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The aim of this thread is to collect links to obituaries of people.involved in the classical music world. They can be performers, conductors, composers, teachers, instrument makers - whatever.

One of the problems of posting such links is that sometimes they will be hidden behind paywalls. We subscribe to The Telegraph print edition and get a pass to their main site so don't always notice the problem.

 

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Blandine Verlet

This came up on the For love of the Baroque... thread - :tiphat: RICK RIEKERT. There is a simple obit in English here - https://slippedisc.com/2018/12/a-great-harpsichordist-plays-her-last/ and a better one (in French) here https://www.francemusique.fr/actualite-musicale/disparition-de-la-claveciniste-blandine-verlet-68451

Here's a sample of her latest work

Which is reviewed here (in French) https://www.francemusique.fr/evenem...de-clavecin-troisieme-livre-13e-et-18e-ordres

 

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David Evans

From a harpsichord player to a harpsichord maker. Here is an extract from an interview

and the obituary - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituar...psichord-maker-paved-way-revival-instruments/ - this is a premium item and you need to register to read it. (sorry)

 

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Raven Wilkinson

American ballerina Raven Wilkinson danced in the face of prejudice.

Two obits - the Telegraph (paywall) - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituar...courageous-african-american-ballerina-danced/ and the NY Times (free) https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/obituaries/raven-wilkinson-dead.html