The principal trumpet of the Gothenburg Opera Orchestra Niklas Eklund has died of unknown causes.
The first baroque trumpet recording artist to sell more a million CDs, he was nominated for a Grammy and played in the Basel Symphony Orchestra before returning to his home town.
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