September 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 September 2024. May they rest in peace. Please follow the links in this article for further information.
British/Sri Lankan cellist Rohan de Saram died on 29 September 2024, aged eighty-five.
Rohan de Saram (1939-2024).
Photo © 2009 Rosemary de Saram
American music critic Richard Dyer died in Boston, Massachusetts on 20 September 2024, aged eighty-two.
Richard Dyer (1941-2024)
American concert producer conductor and music director Peter Tiboris died on 17 September 2024, aged seventy-six.
Peter Tiboris (1947-2024) conducting in Syros, Greece.
Photo © 2007 Haris Papadimitrakopoulos
Russian pianist Viktor Lyadov died on 8 September 2024, aged fifty-eight.
Viktor Lyadov (1966-2024) playing the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No 1 at the Hamamatsu International Piano Competition in 1994
English opera singer Ben Thapa died on 8 September 2024, aged forty-two.
Ben Thapa (1982-2024). Photo © 2007 Peter French
American soprano Lucine Amara died from a respiratory infection and heart failure in New York City on 6 September 2024, aged ninety-nine.
Lucine Amara (1925-2024)
Polish composer and conductor Władysław Słowiński died on 5 September 2024, aged ninety-four.
Władysław Słowiński (1930-2024).
Photo © Małgorzata Kosińska
Posted 28 September 2024 and last updated 3 October 2024
by Keith Bramich
