All obituary articles – Page 9
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NewsMedici Quartet founding violinist Paul Robertson has died aged 63
The violinist performed with the ensemble for over four decades, but had suffered from ill health in recent years
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NewsLong-time Oklahoma City Philharmonic violinist Lois Fees dies aged 82
The musician was a member of the orchestra for more than 60 years
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NewsAmerican cellist and teacher Gilda Barston has died aged 71
The Suzuki specialist was a member of the Music Institute of Chicago’s cello faculty since 1973
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NewsAlban Berg Quartet founding violinist Klaus Maetzl has died
The Viennese musician was also concertmaster of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra
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NewsLong-time Academy of St Martin in the Fields violinist Alan Loveday has died aged 88
The New-Zealand born musician joined the ensemble in 1965
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NewsLong-time Philadelphia Orchestra cellist Marcel Farago has died aged 92
The musician performed with the ensemble from 1955 to 1994
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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