ObakeFilter 901 Posted September 5, 2014 Włodzimierz Kotoński, died aged 89 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted September 6, 2014 Włodzimierz Kotoński Not exactly a minimalist name, is it? regards, Hein 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 2, 2015 French pianist Aldo Ciccolini dead at 89, a unique DDP hit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted February 13, 2015 Composer John McCabe, at 75, after a long illness http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-31457464 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 30, 2015 British composer Ronald Senator and his wife, pianist Miriam Brickman, killed in a house fire in Yonkers. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/30/fatal-yonkers-fire-ronald-senator-miriam-brickman/ Edit: Yes, it's another Ron, though unpicked I understand. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted April 30, 2015 British composer Ronald Senator and his wife, pianist Miriam Brickman, killed in a house fire in Yonkers. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/30/fatal-yonkers-fire-ronald-senator-miriam-brickman/ Edit: Yes, it's another Ron, though unpicked I understand. This Ron passed me by completely - I admit I'd never heard of him and didn't pick him up during my original search for 'Rons'. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted May 10, 2015 "Major down under composer" Jack Body now a dead body decomposing down underground (that should cover it): http://slippedisc.com/2015/05/major-down-under-composer-has-died/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 12, 2015 British composer Ronald Senator and his wife, pianist Miriam Brickman, killed in a house fire in Yonkers. http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2015/04/30/fatal-yonkers-fire-ronald-senator-miriam-brickman/ Edit: Yes, it's another Ron, though unpicked I understand. This Ron passed me by completely - I admit I'd never heard of him and didn't pick him up during my original search for 'Rons'. And he gets a qualifying obit....dang! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/active/11597586/Ronald-Senator-composer-obituary.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted May 14, 2015 "Legendary harpist" Victor Salvi is now playing the harp on a cloud: http://slippedisc.com/2015/05/a-legend-among-harpists-has-died/ Though he was more a harp maker and sponsor of harp music than a player himself. He was 95 years old. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted May 27, 2015 The leading cellist Tanya Prochazka dies after 9 years of ovarian cancer at 62: http://slippedisc.com/2015/05/sadness-leading-cellist-falls-to-ovarian-cancer/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted June 1, 2015 Violinist Peter Cropper dead at 69 after a heart attack: http://www.classicalmusicmagazine.org/2015/06/peter-cropper-has-died-at-69/ He came from the very music Cropper family and was apparently some kind of classical music expert for the BBC, so a more esteemed obit may come. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted June 12, 2015 Classical composer Ernest Tomlinson has died aged 90. Writer of light classical works, he also composed several pieces for accompanying the Test Card. Here's his Kielder Water Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted June 16, 2015 Walter Weller, conductor emeritus of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, 75, pancreatic cancer. http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/ex-rsno-principal-walter-weller-dies-aged-75.1434394997 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted June 18, 2015 Oleg Vedernikov, Russian cellist who became principal cellist of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, and then got expelled from China after a drunken incident, is dead at 48: http://slippedisc.com/2015/06/principal-cellist-expelled-by-china-has-died-aged-48/ Thankfully, the obit provides the video of that incident, in which he apparently insulted a chinese woman on a train. He had announced he was undergoing a difficult operation. And indeed, he did not survive. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 18, 2015 Oleg Vedernikov, Russian cellist who became principal cellist of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra, and then got expelled from China after a drunken incident, is dead at 48: http://slippedisc.com/2015/06/principal-cellist-expelled-by-china-has-died-aged-48/ Thankfully, the obit provides the video of that incident, in which he apparently insulted a chinese woman on a train. He had announced he was undergoing a difficult operation. And indeed, he did not survive. Great write-up! I live this guy and obviously never heard of him. RIP SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mijkediablo 79 Posted June 22, 2015 Gunther Schuller, 89. http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/22/arts/music/gunther-schuller-composer-who-synthesized-classical-and-jazz-dies-at-89.html?_r=0 Gunther Schuller, a composer, conductor, author and teacher who coined the term Third Stream to describe music that drew on the forms and resources of both classical and jazz, and who was its most important composer, died on Sunday in Boston. He was 89. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted June 28, 2015 Alfredo del Monaco, Venezuelan composer, 77. https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.venezuelasinfonica.com%2Fnoticias%2Fsinfonico%2Fnos-unimos-al-duelo-que-embarga-al-mundo-musical-por-la-perdida-del-eminente-compositor-alfredo-del-monaco&edit-text= Tupac-Amaru: https://youtu.be/FCMardWYlxU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted July 1, 2015 Well-known oboist Laura Ahlbeck dies of a degenerative brain disease at 57: http://slippedisc.com/2015/06/fantastic-boston-oboist-has-died-at-57/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted July 7, 2015 Denis Vigay, principal cellist of the BBC symphonic orchestra is dead at 89: http://slippedisc.com/2015/07/a-vital-london-cellist-has-died/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted July 15, 2015 Alan Curtis, US harpsichordist and conductor, 81. http://slippedisc.com/2015/07/just-in-death-of-great-baroque-leader/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted July 20, 2015 Franz Ferdinand Nentwig, a teutonic tenor for Wagnerian opera, has died at 85: http://slippedisc.com/2015/07/domingos-german-cohort-has-died/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted July 27, 2015 Czech pianist Ivan Moravec has died at 84: http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/pianist-ivan-moravec-has-died?pmtx=save-x&utm_expid=32540977-5.-DEFmKXoQdmXwfDwHzJRUQ.4&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.de%2F A noted interpreter of Chopin, he was included in Philips's 'Great Pianists of the 20th Century." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted July 28, 2015 Czech pianist Ivan Moravec has died at 84: http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/pianist-ivan-moravec-has-died?pmtx=save-x&utm_expid=32540977-5.-DEFmKXoQdmXwfDwHzJRUQ.4&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.de%2F A noted interpreter of Chopin, he was included in Philips's 'Great Pianists of the 20th Century." Telegraph Obit for Moravec: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11768306/Ivan-Moravec-concert-pianist-obituary.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,970 Posted August 24, 2015 Ryuichi Sakamoto is "in great shape" after his cancer treatment: http://pitchfork.com/news/60643-ryuichi-sakamoto-in-great-shape-following-cancer-treatment/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Davey Jones' Locker 1,324 Posted September 1, 2015 Breaking news: world-renowned classical pianist Natalia Strelchenko found murdered in her home in Britain: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-01/concert-pianist-natalia-strelchenko-found-dead-in-britain/6740194 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
