All obituaries articles – Page 4
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NewsLong-time St Petersburg Philharmonic principal cellist Anatoly Nikitin dies aged 85
Nikitin was St Petersburg Philharmonic cellist for over 40 years and also taught at the St Petersburg Consrvatory
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NewsLondon bow repairer Arthur Grove has died
The largely self-taught restorer worked on bows from the top London orchestras for 30 years, writes his sister Linda Grove
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NewsDanish jazz violinist and composer Svend Asmussen has died, aged 100
Over a career spanning eight decades, Asmussen collaborated with such jazz luminaries as Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Stéphane Grappelli, and recorded several albums
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NewsDutch luthier Frederick Lindeman has died aged 84
The maker and restorer specialised in re-conversion of modernised stringed instruments to their original Baroque state
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NewsUS violist Bernard Zaslav has died, aged 90
The chamber specialist was a member of the Fine Arts, Vermeer and Stanford quartets
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NewsCanadian-born violinist and teacher Betty-Jean Hagen has died aged 86
The violinist won the Naumburg Award, Pathé-Marconi Prize and Carl Flesch Medal, and was a finalist in the Tchaikovsky Competition
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NewsCellist Heinrich Schiff has died aged 65
The celebrated musician suffered a stroke in 2008 and subsequently focused on conducting
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NewsViolist and teacher Paul Leggett drowns in Central Australia
The long-time violist with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic died while swimming in the Northern Territory
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NewsSinfónica de Galicia principal cellist David Ethève has died, aged 50
The French-born musician was a founding member of Sinfónica de Galicia in Spain from 1992 and served as the ensemble's principal cellist
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NewsViolinist and concertmaster Jerrold Rubenstein has died
Rubenstein was concertmaster of La Monnaie Opera Orchestra and the National Orchestra of Belgium
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NewsLong-serving Boston Symphony principal cellist Jules Eskin has died, aged 85
Eskin served as principal cellist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra for 53 years and was a founding member of the Boston Symphony Chamber Players
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NewsCellist and conductor Mats Rondin has died aged 54
The Swedish musician was formerly principal cellist of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony
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NewsItalian violinist Angelo Stefanato has died aged 88
The artist and teacher was concertmaster of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra in Turin for 15 years
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NewsAcademy of Ancient Music founder Christopher Hogwood has died aged 73
The conductor directed the ensemble for 30 years, making 200 recordings
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Cellist and teacher Rhuna Martin has died at the age of 82
The South-African born artist was a highly influential pedagogue at such London institutions as the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School
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NewsRTÉ National Symphony Orchestra violist dies while trying to save drowning partner
John Lynch was the orchestra's associate principal viola from 2000
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NewsTwo men arrested over the murder of New York violinist Mary Whitaker
The suspects are also charged with home invasion and robbery, and are being held without bail in Chautauqua County Jail, Mayville
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NewsViolin maker and restorer Michael Carlton Byrd has died aged 62
The American worked for J&A Beare for 20 years
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NewsWestchester Philharmonic violinist shot dead in upstate New York home
A prolific freelance musician, Mary Whitaker was a member of the orchestra for over 25 years
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NewsMemphis Symphony assistant principal violist Marshall Fine dies following car crash
The 58-year-old was a prolific composer and son of former Boston Symphony violist Burton Fine
