All obituary articles – Page 10
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NewsUK cellist Gywneth George dies aged 95
The Welsh musician was known for her collaborations with pianist Alberto Portugheis
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NewsLaSalle Quartet violist Peter Kamnitzer has died aged 93
The musician, who performed with the ensemble for almost 40 years, was a German Jewish refugee of the Second World War
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NewsBritish cellist Christine Jackson has died aged 53
The experienced orchestral and chamber musician had suffered a brain aneurysm in 2009
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NewsFrancis Akos, Chicago Symphony violinist for 48 years, has died aged 93
The Hungarian musician and Holocaust survivor immigrated to the US in 1954
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NewsDmitry Miller, principal Bolshoi Theatre cellist for 30 years, has died aged 73
The Russian musician also taught at the Moscow Conservatory
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NewsComposer Pierre Boulez has died aged 90
The French composer, conductor and pianist was a leading exponent of serialism and electronic music
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NewsConductor Kurt Masur, who led the New York Philharmonic for 11 years, has died aged 88
Violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter has paid tribute to the great maestro and humanitarian
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NewsFormer Tucson Symphony concertmaster John Ferrell has died, aged 90
The violinist was also a member of the Stradivari String Quartet
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NewsFormer Boston Symphony concertmaster Joseph Silverstein has died aged 83
The American violinist was also a respected teacher and conductor
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NewsViolist Scott Ligocki has died aged 51
The American musician was an experienced orchestral performer and teacher
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NewsViolinist Jean Ter-Merguerian has died aged 79
The French-Armenian musician was a respected performer and teacher at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory
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NewsJournalist and The Strad contributor Margaret Campbell has died aged 98
Campbell was a successful biographer, particularly of stringed instrument players
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NewsRheumatologist, violinist and instrument collector Ephraim P. Engleman has died aged 104
Dr Engleman worked until his death at the University of California, and practised his violin for an hour a day
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NewsVienna Philharmonic principal cellist Friedrich Doležal has died aged 68
The musician performed with the orchestra from 1968 until 2014
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NewsFrench violist Serge Collot has died aged 91
The musician was principal violist with the Paris Opera from 1957 to 1986, and taught at Conservatoire de Paris for 20 years
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NewsArmida Quartet to pay tribute to Artemis Quartet violist Friedemann Weigle
The Armida will give a special performance in honour of their late mentor at the Rheingau Musik Festival
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NewsPhiladelphia cellist James Holesovsky has died aged 72
The musician was a member of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia for 50 years
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NewsBritish cellist Denis Vigay has died aged 89
The musician was principal cello of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Academy of St Martin in the Fields
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NewsArtemis Quartet violist Friedemann Weigle has died aged 53
The musician was also a professor at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin
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NewsLuthier and teacher Peter Prier dies aged 73
Peter Paul Prier, the German-born US luthier who founded the Violin Making School of America, died on 14 June at the age of 73. As a luthier, Prier made more than 200 instruments during his career, with Yehudi Menuhin and Daniel Heifetz among those playing his violins on ...