Deep sadness as BBC conductor dies of cancer
RIPThe much-loved conductor Bramwell Tovey died today of sarcoma at the age of 69.
Bram, as he was known to musicians and friends, had been grappling with the condition for three years.
He was, among other positions, principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, the Sarasota Orchestra and the Rhode Island Island Philharmonic.
Before that, he was music director in Winnipeg and Vancouver. He was a man of profound musicality and no visible vanity.
UPDATE: Tributes have been led by the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the LA Phil, all of which he conducted every year. He was one of music’s quiet heroes, irreplaceable.
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