Latest News: Classical, Obituary
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Claudio Scimone (1934-2018) 7th September 2018The Italian conductor, renowned for his championing of Vivaldi, Clementi and Rossini, has died aged 83.
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Inge Borkh (1917/21-2018) 27th August 2018The German dramatic soprano, renowned for her high-voltage portrayals of Strauss's Salome and Elektra, died yesterday.
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Oliver Knussen (1952-2018) 9th July 2018The British composer and conductor, best known for his two children’s operas Where The Wild Things Are and Higglety Pigglety Pop! and for his tireless championing of music by his contemporaries, has died aged 66.
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Huguette Tourangeau (1938-2018) 26th April 2018The French-Canadian mezzo, particularly noted for her collaborations with Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge in French and Italian bel canto repertoire, has died aged 79.
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Jóhann Jóhannsson 12th February 2018The Icelandic composer, best known for his film scores including The Theory of Everything, has died aged 48.
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2017 Goodbyes 28th December 2017A short video tribute remembering some of the musicians who passed away during 2017.
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Dmitri Hvorostovsky (1962-2017) 22nd November 2017We are saddened to hear that the great Russian baritone died of a brain tumour earlier this morning; he was 55.
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Zuzana Růžičková (1927-2017) 28th September 2017The great Czech harpsichordist and Holocaust survivor has died aged 90.
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Sir Jeffrey Tate (1943-2017) 5th June 2017The British conductor, particularly renowned for his work with the English Chamber Orchestra, has died suddenly aged 74.
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Jiří Bělohlávek (1946-2017) 1st June 2017A brief tribute to the Czech conductor, whose death aged 71 was announced this morning.
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Louis Frémaux (1921-2017) 27th March 2017Chris pays tribute to the French conductor, whose death was announced at the weekend.
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Kurt Moll (1938-2017) 7th March 2017The German bass, especially renowned in Wagner and Strauss, has died aged aged 78.
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Stanisław Skrowaczewski 22nd February 2017The Polish-American conductor, particularly acclaimed in Bruckner, has died aged 93.
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Nicolai Gedda (1925-2017) 10th February 2017The versatile and prolific Swedish tenor has died at the age of 91.
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Veljo Tormis (1930-2017) 24th January 2017The Estonian composer has died at the age of 86.
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Roberta Peters (1930-2017) 20th January 2017The American coloratura soprano has died aged 86.