Bramwell Tovey

Conductor Bramwell Tovey, who was to have become music director of the Sarasota Orchestra this year, has died. He was currently Principal Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra. He was 69 and the cause of death was sarcoma.

He was previously music director of the Winnipeg Symphony and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and had been Principal Guest Conductor of the LA Phil at the Hollywood Bowl.

• Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal
• Cathy Carter, WUSF Public Media