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Sir Charles MacKerras Dead At 84

More personal comment to come. In the meantime, here’s what everyone else is saying.

News/Obits: The Sydney Morning Herald | The Australian | The Age | The Guardian | The New York Times | Reuters | BBC | The Telegraph | The Daily Mail

Tributes: Alex Ross | Norman Lebrecht | Rupert Christiansen | Tim Smith | Sydney Symphony (PDF) | Opera Australia (PDF) | Matthew Westwood | Stephen Hough | Tom Service | AC Douglas | Bob Shingleton | Daniel J. Wakin | Gavin Plumley | Jessica Duchen | The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment | David Nice | Zachary Woolfe | The Arts Desk | La Ceica | Gramophone Mag | Sarah Noble | Glyndebourne | Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Statement from his management Askonas Holt

McKerras in pictures via The Guardian
The Philharmonia website has a pile of features and a download of MacKerras doing Mahler 4.
BBC Music Mag has helpfully put together a list of Sir Charles’ 5 greatest recordings.

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