London mourns orchestral livewire

London mourns orchestral livewire

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norman lebrecht

May 10, 2015

One of the founding players of the Philharmonia Orchestra in 1945 and one of the liveliest on the UK scene for decades after, the cellist Alexander Kok has died, aged 89. Mostly known as ‘Bobby’, he was recruited onto several Beatles session.

His brother, Felix, was leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Picture gallery here.

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