La Scala mourns veteran concertmaster
RIPThe funeral took place on Friday in Milano of Franco Fantini, solo violinist of the La Scala orchestra for almost half a century. Franco was 99.
Performing first with Victor de Sabata, he joined the orchestra in 1942, aged 17, and was appointed concertmaster in 1954.
He co-founded the Filarmonica della Scala with Claudio Abbado and worked equally closely with Riccardo Muti. His final concert was in Bonn in 1999.
photo: Teatro della Scala
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