Brazil mourns a beloved bassoon
mainBrazilian musicians are in mourning for the French-born bassoonist Noel Devos, who died at the weekend, aged 89.
Devos (born Calais, October 8, 1929) was brought to Rio in 1952 by Eleazar de Carvalho, with aid from Unesco, to play in the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra.
He inspired works from dozens of Brazilian composers and played with such conductors as Heitor Villa-Lobos, Isaac Karabtchevsky, Zubin Mehta and Daniel Barenboim.
If his birthdate is correct, he would’ve been 89. Perhaps a new abacus is in order.
He would have turned 89 on October 8, 2018