As deputy principal viola of the BBC Symphony Orchestra from the 1950s, Eric Sargon was a familiar face on the London concert stage for 43 years. He often freelanced in the recording studios, earning his biggest rolyalty stream for playing on the Beatles’ Hey Jude.
Sargon, who was born in Bombay, migrated to Israel five years ago to be closer to his daughters. He died there recently, aged 96.
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The BBC bandleader Laurie Holloway, whose TV career extended from Michael Parkinson to Strictly Come Dancing, has died at the age of 86. He was married to the American jazz singer Marion Montgomery and worked […]
The classical guitar world is in mourning for Valérie Duchâteau, who died today of cancer. In addition to her international career, Valérie was joint director of Guitare Classique magazine with her husband, Jean-Jacques Voisin. She […]
The Freiburg Chamber Orchestra has replaced its founding conductor Laurent Gendre with Philipp Bach. Gendre has led the orchestra since its inception in 2009. The post Swiss orchestra drops baton appeared first on Slippedisc.
