Berlin mourns Karajan’s bassoon
mainGünter Piesk died this week at the age of 97.
A member of the Berlin Philharmonic for more than 40 years, he became principal bassoon in 1962 and was a member of the five-player committee who giverned the orchestra from 1971 to his retirement in 1987.
His loyalty to Karajan was unquestioned.
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