John-Edward Kelly passes away at age 56
John-Edward Kelly, an American conductor and saxophonist, died on February 12, 2015, at age 56. Born in Fairfield, California, on October 7, 1958, he began music studies in Belleville, Illinois,…
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Obituary: Vera Gornostayeva, dead at age 85
Vera Gornostayeva, the Russian pianist and piano teacher, died on January 19, 2015. Born in Moscow on October 1, 1929, she studied at the Moscow Conservatory, where Heinrich Neuhaus was…
Jimmy Fontana dead at age 78
Jimmy Fontana, the Italian singer-songwriter known for songs including "Il mondo" and "Che sarà," died on September 11, 2013, aged 78. Born Enrico Sbriccoli in Camerino in 1934, he later…