We have learned of the death of John Perry, professor at the Glenn Gould School at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto.
A ypoung prizewinner at the Busoni and Viotti competitions in Italy, he recorded extensively and taught internationally.
An appreciation follows later.
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