Obituaries
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Ernst Ottensamer (5 October 1955 – 22 July 2017)
Ernst Ottensamer, principal clarinettist of the Vienna Philharmonic and the Vienna State Opera, has died of a heart attack agedRead More -
Obituary: Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini (7 October 1929 – 11 July 2017)
The Italian harpsichordist, organist, musicologist and composer Luigi Ferdinando Tagliavini has died aged 88. A key proponent of the historicalRead More -
Pierre Henry (9 December 1927 – 5 July 2017)
French composer Pierre Henry, whose experiments with electronically manipulated sound contributed a great deal towards the development of musique concrète as anRead More -
David Wulstan (18 January 1937 – 6 May 2017)
Scholar and musician David Wulstan, a pioneer in the performance of Tudor polyphony, has died aged 80. His research into periodRead More -
Sir Jeffrey Tate (28 April 1943 – 2 June 2017)
British conductor Sir Jeffrey Tate has died aged 74, following a heart attack while rehearsing in Bergamo, Italy. Tate wasRead More -
Jiří Bělohlávek (24 February 1946 – 1 June 2017)
Czech conductor Jiří Bělohlávek has died aged 71 following a long illness. One of the most respected interpreters of CzechRead More -
Endrik Wottrich (13 October 1964 – 26 April 2017)
German tenor Endrik Wottrich has died suddenly aged 52. His signature roles included Siegmund in Die Walküre, Siegfried, Erik in DerRead More -
Gordon Langford (11 May 1930 – 18 April 2017)
British composer and arranger Gordon Langford has died aged 86. Langford studied piano and composition at the Royal Academy ofRead More -
British violinist David Angel has died
David Angel, second violinist with the Maggini Quartet, died on 10 April of a suspected heart attack, aged 62. HeRead More -
Thomas Brandis (1935 – 30 March 2017)
Former Berlin Philharmonic concertmaster Thomas Brandis has died aged 81. Born in Hamburg, Brandis became the first concertmaster of theRead More -
Louis Frémaux (13 August 1921 – 20 March 2017)
French conductor Louis Frémaux has died aged 95. The predecessor of Sir Simon Rattle at the City of Birmingham SymphonyRead More -
Kurt Moll (11 April 1938 – 5 March 2017)
German bass Kurt Moll has died aged 78. One of the most highly regarded Wagnerian singers of his generation, hisRead More -
Stanisław Skrowaczewski (3 October 1923 – 21 February 2017)
Stanisław Skrowaczewski, who conducted the Minnesota Orchestra for 56 years, has died aged 93. The Polish conductor and composer willRead More -
Organist David Rumsey dies aged 77
Organist and pedagogue David Rumsey has died following a short illness. Jeremy Wance announced the news on the American OrganRead More -
Nicolai Gedda (11 July 1925 – 8 January 2017)
The Swedish tenor has died aged 91. Gedda’s operatic career lasted more than 50 years, during which time he madeRead More -
Gervase de Peyer (11 April 1926 – 4 February 2017)
The British clarinettist, conductor, and founding member of the Melos Ensemble has died aged 90. De Peyer won a scholarshipRead More -
Roberta Peters (4 May 1930 – 18 January 2017)
American coloratura soprano Roberta Peters has died aged 86 from Parkinson’s disease. Peters made her Metropolitan Opera debut aged 20Read More -
Elliot Schwartz (19 January 1936 – 7 December 2016)
American composer Elliott Schwartz has died aged 80. A graduate of Columbia University, Schwartz taught music at Bowdoin College fromRead More -
Karel Husa (7 August 1921 – 14 December 2016)
Czech composer Karel Husa has died aged 95. The news was announced by Cornell University, where he taught for 38 years.Read More -
Georges Prêtre (14 August 1924 – 4 January 2017)
French conductor Georges Prêtre has died at his home in the South of France, aged 92. Celebrated for his FrenchRead More
