Deaths 2015 in classical music

^ bob gilmore (1961–2015)
^ lawrence gushee
^ colin sauer, violinist – obituary . telegraph. 2015-04-30. retrieved 2015-05-02. 
^ margalit fox (2015-01-18). yoko nagae ceschina, countess , fairy godmother arts, dies @ 82 . new york times. retrieved 2015-01-21. 
^ mezzo elena obraztsova has died . gramophone. 2015-01-12. retrieved 2015-01-15. 
^ bob keyes (2015-01-13). maine pianist, bates artist-in-residence frank glazer dies @ 99 . portland press-herald. retrieved 2015-01-15. 
^ tribute vera gornostayeva
^ adam bernstein (2015-01-20). ward swingle, musician made bach swing, dies @ 87 . washington post. retrieved 2015-01-21. 
^ conductor israel yinon has died . gramophone. 2015-01-30. retrieved 2015-01-31. 
^ morto aldo ciccolini, il grande pianista che amava firenze. aveva 90 anni (in italian)
^ maureen o donnell , miriam di nunzio (2015-02-03). arts critic andrew patner dies @ 55; versatile chicago writer, radio host . chicago sun-times. retrieved 2015-02-06. 
^ margalit fox (2015-02-15). marvin david levy, opera composer became felon, dead @ 82 . new york times. retrieved 2015-02-15. 
^ composer , pianist john mccabe dies aged 75
^ in memoriam: composer ezra laderman, 90
^ david allen (2015-03-15). jennifer ward clarke, cellist – obituary . telegraph. retrieved 2015-03-19. 
^ peter katin, pianist – obituary
^ choral arts norman scribner: 1936-2015
^ tim ashley (2015-03-25). opera world pays tribute germanwings crash victims maria radner , oleg bryjak . guardian. retrieved 2015-03-28. 
^ alasdair steven (2015-03-31). obituary: ronald stevenson, composer , pianist . scotsman. retrieved 2015-04-04. 
^ long-serving boston symphony violinist ronald knudsen dies aged 83 . strad. 2015-04-02. retrieved 2015-04-04. 
^ john abulafia , humphrey burton (2015-04-09). dennis marks obituary . guardian. retrieved 2015-04-12. 
^ william r braun (2015-04-03). andrew porter, 86, longtime new yorker critic prose , musical discoveries changed opera, has died . opera news. retrieved 2015-04-12. 
^ fallece los 80 años el compositor palentino claudio prieto (in spanish)
^ martin cullingford (2015-04-17). brian couzens, founder of chandos, has died . gramophone. retrieved 2015-04-18. 
^ margalit fox (2015-05-01). rolf smedvig, trumpeter in empire brass, dies @ 62 . new york times. retrieved 2015-04-12. 
^ famed composer, wife killed in yonkers house fire . cbs tv, channel 2 (new york city, ny, usa), 30 april 2015
^ clarice carson, canadian soprano , opera great, dead @ 85 . cbc. 2015-05-03. retrieved 2015-05-23. 
^ david patrick stearns (2015-05-07). composer margaret garwood dies @ 88 . philadelphia inquirer. retrieved 2015-05-23. 
^ arts icon jack body has died
^ margalit fox (2015-05-23). victor salvi, played harps , made them too, dies @ 95 . new york times. retrieved 2015-05-23. 
^ steven gerber obituary
^ tully potter , john caskem (2015-06-04). peter cropper obituary . retrieved 2015-06-07. 
^ margalit fox (2015-06-03). nico castel, tenor , diction coach @ met, dies @ 83 . new york times. retrieved 2015-06-07. 
^ michael cooper (2015-06-03). günther schneider-siemssen dies @ 88; envisioned elaborate opera stage sets . new york times. retrieved 2015-06-07. 
^ james barron (2015-06-04). margaret juntwait, voice of met on radio, dies @ 58 . new york times. retrieved 2015-06-07. 
^ katy wright (2015-06-12). ernest tomlinson (1924-2015) has died @ 90 . classical music magazine. archived original on 2015-06-14. retrieved 2015-06-14. 
^ michael cooper (2015-06-13). ronald wilford, manager of legendary maestros, dies @ 87 . new york times. retrieved 2015-06-14. 
^ conrad wilson (2015-06-17). walter weller . herald. retrieved 2015-06-20. 
^ peter dobrin (2015-06-19). neil courtney, prominent bassist, dead @ 82 . philadelphia inquirer. retrieved 2015-06-20. 
^ allan kozinn (2015-06-21). gunther schuller dies @ 89; composer synthesized classical , jazz . new york times. retrieved 2015-06-22. 
^ peter dobrin (2015-06-23). noted violist joseph de pasquale dies @ 95 . philadelphia inquirer. retrieved 2015-06-29. 
