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SAD NEWS | German Composer Volker David Kirchner Has Died - Aged 77 [RIP]
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German composer and violist Volker David Kirchner has passed away - aged 77
German composer and violist Volker David Kirchner has passed away - aged 77.
Throughout his career, Volker composed 16 operas - and was awarded a number of prizes including the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate Composers Prize, Rhineland-Palatinate Arts Award and the City of Mainz Gutenberg Medal.
Prior to moving his focus to composer, he served as a violist with the Frankfurt Radio Symphony and the Kehr Trio - and was a founding member of the Ensemble 70.
Our condolences are with Volker's family, friends, students and colleagues.
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