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Having learned of the tragic death by suicide of the American tenor Jerry Hadley, the best I can do is refer you to the post by La Cieca an...

I was told yesterday that an old friend and musical partner of mine from university days, Phanos Dymiotis, died in March in a car crash. Pha...

A friend has asked me to share my few personal memories of Rostropovich... About three years ago, I interviewed him briefly backstage at the...

Mstislav Rostropovich has passed away. The Guardian has a full obituary, tributes from James MacMillan, Steven Isserlis and others, and a s...

I'm so sorry to report that the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's principal double bass, Corin Long , has died in a diving accident in ...

The wonderful Swiss tenor Ernst Haefliger has died, aged 87. Obituary from Playbill Arts here (thanks to Rich at High & Low Notes for ...

The wonderful Russian pianist Nina Milkina died last week at the age of 87. I was lucky enough to meet her a few years ago for an interview ...

Sad today to hear of the death of Emanuel Hurwitz, the inspiring violinist and teacher, aged 87. A good obituary in The Guardian from former...

The great soprano has died at the age of 90. An iconic figure without whom opera in the 20th century would not have been the same. I never m...

The news has just reached me that the incandescent, inspirational mezzo-soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson died yesterday, aged 52. If this see...