Stanley Drucker, former principal clarinettist of the New York Philharmonic, died on Monday at age 93 in Vista, California. He had taken part in 10,200 performances, including 191 solo appearances, with the New York Philharmonic. He joined the New York Philharmonic in 1948 and became the principal clarinettist in 1960 under Leonard Bernstein, and retired from the orchestra in 2009 (after six decades). May he rest in peace.
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