Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Cancelled his upcoming UK dates as well. Definitely one to pencil in. "We regret to announce that unfortunately Murray Perahia has had to withdraw from his recital on 21 June 2018 due to ill health. We look forward to welcoming him back for his recital......on 3 June 2019. I"m sure they do. Right after we welcome him to next year's Drop40. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted April 28, 2018 Former royal harpist Catrin Finch has breast cancer: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-43927802 I dismissed initial reports because it was "caught early", but now, "caught early" apparently includes stage III. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bladan 293 Posted April 28, 2018 46 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Former royal harpist Catrin Finch has breast cancer: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-43927802 I dismissed initial reports because it was "caught early", but now, "caught early" apparently includes stage III. It's a win-win situation because harp is played in heaven Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 8, 2018 Award-winning Danish film composer Søren Hyldgaard died Monday, May 7, of complications from diabetes. He was 55. Hyldgaard had 30-plus film and television credits. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted May 15, 2018 Matt Marks, a young composer, musician and founding member of the contemporary music ensemble Alarm Will Sound, died suddenly Friday, May 11. The group made an announcement Saturday on Twitter, with no cause of death given. Marks was 38. He also composed his own operas and musical theater works, including The Little Death: Vol. 1, which he called his post-Christian nihilist pop opera, Mata Hari, about the famous spy (for the PROTOTYPE Festival) and Headphone Splitter, an ongoing project he described as a pop-horror miniseries. If the video below is any indication, he was a little bit out there. That is a compliment. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 16, 2018 German conductor Enoch zu Guttenberg has died at age 71. http://www.dw.com/en/german-conductor-enoch-zu-guttenberg-dies-age-71/a-44242334 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted June 16, 2018 Russian conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky dead at 88: http://tass.com/society/1009839 First death of my 2019 theme team draft... meh... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 19, 2018 Frances Walker-Slocum, a classical pianist and the the first black woman granted tenure at Oberlin College, a liberal arts & music conservatory, has died. She was 94. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/19/obituaries/frances-walker-slocum-94-pioneering-pianist-and-teacher-dies.html (Paywall site) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 22, 2018 Cello virtuoso Dominik Polonski, who lost the use of his left hand to brain cancer, has died. He was 41. http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/369377,Cello-virtuoso-Dominik-Polonski-dies Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 22, 2018 2 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Cello virtuoso Dominik Polonski, who lost the use of his left hand to brain cancer, has died. He was 41. http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/369377,Cello-virtuoso-Dominik-Polonski-dies At least he didn't lose the use of his right hand. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 22, 2018 4 hours ago, Sir Creep said: At least he didn't lose the use of his right hand. Yes, he could've always switched to the flute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 27, 2018 Mikhail Fedorovich Rozkhov, a pre-eminent Russian balalaika player, has died. He was 99. https://theviolinchannel.com/russian-balalaika-player-mikhail-fedorovich-rozhkov-died-aged-99-obituary/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 2, 2018 A rare non-obituary entry for me. Colette Maze, a 103-year-old pianist, is set to release a new album of works by Claude Debussy. He was still alive when she was born. https://www.bbc.com/news/av/entertainment-arts-44660051/the-103-year-old-pianist (video link) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 9, 2018 British composer Olly Knussen has died at the age of 66. http://slippedisc.com/2018/07/death-of-a-vital-british-composer-66/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted July 19, 2018 Franz Beyer, a German musicologist most known for his efforts at revising and restoring the works of Mozart, died June 29th. (Obituary published July 19th) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2018/07/19/franz-beyer-finished-mozarts-unfinished-requiem-obituary/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,967 Posted August 8, 2018 Greek composer Mikis Theodorakis had a heart attack, still alive for now: http://slippedisc.com/2018/08/theodorakis-93-is-hospitalised/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted August 8, 2018 Out of hospital already. Dude's a machine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted August 8, 2018 Glen Roven, an two-time Emmy-winning composer, lyricist, conductor, pianist and producer, died July 25th at age 60. Roven won the awards for the 40th Annual Tony Awards presentation and 'Sinatra: 80 Years My Way'. https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Composer-Glen-Roven-Passes-Away-at-Age-60-20180725 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,406 Posted August 24, 2018 George Walker, composer who was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music (Lilacs in 1996), has died aged 96. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted August 24, 2018 15 minutes ago, Thatcher said: George Walker, composer who was the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music (Lilacs in 1996), has died aged 96. FFS, Gcreptile was asking about classical music folk and after looking up really old folk for him, I added this guy to my long list yesterday. Kiss of fucking death. *puts Piers Morgan on list out of curiosity* 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted August 24, 2018 16 minutes ago, msc said: *puts Piers Morgan on list out of curiosity* Fantastic plan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted September 5, 2018 Paul Harris, whose 42 year musical career included 28 years as the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra principal bassist, has died. He was 64. https://www.njsymphony.org/news/detail/paul-harris-in-memoriam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 1, 2018 Stelvio Cipriani, a prolific Italian film composer whose credits spanned over 50 years, has died. He was 81. http://www.factmag.com/2018/10/01/stelvio-cipriani-has-died/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006008/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,439 Posted October 2, 2018 17 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Stelvio Cipriani, a prolific Italian film composer whose credits spanned over 50 years, has died. He was 81. http://www.factmag.com/2018/10/01/stelvio-cipriani-has-died/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006008/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 Much loved by horror fans for his many collaborations with Mario Bava and co. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted October 2, 2018 19 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Stelvio Cipriani, a prolific Italian film composer whose credits spanned over 50 years, has died. He was 81. http://www.factmag.com/2018/10/01/stelvio-cipriani-has-died/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006008/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 "He had been suffering from ischaemia since December 2017." ** running to online dictionary -- even the spell checker here is pissed off ** ***OK got it!*** 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
