Death of an eminent Baltic conductor

Death of an eminent Baltic conductor

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norman lebrecht

February 03, 2016

We have been informed of the death of Saulius Sondeckis, founder of the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra in 1960 and its conductor until closure in 2004.

Sondeckis guest conducted widely across the world and made numerous recordings. He was 87.

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Comments

  • Bruce says:

    Sad news. I have one of his CDs, of the Mozart flute concerti. I bought it because it was very cheap, but I was mighty impressed by the quality of the orchestra and the conducting.

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