The organ world is mourning Professor Edoardo Bellotti, a leading expert in Renaissance and Baroque keyboard repertory. Edorardo, who taught at the Eastman School of Music, died in his Italian home town, Pavia, of an aggressive brain tumour.
He was much sought after as a soloist and issued more than 30 recordings.
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