Death of a California conductor
RIPFounder of the California Philharmonic, Victor Vener died on the last day of the old year. He was 78.
He brought music to communities where no orchestra had gone before.
Obit here.
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His obituary is a testament to honest music-making.
Any classical artist should be proud to have lived a musical life such as his. RIP