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Slipped Disc January 14, 2025

Death of Ysaye Quartet cellist

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We have been informed of the passing of Michel Poulet, cellist of the Ysaye Quartet, which disbanded in 2014.

Poulet went on to teach at the Conservatoire in Toulouse.

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