New York Phil principal cellist dies, one day short of 90
mainThe Hungarian-American cellist Lazslo Varga, principal of the NY Phil for 11 years under Mitropoulos and Bernstein, has died in Florida.
An international soloist who played concertos the world over, he was also a member of the Borodin Piano Trio, the Lener string quartet and other chamber ensembles. Laszlo (l.) made a host of cello arrangements of classical and modern masterpieces and taught many future artists in San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Toronto and Houston.
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