^ jessica duchen, farewell wonderful clarinettist (blog entry), 23 july 2015
^ david mckie , meirion bowen (2015-07-02). edward greenfield obituary . guardian. retrieved 2015-07-07. 
^ hommage à l altiste du quatuor artemis , france musique, 13 september 2015
^ william r braun (2015-07-11). jon vickers, 88, heroic canadian tenor, has died . opera news. retrieved 2015-07-12. 
^ alan curtis, scholar, harpsichordist , conductor, has died
^ elizabeth kramer (2015-07-20). ky opera s roth recalled artistic risk-taker . louisville courier journal. retrieved 2015-09-01. 
^ chicago sinfonietta founder maestro paul freeman dies
^ william grimes (2015-07-22). vera stern, arts advocate helped save carnegie hall, dies @ 88 . new york times. retrieved 2015-12-30. 
^ jeremy eichler (2015-07-29). vic firth, 85; celebrated bso timpanist , drumstick maker . boston globe. retrieved 2015-07-29. 
^ james jolly (2015-07-27). pianist ivan moravec has died . gramophone. retrieved 2015-07-29. 
^ j. durward morsch
^ malcolm archer (2015-08-19). john scott obituary . guardian. retrieved 2015-08-31. 
^ meirion bowen (2015-09-01). roger smalley obituary . guardian. retrieved 2015-09-01. 
^ nikolaus lehnhoff, stage director - obituary . telegraph. 2015-08-28. retrieved 2015-09-01. 
^ ken townsend (2015-10-20). tribute francis dillnutt, emi recording engineer . gramophone. retrieved 2015-10-24. 
^ margalit fox (2015-08-29). george cleve, conductor interpreted mozart, dies @ 79 . new york times. retrieved 2015-08-31. 
^ jamie grierson (2015-08-31). concert pianist natalia strelchenko killed in manchester home . guardian. retrieved 2015-08-31. 
^ tricia romano (2015-09-11). bruce lawrence, former seattle symphony bassist, dies @ 88 . seattle times. retrieved 2015-09-14. 
^ in memoriam: violinist jacques israelievitch (may 6 1948 - sept. 5 2015) . la scena musicale blog, 6 september 2015
^ susan allen, harpist, died @ 64
^ cor edskes overleden (in dutch)
^ robert tear (2015-09-17). sir david willcocks obituary . guardian. retrieved 2015-09-18. 
^ alexander faris, composer - obituary
^ john von rhein (2015-10-07). dieter kober, longtime conductor of chicago chamber orchestra, dies @ 95 . chicago tribune. retrieved 2015-10-10. 
^ metropolitan opera, reinhardt elster, 1914–2015 . october 2015
^ duncan druce, composer - obituary . telegraph. 2015-10-16. retrieved 2015-10-17. 
^ margalit fox (2015-11-11). richard horowitz, timpanist , craftsman of conductors batons, dies @ 91 . new york times. retrieved 2015-11-16. 
^ margalit fox (2015-11-15). robert craft, stravinsky adviser , steward, dies @ 92 . new york times. retrieved 2015-11-16. 
^ margalit fox (2015-11-19). seymour lipkin, understated pianist , conductor, dies @ 88 . new york times. retrieved 2015-11-21. 
^ jeremy eichler (2015-11-24). joseph silverstein, 83; renowned violinist, bso concertmaster . boston globe. retrieved 2015-11-26. 
^ vesa sirén (2015-11-24). jouni kaipainen . helsingin sanomat. retrieved 2015-11-26. 
^ bruce weber (2015-12-01). luc bondy, swiss-born theater , opera director, dies @ 67 . new york times. retrieved 2015-12-05. 
^ moog music, in memoriam: john eaton (1935-2015)
^ rodney milnes, opera critic - obituary . telegraph. 2015-12-07. retrieved 2015-12-17. 
^ margalit fox (2015-12-10). mattiwilda dobbs, soprano , principal @ met, dies @ 90 . new york times. retrieved 2015-12-12. 
^ manuel brug, stella doufexis ist tot: eine meisterlich vielseite mezzosopranistin . die welt (brugs klassiker blog), 16 december 2015
^ thiemo wind (2015-12-18). zangeres aafje heynis overleden . de telegraaf. retrieved 2015-12-30. 
^ alan hope (2015-12-21). flemish composer luc brewaeys dies aged 56 . flanders today. archived original on 2016-05-05. retrieved 2015-12-30. 
^ margalit fox (2015-12-19). kurt masur dies @ 88; conductor transformed new york philharmonic . new york times. retrieved 2015-12-19. 
^ william grimes (2015-12-28). john duffy, composer gave peers platform, dies @ 89 . new york times. retrieved 2015-12-30.