All obituary articles – Page 14
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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 ...
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NewsLindsay Quartet founding violinist Peter Cropper has died aged 69
The British musician was also founder and artistic director of Sheffield’s Music in the Round
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NewsCellist Tanya Prochazka, who forged successful careers in the UK and Canada, has died
The Australian-born musician was a prolific performer, recording artist and professor at the University of Alberta
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NewsObituary: Philharmonia Orchestra founding cellist Alexander Kok
The musician was also principal cellist of the BBC Symphony Orchestra
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NewsSalomon Quartet founding violist Trevor Jones has died
The British musician was one of a group of pioneering period performers
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NewsLong-serving Boston Symphony violinist Ronald Knudsen dies aged 83
The musician performed with the orchestra for 48 years
