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January 2024 Obituaries
Our summary 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 January 2024. May they rest in peace. Please follow the links on each name for further information.
Italian composer, musicologist and teacher Albert Mayr died on 28 January 2024, aged eighty.
Czech-German soprano Romana Vaccaro died on 23 January 2024, aged sixty-seven.
American broadcaster, composer, musical comedian, parodist and teacher Peter Schickele - also known as P D Q Bach - died at his home in Bearsville, New York, on 16 January 2024, aged eighty-eight.
French composer, pianist and teacher Bruno Ducol died in Paris on 13 January 2024, aged seventy-four.
Bruno Ducol (1949-2024)
Polish composer, pianist, organist and teacher Romuald Twardowski died on 13 January 2024, aged ninety-three.
Romuald Twardowski (1930-2024). Photo © 2010 Marek Dusza
Australian composer David Lumsdaine died on 12 January 2024, aged ninety-two.
David Lumsdaine (1931-2024)
in New South Wales.
Photo © 2011 Tim Lumsdaine
Russian soprano Tamara Milashkina died in Vienna, Austria on 10 January 2024, aged eighty-nine.
Tamara Milashkina (1934-2024)
North Indian classical singer Rashid Khan died from prostate cancer in Kolkata on 9 January 2024, aged fifty-five.
Rashid Khan (1968-2024)
Czech composer, pianist, BBC producer, translator and administrator Karel Janovický died in the UK on 9 January 2024, aged ninety-three.
Karel Janovický (1930-2024)
American composer and film maker Phill Niblock died in New York City on 8 January 2024, aged ninety.
Phill Niblock (1933-2024)
Russian composer and musicologist Victor Ekimovsky died in Moscow on 6 January 2024, aged seventy-six.
Victor Ekimovsky (1947-2024)
Angolan singer and songwriter Ruy Mingas died in Lisbon, Portugal, on 4 January 2024, aged eighty-four.
Ruy Mingas (1939-2024)
Czech composer, trombonist and teacher Oldřich Semerák died on 1 January 2024, aged ninety-one.
Oldřich Semerák (1932-2024)
Posted 10 January 2024 and last updated 1 February 2024
by Keith Bramich
