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Slipped Disc July 9, 2024

Death of a Bolshoi concertmaster

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Roman Yanchishin, solo violinist of the Bolshoi orchestra since 1980, has died in Moscow of an unnamed cause.

He was designated Honoured Artist of Russia two years ago.

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