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February 2024 Obituaries
Our summary of some of those the classical music world has lost this month
Here are brief details of some of the people lost to the classical music world during February 2024. May they rest in peace. Please follow the link on each name for further information.
Russian pianist and piano teacher Vadim Suchanov died on about 17 February 2024, aged either seventy-four or seventy-five.
Vadim Suchanov (1949-2024). Photo © Olga Salogina
Moldovan violinist and teacher Sofia Propişcean died in Nizhny Novgorod, central Russia, on 13 February 2024, aged seventy-three.
Sofia Propişcean (1950-2024)
Moldovan accordionist and conductor Mihai Amihălăchioaie died from liver cancer on 12 February 2024, aged sixty-two.
Mihai Amihălăchioaie (1961-2024)
Dutch pianist Rudolf Jansen died in Laren on 12 February 2024, aged eighty-four.
Rudolf Jansen (1940-2024)
Slovakian composer and musicologist Ladislav Burlas died in Bratislava on 11 February 2024, aged ninety-six.
Ladislav Burlas (1927-2024)
Croatian composer, music critic, musicologist and theorist Nikša Gligo died on 10 February 2024, aged seventy-seven.
Nikša Gligo (1946-2024)
Georgian composer, pianist and teacher Vaja Azarashvili died on 7 February 2024, aged eighty-seven.
Vaja Azarashvili (1936-2024)
Japanese conductor Seiji Ozawa died on 6 February 2024, aged eighty-eight.
Seiji Ozawa (1935-2024).
Photo © 1963 Don Hunstein
Posted 15 February 2024 and last updated 8 April 2024
by Keith Bramich
