All obituary articles – Page 2
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UK bassist Mat Heighway has died
The double bassist died ‘in unexpected circumstances’ while travelling to the island of Jersey
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Obituary: violinist Spiros Rantos (1945-2024)
The Greek–Australian violinist died in a Brisbane hospital on 27 September, aged 78
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Cellist Rohan de Saram has died aged 85
The British cellist was a champion of contemporary music, performing in the Arditti Quartet for 26 years
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Obituary: Primrose viola protégé Yizhak Schotten (1943-2024)
The violist was a prolific educator at the University of Michigan and a former member of the Pittsburgh, Boston, Cincinnati and Houston Symphony Orchestras
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Obituary: cellist and carbon fibre instrument inventor Luis Leguia (1935-2024)
Leguia was a long-standing member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and renowned for his Luis and Clark carbon fibre instruments
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Cellist Gayle Mae Smith has died aged 80
The US cellist studied with prominent teachers including Casals, Piatigorsky, and Pleeth
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Double 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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Bluegrass 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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Violinist 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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Obituary: 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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Welsh 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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Finnish 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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Violinist 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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American 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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Indiana University violin professor Kevork Mardirossian has died
The violinist and respected pedagogue was 70 years old
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Obituary: Hungarian violinist-violist György Konrád
The founding member of the Budapest Festival Orchestra was 99
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Former Philadelphia Orchestra concertmaster dies
Concertmaster with the Philadelphia Orchestra from 1966 to 1994, violinist Norman Carol has died aged 95
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A 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