All obituary articles – Page 8
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NewsCzech violist Vladimír Kroupa has died
The principal violist and chamber musician succumbed to a long illness on 27 June 2022, aged 49
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NewsNew Zealand violist Peter Barber has died
The violist was a long-standing member of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for 47 years
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NewsObituary: Tom Blackburn (1944-2022)
The London-based luthier and restorer ran Blackburn Stringed Instruments for more than 50 years
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NewsViolinist and concert promoter John Woolf has died
The director of the Park Lane Group died of cancer aged 91 on 30 January 2022
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NewsViolinist, composer and conductor Jaakko Kuusisto has died
The older brother of Pekka Kuusisto succumbed to a brain tumour, aged 48
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NewsViolinist Roger Stimson has died
The British orchestral and chamber musician was 73 years of age
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NewsCellist Allen Whear has died
The baroque cellist and viola da gamba specialist passed away aged 64 on 10 February following a long battle with cancer
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NewsViolist Quintin Ballardie has died aged 93
Ballardie founded the English Chamber Orchestra and was a former principal violist with the LPO
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NewsCellist and editor Lynne Latham has died
Cellist, educator and editor of numerous string ensemble arrangements performed worldwide, Latham passed away on 24 January 2022
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NewsComposer George Crumb has died
The American composer, known for works such as Black Angels, Vox Balanae and his Sonata for Solo Cello, has passed away aged 92
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NewsCellist Leslie Parnas has died
The cellist died of heart failure at a rehabilitation facility in Florida, aged 90
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NewsViolist and pedagogue Wieslaw Rekucki has died
The Polish violist passed away following a heart attack on 30 January
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NewsViolinist Alex DePue killed in car crash
Member of the DePue Brothers Band and violinist for rock guitarist Steve Vai, DePue passed away in an accident on Thursday 27 January
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NewsAnn Spurbeck, Memphis violinist for Elvis and Isaac Hayes, has died
The Memphis Symphony Orchestra member and prominent session musician passed away aged 84
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NewsViolin maker Jacek Wesołowski has died
Luthier Andrew Fairfax pays tribute to his friend and colleague, who died in October 2021 aged 43
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NewsJuilliard Quartet violist Roger Tapping has died
The British viola player and prolific chamber musician succumbed to cancer on 18 January 2022, aged 61
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NewsViolinist Edmund Reid has died
The Jamaican-born violinist, who broke down racial barriers to lead numerous UK orchestras, died in December 2021 aged 85
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NewsViolinist András Ágoston has died
The violinist was the former concertmaster of Philharmonia Hungarica, an orchestra of refugees during the Soviet era
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NewsLuthier Marten Cornelissen has died
The Dutch-born craftsman made more than 600 instruments during his lifetime
