74
The violinist was an influential teacher in his adopted home country of Denmark
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NewsViolinist Robert Mozes has died
The Romanian-born musician was a long-standing member of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
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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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NewsViolinist Mitsuru Tsubota has died
The Japanese violinist was a member of St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble in New York since 1989
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NewsCellist Markus Nyikos has died, aged 76
The cellist was a former cello professor at Berlin University of the Arts
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NewsDouble bass luthier Ralph Krahmer has died
The German maker died on 3 February 2025 aged 58, following a long illness
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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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NewsObituary: Turkish composer and cellist İlhan Usmanbaş (1921-2025)
Mehmet Gökhan Bağcı remembers prolific composer Usmanbaş, who composed about 120 works throughout his career, following his death on 30 January 2025 in Istanbul at the age of 104
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NewsObituary: violist Eric Sargon (1928 - 2025)
The violist was a long-standing member of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and recorded with The Beatles
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NewsObituary: British violin maker Peter Voigt
The Sussex-based luthier enjoyed a 67-year career restoring stringed instruments and was also a keen amateur motor racer
