Cellist Wolfgang Laufer has died from lymphoma at the age of 64.
Laufer was a member of the Fine Arts Quartet from 1979 until April
of this year, and also served as professor of cello at the
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where the Fine Arts was
quartet-in-residence.
Born in Romania, Laufer emigrated to Israel in 1961. After studies
at the Tel-Aviv Academy, he became principal cellist of the Israel
Chamber Orchestra. He subsequently held principal cello positions
at the Malmö Symphony Orchestra, the Hamburg Philharmonic and the
State Opera of Germany. He replaced founding cellist George Sopkin
in the Fine Arts Quartet and toured internationally, both with the
group and as a solo recitalist.
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