String quartet cornerstone dies, aged 68

String quartet cornerstone dies, aged 68

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norman lebrecht

December 03, 2014

Mark Sokol, 68, co-founder and first violin of the Concord String Quartet, a pioneer in American chamber music, has died in San Francisco of pancreatic cancer.

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Comments

  • Boring Fileclerk says:

    Very sad to hear!

  • Skripach says:

    Sad news. Listening now to this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ye8Roh_k11w

  • David Irwin says:

    Sad to hear. Met him once.

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