All obituary articles – Page 5
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NewsWieniawski Competition winner Charles Treger has died
Treger was the first and remains the only American violinist to win the Wieniawski International Competition in 1962
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NewsViolinist Charles Wetherbee dies aged 57
Wetherbee died on 9 January 2023, following a wide-reaching GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for his intensive cancer treatment
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NewsA tribute to violist David Johnson Dalton
Dalton’s family remembers the violist, a former student of William Primrose, who died aged 88
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NewsLong-standing Ulster Orchestra double bassist has died
Michele Strong was sub-principal double bass of the Ulster Orchestra for nearly 40 years
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NewsA tribute to luthier Andreas Fürst (1932 - 2022)
The German luthier, who died aged 89, is remembered by Aidan Mulkerrin
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NewsNew Zealand violist Glynne Adams has died
The former principal violist of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and London Symphony Orchestra was 94
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NewsEstonian cellist Jüri Täht has died
The 92-year-old musician enjoyed a prolific career on Broadway and as a member of the Don Shirley trio
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NewsFormer Berlin Philharmonic violist Dietrich Gerhardt has died
The 94-year-old had an active career in the orchestra’s committees, chamber ensembles and teaching schemes for almost 40 years
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NewsViolin maker Tetsuo Matsuda dies aged 77
Born in Japan, the luthier lived in Chicago, US, for four decades
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NewsParis concertmaster Philippe Aïche dies, 59
The violinist was leader of the Orchestre de Paris since 1985
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NewsViolinist Geoff Nuttall dies, aged 56
The founding first violinist of the St. Lawrence String Quartet died after a battle with cancer
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NewsViolinist John Ludlow has died, aged 91
The British violinist was the founding leader of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 1948
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NewsJazz bassist Chuck Deardorf dies aged 68
The Seattle-based musician died of Covid-19 complications after contracting the virus in August
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NewsJazz bassist Kelly Sill has died
The bassist, composer, educator and recording artist was 70 years old
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NewsBassist Wolfgang Güttler has died aged 77
The double bassist died on 18 September leaving behind a professional career of almost 60 years
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NewsBellowhead violinist Paul Sartin dies aged 51
The traditional violinist died unexpectedly on Wednesday 14 September
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NewsA tribute to luthier Juliet Barker (1934 - 2022)
Barker was one of the first female luthiers in the UK and a successful violin making teacher, as her son Christopher Beament recalls
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NewsViolinist Jorja Fleezanis has died aged 70
The American violinist and teacher was the longest-serving concertmaster in the history of the Minnesota Orchestra
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NewsTributes flow for cellist Fred Zlotkin
The former principal cellist of the New York City Ballet and brother of conductor Leonard Slatkin has died aged 75