American Baroque violinist Judson Griffin has died

The American violinist Judson Griffin, a specialist in Baroque violin, has died of cancer. He was 68.

A graduate of the Eastman School of Music and The Juilliard School, Griffin was concertmaster of Concert Royal, Amor Artis, and the American Classical Orchestra, among other ensembles. Before that, he served principal string positions with Helicon, the Boston Early Music Festival Orchestra, the Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, Apollo’s Fire of Cleveland and the Philadelphia Classical Orchestra.

He was also a viola soloist.