All obituary articles
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NewsDouble bassist Winston ‘Jack’ Budrow has died
The US bassist, who was a prolific orchestral player, educator and ISB board member, was 79
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NewsBluegrass fiddler Bobby Hicks dies at age 91
A legendary figure in Bluegrass and country music, the fiddle master Bobby Hicks died at his home in western North Carolina from complications of heart disease at the age of 91.
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NewsViolinist Eugene Sarbu has died
A former pupil of Ivan Galamian and Nathan Milstein, the London-based Romanian violin virtuoso died on 21 July 2024, aged 73
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NewsObituary: violin maker Rowland Ross (1945 - 2024)
Martin Restall and Ninian Boyle look back on the life of the British violin maker, who died in March 2024 aged 79
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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
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NewsAmerican violinist Maynard Goldman has died
A well-known figure on the Boston music scene, the violinist spent almost 25 years as concertmaster of the Boston Ballet
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NewsIndiana University violin professor Kevork Mardirossian has died
The violinist and respected pedagogue was 70 years old
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NewsObituary: Hungarian violinist-violist György Konrád
The founding member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra was 99
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NewsFormer Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster dies
Concertmaster with the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1966 to 1994, violinist Norman Carol has died aged 95
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NewsA tribute to David Ernest Gooch: violinist and long-time Strad subscriber
Joe Gooch remembers his father, a violinist in The Royal Artillery Band and a subscriber to The Strad for over 70 years
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NewsFormer La Scala concertmaster Franco Fantini has died
The violinist was 99 years old and joined the Orchestra of Teatro alla Scala at the age of 17
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NewsChicago Symphony Orchestra mourns long-standing violinist
Paul Phillips, who served as first violinist with the orchestra for 40 years, has died aged 77
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NewsObituary: Igor Ozim
The Slovenian violinist and pedagogue, who taught many acclaimed violinists including Patricia Kopatchinskaja, was 92
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NewsViolins of Hope founder Amnon Weinstein has died
The luthier dedicated much of his life restoring stringed instruments that belonged to Jewish musicians during the Holocaust
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NewsBow maker Roger Zabinski has died
A maker of over 900 bows, the Minneapolis-based archetier passed away of cancer on 27 February 2024, aged 74
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NewsObituary: violist Patrick Ireland (1923 - 2024)
Robin Ireland remembers his father, the violist of the Allegri Quartet, who died on 14 February aged 100