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Maestro’s widow, RIP

Maestro’s widow, RIP

The Rudolf Kempe Society has announced the death of Cordula Kempe, widow of the conductor and Artistic Director of the Rudolf Kempe Society. Cordula was 81. She was a most cheerful advocate of her late husband’s legacy.

Rudolf Kempe, former artistic director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, died in 1976.

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